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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump turns on Pence, McConnell and White House counsel Cipollone in desperate final days — President Trump, in his final days, is turning bitterly on virtually every person around him, griping about anyone who refuses to indulge conspiracy theories or hopeless bids to overturn the election, several top officials tell Axios.
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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.
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump threatens 30-day reign of destruction on the way out of office — (CNN)Joe Biden will be president in 30 days. Until then, the question is how much damage can be done by a vengeful, delusional soon-to-be ex-President swilling conspiracy theories, whose wild anti-democratic instincts …
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 …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Don't let Mitch McConnell get away with his vile rewriting of history — As Congress passed a new $900 billion economic rescue package on Monday night, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) offered a choice bit of spin on how we got to this moment: … Getting the story right here is highly consequential.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell: Senate to return Dec. 29 for potential Trump veto override vote
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Nicholas Fondacaro / Newsbusters:
Uncontested CNN Guest: ‘There Was a Little Cheating’ to Reelect McConnell
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Los Angeles Times:
Alex Padilla becomes California's first Latino U.S. senator, replacing Kamala Harris — Alex Padilla, a Los Angeles Democrat who once developed software for satellites but later rose through local and state political office to become California secretary of state, was chosen Tuesday …
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Shawn Hubler / New York Times:
Alex Padilla Will Replace Kamala Harris in the Senate — Gov. Gavin Newsom of California selected Mr. Padilla to serve the final two years of Ms. Harris's term. Mr. Padilla will be the first Latino senator to represent the state. — SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Alex Padilla …
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California Governor:
Governor Gavin Newsom Selects Secretary of State Alex Padilla as California's Next United States Senator — The son of Mexican immigrants who worked as a cook and a house cleaner, Secretary of State Alex Padilla will become the first Latino United States Senator to represent California
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Shay Khatiri / The Bulwark:
The Military Would Not Participate in a Coup. Trump Can't Understand Why. — Politicians from both parties have called on the armed forces to enforce election outcomes. The generals know better. — The president of the United States considered using the military to overturn an election, according to press reports.
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Barbara Starr / CNN:
Pentagon anxiety rises as officers wait for Trump's next unpredictable move
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Barr's refusal to worsen his atrocious legacy is not praiseworthy
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Politico:
Iowa Democrat challenges defeat with the House — A Democratic congressional candidate who fell six votes short of winning an open Iowa seat formally contested her loss with the U.S. House on Tuesday, setting the state for a partisan showdown in Congress next month.
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Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
Iowa Democrat asks House to review 6-vote race, cites errors
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Mike Stobbe / Associated Press:
US deaths in 2020 top 3 million, by far most ever counted — NEW YORK (AP) — This is the deadliest year in U.S. history, with deaths expected to top 3 million for the first time — due mainly to the coronavirus pandemic. — Final mortality data for this year will not be available for months.
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Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Several Trump immigration restrictions will remain in place, Biden advisers say, urging patience — Top advisers to president-elect Joe Biden said Monday they will not immediately roll back asylum restrictions at the Mexico border and other restrictive Trump administration policies …
Molly Fischer / The Cut:
Who Did J.K. Rowling Become? Deciphering the most beloved, most reviled children's-book author in history. — Edinburgh Castle, many centuries old, has been called the most besieged place in Britain. In 2005, on the night Melissa Anelli arrived, it was besieged primarily by children.
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 …
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
The Left's Most Naïve Cynics Have Turned on AOC — Jimmy Dore is undeniably good at swearing. A left-wing comedian turned pundit, Dore has earned himself a considerable YouTube following by giving expletive-laden expression to the rage that many American progressives feel when contemplating …
Rex Briggs / The Nevada Independent:
Trump supporters asked me to look into voter fraud in Nevada; what I found debunked what they were alleging — Clark County Election Department personnel process mail in ballots on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent) — Regardless of your political party …
Tom Benning / Dallas Morning News:
Retiring Texas Republican, Rep. Mac Thornberry, chides GOP for ‘mindless sort of obedience’ to Trump — The top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee said Congress ‘was created to be and meant to be a separate independent branch of government.’ — WASHINGTON — Clarendon …
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Washington Post:
Washington Football Team settled sexual misconduct claim against Daniel Snyder for $1.6 million — The Washington Football Team paid a female former employee $1.6 million as part of a confidential settlement in 2009, according to a copy of the agreement reviewed by The Washington Post.
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Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Harry Reid made Nevada a presidential battleground. Now he wants more — When Harry Reid met Joe Biden it was 1987. Reid was new to the Senate and had a favor to ask the Judiciary Committee chairman. — “There was a Nevada person that had been nominated to be a federal judge …
Mitch Daniels / Washington Post:
Senate Republicans could restore a bit of civility by confirming Neera Tanden — On a wall somewhere, I have a historical artifact. It's only two decades old, but it might as well be on papyrus in Aramaic. It's the Senate tally sheet from Jan. 23, 2001, recording my unanimous confirmation …
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New York Times:
Misinformation Amplifiers Target Georgia Senate Races — The conservative social media personalities that spread baseless rumors of election fraud are starting to focus on the races that will decide control of the Senate. — Two weeks ago, the conservative media personalities Diamond …
Philip Wegmann / Real Clear Politics:
Cruz to Trump: Send Paris, Iran Deals to Senate So They Can Fail — In the waning days of the Trump administration, Sen. Ted Cruz has quietly been urging the president to submit both the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris climate agreement to the Senate for ratification.
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Newt Gingrich / Washington Times:
Why I will not accept Joe Biden as president — Unwillingness to accept election result grows out of a level of outrage unlike anything previously experienced — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — A smart friend of mine who is a moderate liberal asked why I was not recognizing Joe Biden's victory.
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The Hill, The Unz Review and American Thinker
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
President Trump's Post-Election Conduct and ‘Threats’ Violated the Ku Klux Klan Act, Civil Rights Groups Allege — Outgoing President Donald Trump's post-election campaign of “intimidation and coercion of election officials and volunteers” targets Black voters in violation of the Ku Klux Klan Act …
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Raw Story
Peter Beinart / Jewish Currents:
How “Pro-Israel” Orthodoxy Keeps US Foreign Policymaking White — IN OCTOBER, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who is seeking re-election in Georgia, released an ad called “Birds of Prey” attacking her Democratic opponent, Raphael Warnock. The title refers to a sermon Warnock gave during protests …
CRFB Papers and Blog Posts:
What's in the Final COVID Relief Deal of 2020? — Lawmakers have agreed on a new COVID relief deal, which is likely to be voted on today along with an omnibus spending bill and several other legislative proposals. The deal in many ways resembles recent proposals from a bipartisan group …
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National Review
New York Times:
Why on Earth Is Someone Stealing Unpublished Book 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 …
Matthew Continetti / New York Times:
Is Trump Really All That Holds the G.O.P. Together? — The Republican Party has embraced reality-TV authoritarianism not out of strength but weakness. — Mr. Continetti is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. — Republican officials who have indulged or assisted …
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Washington Examiner
Jop de Vrieze / Science:
Suspicions grow that nanoparticles in Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine trigger rare allergic reactions — Science's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation. — Severe allergy-like reactions in at least eight people who received the COVID-19 vaccine produced …
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Joe Biden finally announces White House spot for longtime aide Bruce Reed — Joe Biden's transition team today named six new White House hires, including Bruce Reed, the president-elect's long-time confidant, to serve as deputy chief of staff. — Why it matters: Biden has found …
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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 …
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