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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
White House secures ‘three martini lunch’ tax deduction in draft of coronavirus relief package — President Trump has long seized on the tax break as a way to revive the restaurant industry. But economists have panned it as ineffective and largely benefitting the wealthy.
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Mother Jones
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Washington Post:
Here's what's in the new $900 billion stimulus package — Jobless benefits, aid to small businesses, stimulus checks and money for vaccine distribution are in. New aid for local governments and corporate liability shields are out. — Congressional leaders brokered a deal …
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CNN, BuzzFeed News and The Hill
Washington Post:
Details emerge on $600 stimulus checks, jobless benefits as Congress rushes to finalize deal
Details emerge on $600 stimulus checks, jobless benefits as Congress rushes to finalize deal
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The Hill, NBC News, The Guardian, CNBC, New York Times, New York Post, Vox, USA Today, The Daily Poster, Forbes, WISC-TV, Los Angeles Times, Business Insider and Cafe Hayek
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Congress Strikes Long-Sought Stimulus Deal to Provide $900 Billion in Aid
Congress Strikes Long-Sought Stimulus Deal to Provide $900 Billion in Aid
NBC News:
Congress inches closer to deal on Covid relief package after clearing major hurdle
Congress inches closer to deal on Covid relief package after clearing major hurdle
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, Jezebel, NPR, Alternet.org and Townhall
Evie Fordham / Fox News:
McConnell expects coronavirus relief package to be finalized ‘in a matter of hours’
McConnell expects coronavirus relief package to be finalized ‘in a matter of hours’
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Washington Examiner
Stephanie Clifford / Elle:
The Journalist and the Pharma Bro — Why did Christie Smythe upend her life and stability for Martin Shkreli, one of the least-liked men in the world? — Almost every weekday for six years, Christie Smythe took the F train from Park Slope downtown to her desk at Brooklyn's federal court …
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Jezebel, New York Post and Law & Crime, more at Mediagazer »
Ben Smith / New York Times:
The ‘Red Slime’ Lawsuit That Could Sink Right-Wing Media — Voting machine companies threaten “highly dangerous” cases against Fox, Newsmax and OAN, says Floyd Abrams. — Antonio Mugica was in Boca Raton when an American presidential election really melted down in 2000 …
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Twitchy, Mediaite and Crooks and Liars, more at Mediagazer »
Erica Newland / New York Times:
'I'm Haunted by What I Did' as a Lawyer in the Trump Justice Department — No matter our intentions, lawyers like me were complicit. We owe the country our honesty about what we saw — and should do in the future. — Ms. Newland worked in the Office of Legal Counsel at the Justice Department from 2016-18.
Donald J. Trump for President:
Trump Campaign taking Constitutional fight to Supreme Court — President Trump's campaign today issued the following statement: — “Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., President Trump's campaign committee, today filed a petition for writ of certiorari to the US.
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Just The News, The Gateway Pundit and UPI
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Bradford Betz / Fox News:
Trump campaign takes fight over Penn. election, ballot laws to Supreme Court — President Trump still refuses to concede the outcome and continues to promote allegations that there was massive voter fraud. — Trump still rips ‘stolen’ election — President Trump's campaign team …
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Israpundit, Election Law Blog, RedState and Political Wire
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
Trump Is Losing His Mind — Donald Trump's descent into madness continues. — The latest manifestation of this is a report in The New York Times that the president is weighing appointing the conspiracy theorist Sidney Powell, who for a time worked on his legal team, to be special counsel …
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The Mahablog, Washington Examiner, IJR, Vanity Fair, Business Insider, Strangely Blogged, New York Post and The Root
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Harry Enten / CNN:
How voters rank Trump a historically bad president
How voters rank Trump a historically bad president
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Digby's Hullabaloo
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Trump saved the worst for last
Trump saved the worst for last
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The Indian Express, Digby's Hullabaloo and Patterico's Pontifications
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Most Republicans say President Trump was robbed
Fox News Poll: Most Republicans say President Trump was robbed
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The American Conservative
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Top Trump aides pushed back on Sidney Powell during a chaotic West Wing meeting
Top Trump aides pushed back on Sidney Powell during a chaotic West Wing meeting
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Business Insider, Washington Examiner, CNN, Vox and NBC News
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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RedState, Slate, TheBlaze, Forbes, Business Insider, New York Post, The Hill, Townhall, Twitchy and Eschaton
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The Citizen Lab:
Journalists Hacked with Suspected NSO Group iMessage ‘Zero-Click’ Exploit — Summary & Key Findings — In July and August 2020, government operatives used NSO Group's Pegasus spyware to hack 36 personal phones belonging to journalists, producers, anchors, and executives at Al Jazeera.
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TechCrunch and AppleInsider, more at Techmeme »
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Washington Post:
Ex-cop hits truck thinking it held 750,000 fraudulent ballots, police say. It held air conditioning parts. — David Lopez-Zuniga, an air-conditioner installer, had just left his mobile home for his typical predawn commute when he noticed an SUV's headlights closely trailing his small cargo truck.
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Buttermilk Sky
Washington Post:
A frustrated Trump redoubles efforts to challenge election result — President Trump has intensified efforts to overturn the election, raising a series of radical measures in recent days, including military intervention, seizing voting machines and a 13th-hour appeal to the Supreme Court.
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 …
Reuters:
Canada halts passenger flights from UK for 72 hours due to new virus strain — TORONTO (Reuters) -Canada is halting passenger flights from the United Kingdom for 72 hours, the health ministry said on Sunday, joining a growing list of countries barring British travelers to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus strain from the country.
BBC:
US cyber-attack: Around 50 firms ‘genuinely impacted’ by massive breach — The cyber-security firm that identified the large-scale hacking of US government agencies says it “genuinely impacted” around 50 organisations. — Kevin Mandia, CEO of FireEye, said that while some 18,000 organisations …
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The American Spectator and RedState
New York Times:
Frontline Workers and People Over 74 Should Get Shots Next, C.D.C. Panel Says — The recommendation was a compromise aimed at getting the coronavirus vaccine to the most vulnerable of two high-risk groups. — Striking a compromise between two high-risk population groups …
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The American Spectator, CBS News, Daily News, The Verge, Townhall, Talking Points Memo and The Sun
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Betsy McKay / Wall Street Journal:
CDC Panel Recommends People Aged 75 and Over, Essential Workers Be Next for Covid-19 Vaccines
CDC Panel Recommends People Aged 75 and Over, Essential Workers Be Next for Covid-19 Vaccines
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Washington Post, Reuters, Bloomberg, Mother Jones and STAT
Michael Lee / Washington Examiner:
NYC restaurants band together to ban Andrew Cuomo from dining in their establishments — A group of New York City restaurants has joined together to ban Gov. Andrew Cuomo from dining at their establishments in reaction to his lockdown policies. — “He can eat at some sh—
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RedState, Conservative News Today and The Gateway Pundit
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi, Schumer Joint Statement on Coronavirus Relief & Omnibus Agreement — Washington, D.C. — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) issued the following statement after reaching agreement on coronavirus relief and omnibus package:
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Roll Call, The Colorado Sun, Forbes, The Hill, Politico, Virginia Mercury, Bloomberg, Business Insider and Big League Politics
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.