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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Officials increasingly alarmed about Trump's power grab — Senior Trump administration officials are increasingly alarmed that President Trump might unleash — and abuse — the power of government in an effort to overturn the clear result of the election. — Why it matters …
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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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Tom Porter / Business Insider:
Trump raised the idea of imposing martial law to overturn the election in a White House meeting, according to reports … - President Donald Trump in a White House meeting Friday touted the idea of imposing martial law to overturn the election result, reported The New York Times and Axios.
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CNN:
Heated Oval Office meeting included talk of special counsel, martial law as Trump advisers clash — (CNN)President Donald Trump convened a heated meeting in the Oval Office on Friday, including lawyer Sidney Powell and her client, former national security adviser Michael Flynn …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Floats Coup Plan That's So Wild Even Rudy Giuliani Is Terrified
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Crooks and Liars, Hackwhackers, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Hill
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump campaign told to preserve all documents related to Sidney Powell and Dominion Voting Systems
New York Times:
Trump Discussed Naming Campaign Lawyer as Special Counsel on Election Fraud
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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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New York Times:
Lawmakers Resolve Fed Dispute as They Race to Close Stimulus Deal — Top senators appeared to strike an agreement on the central bank's lending powers as they struggled to clear away the last sticking points in the $900 billion compromise plan. — WASHINGTON — Senators broke through …
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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
Reuters:
‘Powerful tradecraft’: how foreign cyber-spies compromised America — (Reuters) - Speaking at a private dinner for tech security executives at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco in late February, America's cyber defense chief boasted how well his organizations protect the country from spies.
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New York Times:
Trump Contradicts Pompeo Over Russia's Role in Hack
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NBC News, Politico, American Military News, The Guardian, Mediaite and CNET, more at Techmeme »
Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
The inside story of how Trump's denial, mismanagement and magical thinking led to the pandemic's dark winter — National reporter focusing on health policy — Reporter covering the White House White House Bureau Chief — As the number of coronavirus cases ticked upward in mid-November …
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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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CNN, New York Magazine, Digby's Hullabaloo, CBS News, Los Angeles Times, NBC News, Conservative News Today and Business Insider
Devan Cole / CNN:
Romney: Trump has a ‘blind spot’ when it comes to Russia — Mitt Romney: This is a big wake-up call for us — Washington (CNN)Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Sunday that President Donald Trump has a “blind spot” when it comes to dealing with Russia after the President downplayed …
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Ana Lucia Murillo / The Daily Beast:
White House Blocks a Statement Acknowledging Russia's Role in Cyberattack
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CNBC, The Intellectualist, Wall Street Journal, Alternet.org, Bloomberg and Washington Monthly, more at Techmeme »
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Lou Dobbs debunks his own claims of election fraud — after a legal demand from Smartmatic — A fact-check segment that aired on his Fox Business show Friday will be rebroadcast on two other Fox programs this weekend — Something surprising happened Friday night on Lou Dobbs's top-rated show on the Fox Business Network.
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CNN, Alternet.org and Slate, more at Mediagazer »
Anand Giridharadas / The.Ink:
EXCLUSIVE: The Sacklers' group chat of pain — The Ink reviewed the WhatsApp text thread of a family behind the opioid crisis, as they faced — and refused to face — the walls closing in — For years, as an opioid crisis ravaged America, the Sackler family, which founded Purdue Pharma …
Pranshu Verma / New York Times:
Trump Appointee Seeks to Cut Off Funding for Global Internet Access Group — Michael Pack, the head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, is moving to stop federal funding of the Open Technology Fund, which develops tools that allow people to get around controls on internet access.
Noor Qasim / New York Times:
What Books Should Biden Read? We Asked 22 Writers — George Will, Min Jin Lee, David Frum, Van Jones and others offer their recommendations to the president-elect. — On Jan. 20, Joseph R. Biden Jr. will be sworn into office as the 46th president of the United States.
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