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1:30 PM ET, December 22, 2020

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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.
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:
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 …
Zack Budryk / The Hill:   Gingrich: Trump should attend Biden inauguration
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
House Republicans meet with Trump to discuss overturning election results
Nicholas Fondacaro / Newsbusters:
Uncontested CNN Guest: ‘There Was a Little Cheating’ to Reelect McConnell
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 …
Discussion: Reuters
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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 …
Danelladebel / 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
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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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
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 …
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.
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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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump lines up losses
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: 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 …
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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 …
Discussion: LiveScience and Washington Post
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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Reuters:
U.S. govt won't impose COVID-19 screenings for flights from Britain - sources  —  The U.S. government does not intend to impose COVID-19 screenings for passengers traveling from Britain after the emergence of a highly infectious new coronavirus variant there, people briefed on the decision said.
 
 
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Sarah Shevenock / Morning Consult:
As Trump Reportedly Plots Reality TV Return, Nearly Half of Voters Think It's a Bad Idea
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Dana Mattioli / Wall Street Journal:
How Amazon Wins: By Steamrolling Rivals and Partners
Charles Fain Lehman / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Taps Liberal Billionaire's Acolyte for Top Econ. Job
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Drew Johnson / Washington Examiner:
The North Face is the new king of environmental hypocrisy
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Emily Glazer / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Will Face Different Twitter Rules When He Leaves Office
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Dante Chinni / American Communities Project:
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