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6:45 AM ET, December 22, 2020

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CNN:
House conservatives strategize with Trump and Pence in push to challenge Biden's win  —  ‘Appalling’: Bolton reacts to Flynn's pitch for martial law  —  (CNN)Alabama GOP Rep. Mo Brooks and fellow House conservatives met privately on Monday with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence …
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Washington Post:
Trump assembles a ragtag crew of conspiracy-minded allies in flailing bid to reverse election loss  —  With his baseless claims of widespread voter fraud rejected by dozens of judges and GOP leaders, President Trump has turned to a ragtag group of conspiracy theorists, media-hungry lawyers …
CNN:
Some White House advisers fear Trump's final days  —  Heated Oval Office meeting included talk of martial law  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump has turned to a fringe group of advisers peddling increasingly dubious tactics to overturn the results of the election, creating a dire situation …
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump threatens 30-day reign of destruction on the way out of office
Discussion: Bloomberg and Fox News
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Undercutting Trump, Barr says there's no basis for seizing voting machines, using special counsels for election fraud, Hunter Biden
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
“Sadly, Mitch forgot”: Trump trashes McConnell in astonishing email to GOP senators  —  President Trump lashed out at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday night for acknowledging Joe Biden won the election, sending a slide to Republican lawmakers taking credit for saving McConnell's career with a tweet and robocall.
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
The Full(est Possible) Story of the Four Seasons Total Landscaping Press Conference  —  On the afternoon of November 13, Mike Siravo was standing outside his family's landscaping business in Northeast Philadelphia, dressed in khakis and a company polo shirt, watching as strangers pulled up in nice cars …
CNN:
Biden poised to nominate Connecticut education chief Miguel Cardona as education secretary  —  (CNN)President-elect Joe Biden is poised to nominate Connecticut education commissioner Miguel Cardona as his education secretary, two people familiar with the matter say, a decision …
Discussion: The CT Mirror and Axios
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Washington Post:
Biden poised to pick Connecticut schools chief as education secretary  —  President-elect Joe Biden is set to nominate the commissioner of public schools in Connecticut as his education secretary, settling on a low-profile candidate who has pushed to reopen schools and is not aligned …
Discussion: The Week
NBC News:
Feds have discussed making a legal request for Giuliani's electronic communications, say two sources  —  WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors have discussed making a legal request for Rudy Giuliani's electronic communications, two sources familiar with the probe tell NBC News …
Stephanie Clifford / Elle:
Christie Smythe, 24 Hours Later  —  Stephanie Clifford follows up with the subject of the wildly viral  —  story, The Journalist and the Pharma Bro.  —  On Sunday night, Christie Smythe transformed from journalist to subject, when ELLE's  —  story  —  about Smythe's romance with “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli went live.
Statesman Journal:
Pepper spray and pepper balls used by protesters and police at Oregon Capitol  —  Claire Withycombe Virginia BarredaSalem Statesman Journal  —  Monday's special session at the Oregon Capitol was slightly disrupted as protestors - who appeared to oppose policies closing certain businesses …
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Vinny Vella / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
A Delaware County man charged with registering dead relatives to vote in presidential election  —  In the weeks leading up to the presidential election, Elizabeth Bartman and Elizabeth Weihman registered to vote as Republicans in Nether Providence Township, Delaware County officials said Monday.
Discussion: Forbes
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Jacob Shamsian / Business Insider:
Officials finally found a case of a dead person voting, accusing a Republican of pretending to be his dead mom to vote for Trump
Discussion: Your Content and Law & Crime
New York Times:
Treasury Department's Senior Leaders Were Targeted by Hacking  —  The disclosure was the first acknowledgment of a specific intrusion in the vast cyberattack.  At the White House, national security leaders met to assess how to deal with the situation.  —  WASHINGTON — The Russian hackers …
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Washington Post:
Millions of Christmas presents may arrive late because of USPS package delays  —  Unprecedented package volume has paralyzed the agency, leading managers to divert vast shipments of mail across the country  —  Competing crises are slamming the U.S. Postal Service just days before Christmas …
Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
