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Associated Press:
Birx travels, family visits highlight pandemic safety perils — WASHINGTON (AP) — As COVID-19 cases skyrocketed before the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus response, warned Americans to “be vigilant” and limit celebrations to “your immediate household.”
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The Daily Beast and Eschaton
New York Times:
A President Who Can't Put Aside Grudges, Even for Good News — The past week served as a preview of Mr. Trump's post-presidency: no leadership on debates within his party, but keen attention to waging personal vendettas and cultivating his supporters. — It was among the most consequential weeks …
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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Mitt Romney: GOP has “strayed” from core values — Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) told CNN's “State of the Union” on Sunday that the Republican Party “has taken a different course” from its core values in recent years. — Why it matters: Romney has emerged as the party's most prominent critic of President Trump.
Jesse Naranjo / Politico:
Romney: GOP ‘has strayed’ from what he once knew — The Republican Party has strayed from the principles that Sen. Mitt Romney once knew it for, he lamented on Sunday. — Appearing on CNN's “State of the Union,” the Utah Republican and past GOP presidential nominee said his party has taken a …
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Washington Examiner
Devan Cole / CNN:
Romney: Trump has a ‘blind spot’ when it comes to Russia
Romney: Trump has a ‘blind spot’ when it comes to Russia
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Forbes, Hackwhackers, Alternet.org and The Intellectualist
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Top Trump aides pushed back on Sidney Powell during a chaotic West Wing meeting — There were “raised voice levels and animated conversation” during a chaotic Friday night meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office, a source familiar with the meeting tells Axios.
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Mediaite, Crooks and Liars and The Hill
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Jeff Stein / SpyTalk:
Spies on Flynn-Trump Coup Talk — ‘Horrifying..embarrassing.’ It's ‘white knuckle’ time, says one former top CIA officer — Reports that disgraced former Army General Michael Flynn urged President Trump to declare martial law and “re-run” the election drew harsh reactions Saturday …
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CANNONFIRE, Digby's Hullabaloo, Axios, The Hill, Crooks and Liars and Israpundit
Tom Porter / Business Insider:
Trump raised the idea of imposing martial law to overturn the election in a White House meeting, according to reports
Trump raised the idea of imposing martial law to overturn the election in a White House meeting, according to reports
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CNN, Mediaite, Pirate's Cove and Forbes
New York Times:
Trump Discussed Naming Campaign Lawyer as Special Counsel on Election Fraud
Trump Discussed Naming Campaign Lawyer as Special Counsel on Election Fraud
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
The Coronavirus Is Mutating. What Does That Mean for Us? — Officials in Britain and South Africa claim new variants are more easily transmitted. There's a lot more to the story, scientists say. — Just as vaccines begin to offer hope for a path out of the pandemic …
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HotAir
Washington Post:
Details emerge on $600 stimulus checks, jobless benefits as Congress rushes to finalize deal — House leadership tells lawmakers to prepare to be ready to vote as early as Sunday, but there are still details that need to be worked out, according to people familiar with the conversations.
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Business Insider, WISC-TV, Los Angeles Times, New York Times and Associated Press
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New York Times:
Lawmakers Resolve Fed Dispute as They Race to Close Stimulus Deal
Lawmakers Resolve Fed Dispute as They Race to Close Stimulus Deal
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Vox, Colorado Newsline, Politico, HotAir, Lawyers, Guns & Money and New York Post
Raphael Satter / Yahoo:
Biden chief of staff says hack response will go beyond ‘just sanctions’ — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The incoming White House chief of staff said on Sunday that President-elect Joe Biden's response to the massive hacking campaign uncovered last week would go beyond sanctions.
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David French / The Dispatch:
Why Do They Hate Us? — Race, Christian Nationalism, and White Evangelical Alienation from America — If there is any good to come from last weekend's Christian-nationalist “Jericho March,” and other bizarre, angry, and sometimes-violent right-wing attacks on the 2020 presidential election …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump likely won't announce 2024 run before Jan. 20 — President Trump's closest confidants no longer expect him to imminently announce he's running in 2024, three sources who've recently discussed the matter with the president tell Axios. — Driving the news: Trump doesn't want to announce …
Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
As end approaches, Trump gets doses of flattery, finality — NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration is ending how it began, with over-the-top declarations of praise for the chief executive. — But now the flattery is mixed with a sense of finality as key people …
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Business Insider and NBC News
Washington Post:
Major U.S. companies are lobbying in a scrum for early vaccine — Danger of haves and have-nots looms as states decide how to dole out limited supply — Companies across America — from Amazon and Uber to railroads and meatpacking plants — are lobbying states and the federal government …
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New York Times
Lingling Wei / Wall Street Journal:
Jack Ma Makes Ant Offer to Placate Chinese Regulators — Trying to salvage his relationship with regulators in a Nov. 2 meeting, the Chinese billionaire said he was ready to do what the country needed — As Jack Ma was trying to salvage his relationship with Beijing in early November …
Eric Kleefeld / Media Matters for America:
Poll finds that Americans accept Joe Biden's win in the 2020 election — except for the Fox News viewers — The network has avidly promoted debunked allegations and conspiracy theories about the election result — A new Daily Kos/Civiqs poll confirms that a large majority of Americans accept …
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Fox News
Associated Press:
Overdose deaths far outpace COVID-19 deaths in San Francisco — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A record 621 people died of drug overdoses in San Francisco so far this year, a staggering number that far outpaces the 173 deaths from COVID-19 the city has seen thus far.
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Washington Examiner and Townhall
Denver Post:
What happened to the Colorado Republican Party? — Out of power in a changing state, the GOP is in soul-searching mode — The Jefferson County GOP began its annual assemblies in the 1990s by asking all elected Republicans in attendance to say a few words.
Politico:
GOP winning the Georgia ad war as Dems shift money to ground game — Democrats are getting out-advertised in the Georgia Senate runoffs thanks to a megadonor-funded blitz from GOP super PACs in the races that will decide control of the Senate. — Republicans hold an overall advertising advantage across …
Jesse Naranjo / Politico:
John Barrasso: Confirmations for Biden nominees ‘not going to be a garden party’ — Republicans plan to make President-elect Joe Biden's Cabinet nominees “run the gauntlet” at their confirmations if they keep their Senate majority in January, their conference chair said Sunday.
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Business Insider, Associated Press, The Hill, ABC News, Fox News, Washington Post and Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dante Chinni / NBC News:
Did Biden win by a little or a lot? The answer is ... yes. — WASHINGTON — With the Electoral College tallies this week, the 2020 presidential race is finally over, but Democrats and Republicans continue to argue about the results. And one debate in particular lingers …