West Point catches more than 70 cadets cheating, worst academic scandal in 50 years  —  WASHINGTON - More than 70 cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point have been accused of cheating on a math exam, the worst academic scandal since the 1970s at the Army's premier training ground for officers, USA TODAY has learned.
Scott Jennings / Courier-Journal:
Will McConnell and Biden friendship mean a calmer, more functional Washington?  —  “Well, first of all, I am going to treat him a hell of a lot better than Chuck Schumer ever treated Donald Trump.”  —  My chat with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell came last week …
Washington Post:
Trump administration weighing legal immunity for Saudi crown prince accused in assassination plot  —  The U.S. government is weighing a request to declare Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman immune from a federal lawsuit accusing him of targeting for assassination a former top intelligence officer …
New York Times:
The Mystery of the Disappearing Manuscripts  —  A phishing scam with unclear motive or payoff is targeting authors, agents and editors big and small, baffling the publishing industry.  —  Earlier this month, the book industry website Publishers Marketplace announced that Little …
Washington Post:
Televangelist Pat Robertson says it's time for Trump to accept Biden's win and ‘move on’  —  Televangelist Pat Robertson, one of President Trump's staunchest backers, on Monday described Trump as “very erratic,” called on him to accept that President-elect Joe Biden won and said the Republican should not consider running again in 2024.
Jolie Myers / NPR:
$4 In My Bank Account: Pandemic Has Left Millions Of Livelihoods In Limbo  —  Toggle more options  —  By the end of last year, the door to a dream had begun to crack open for Lilli Rayne.  —  She'd spent about five years building her dog-walking and pet-sitting business into a profitable venture in Asheville, N.C.
Washington Post:
Why Americans are numb to the staggering coronavirus death toll  —  Death is everywhere and yet nowhere in America during the worst stretch of the pandemic  —  When Todd Klindt buried his dad, he was stunned.  Some of the mourners arrived not wearing masks — for the funeral of a man killed by the coronavirus.
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
The COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Would Make Illegal Streaming a Felony  —  Congress looks to provide relief to U.S. citizens and small businesses, but the omnibus bill includes some legislative priorities for the entertainment industry as well.  —  Providing relief via direct assistance and loans …
Lee Fang / The Intercept:
Covid-19 Relief Bill Doubles Health Care Budget — for Congress … In a flurry of last-minute legislating over coronavirus relief, congressional leaders abandoned hazard pay for essential workers and emergency funding for local governments that may be on the brink of municipal bankruptcy.
Washington Post:
Young conservatives mingled maskless at Mar-a-Lago and partied with a money cannon  —  Conservative student group Turning Point USA held two large events in Florida this weekend, including one at Mar-a-Lago, President Trump's private club, violating local coronavirus restrictions …
Washington Post:
House approves huge spending package, rushing to send economic relief to pandemic-stricken country  —  5,593-page bill includes new stimulus checks, tax cuts and range of other initiatives  —  The House of Representatives on Monday passed a mammoth 5,593-page tax and spending package …
Jason Samenow / Washington Post:
Weather Service faces backlash after launching ‘slow,’ ‘unusable’ radar website  —  Last week, the National Weather Service launched its first new website for radar imagery since the early 2000s, touting it as a “major upgrade.”  The public did not see it that way.
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Covid-19 Aid Package Set for Final Votes in House, Senate
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The Mutant U.K. Virus Strain Is Probably Here Already
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Kayla Tausche / CNBC:
White House task force kept airport Covid screeners in place despite known risk of infection, sources say
Allison P. Davis / The Cut:
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Emily Stewart / Vox:
Corporate America would like the vaccine now
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Barr Sees ‘No Reason’ for Special Counsels for Hunter Biden or the Election
Steve Phillips / The Nation:
Centrist Dems Are Wrong About November's Losses
Discussion: Alternet.org and WBUR
Washington Post:
The Washington Post announces newsroom expansion including new foreign bureaus, breaking news hubs in Europe and Asia
New York Times:
Where Immigrant Neighborhoods Swung Right in the Election
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney board members are exploring fresh candidates in their search for a successor to Bob Iger, including EA CEO Andrew Wilson

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Nicholas Carlson unveils Dynamo, a video-focused company that aims to make “cinematic” stories, and raised $3.4M from Henry Blodget, Jessica Lessin, and others

Wall Street Journal:
Meta plans to ask Facebook and Instagram users in Europe if they want to get “less personalized ads” and cuts subscription prices by 40%, a concession to the EU

 
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