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12:30 PM ET, November 11, 2020

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Axios:
The Electoral College play  —  As the weaknesses of President Trump's legal cases to overturn Joe Biden's win become clearer, Republicans are talking more about the Electoral College — hinting at an extreme last-chance way for Trump to cling to power.  —  What we're watching …
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Richard L. Hasen / The Atlantic:
Trump Needs Three Consecutive Hail Mary Passes  —  Despite the clear math showing that Joe Biden has won the election, President Donald Trump has refused to concede.  He has directed his legal team to keep on fighting to try to overturn the results of the election, including in a new 105-page federal-court filing in Pennsylvania.
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
The endless election: Why both sides keep punching back  —  Howard Kurtz: No TV network has power to call election for Joe Biden  —  We are mired in the politics of perpetual payback.  —  It used to be that presidential elections settled things for awhile, even when power changed hands …
Bob Mayo / WTAE:
First on 4: Pa. US Sen. Toomey says Trump administration should start cooperating with Biden transition team
New York Times:
The Times Called Officials in Every State: No Evidence of Voter Fraud  —  The president and his allies have baselessly claimed that rampant voter fraud stole victory from him.  Officials contacted by The Times said that there were no irregularities that affected the outcome.
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Timothy Snyder / The Boston Globe:
Trump's big election lie pushes America toward autocracy … When you lose, it is good and healthy to know why.  In the First World War, the conflict that defined our modern world, the Germans lost because of the overwhelming force assembled by their enemies on the Western Front.
Discussion: HotAir
Washington Post:
Postal worker admits fabricating allegations of ballot tampering, officials say  —  A Pennsylvania postal worker whose claims have been cited by top Republicans as potential evidence of widespread voting irregularities admitted to U.S. Postal Service investigators that he fabricated the allegations …
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Alarm grows over Trump's ‘dictator moves’ as he denies election defeat
Adam Payne / Business Insider:
‘These are dictator moves’: Defense officials alarmed as Trump installs more loyalists at the Pentagon
95.5 WSB:
Georgia will recount all votes in presidential race by hand, Secretary of State says  —  ATLANTA — Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says the state will begin a full audit of election results in Georgia today.  It's the first time this has ever happened in our state.
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CBS News:
Watch Live: Georgia secretary of state gives election update at press conference  —  Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is holding a press conference Tuesday to give an election update as he faces growing pressure from fellow Republicans in the state over unsubstantiated accusations …
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Georgia secretary of state announces hand recount of presidential race
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
An early poll of Georgia's twin Senate runoffs shows tight races  —  A poll from a Republican-leaning national firm shows neither political party with a clear advantage in the twin January runoffs that are likely to decide control of the U.S. Senate.  —  The poll showed Kelly Loeffler at 49% …
Discussion: National Review
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
A furious behind-the-scenes battle to counter Trump's threat to national security  —  President Trump's senior military and intelligence officials have been warning him strongly against declassifying information about Russia that his advisers say would compromise sensitive collection methods and anger key allies.
Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:
Dallas' Robert Jeffress, leading pro-Trump evangelical conservative: ‘Biden is president-elect’  —  Trump ally concedes that's a ‘bitter pill’ but says ‘Christians are not hypocrites’ and must accept Biden's victory  —  WASHINGTON — One of President Donald Trump's top evangelical Christian allies …
Maria Polletta / Arizona Republic:
Judge rejects Trump team's request for secret evidence in lawsuit over Maricopa County votes  —  An attorney representing President Donald Trump's reelection team, in a lawsuit alleging poll workers “incorrectly rejected” Election Day votes, asked a Maricopa County Superior Court judge …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Law & Crime
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
GOP incumbent Dan Sullivan defeats Democrat Al Gross in Alaska Senate race, NBC projects  —  GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan has been re-elected to his seat in Alaska, defeating Democratic challenger Al Gross, NBC News projects.  —  With 75 percent of the vote in, Sullivan received more than 57 percent …
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The Hill:
Sullivan wins reelection in Alaska, giving Republicans 50 seats in Senate
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Donald Trump is acting like a bigger sore loser than Al Gore  —  Back in 2000, like many on the right, I became exasperated as Al Gore dragged the nation through weeks of recounts and court cases because he refused to acknowledge that he had lost.  —  I recently found this going through some old things …
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Where the Post-Election Lawsuits Stand  —  This is Veterans Day; thank a veteran for all they've done to ensure we live in freedom.  On the menu today is a long review of the largely unsuccessful legal efforts of the Trump campaign regarding the ballot counting in Pennsylvania and Michigan …
Washington Post:
As states press forward with vote counts, Trump advisers privately express pessimism about heading off Biden's win  —  Please note: The Washington Post is providing this important election information free to all readers.  Get election results and other major news delivered to your inbox by signing up for breaking news email alerts.
Associated Press:
Analysis: GOP lets doubts about Biden's legitimacy flourish  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — In backing President Donald Trump's baseless claims of election fraud, Republicans risk leaving millions of Americans with the false impression that the results of the 2020 race are illegitimate.  —  And that may be the point.
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Washington Post:
How Biden aims to amp up the government's fight against climate change  —  A new administration would enlist departments like Transportation, Agriculture and Treasury to advance its climate goals  —  President-elect Joe Biden is poised to embed action on climate change across the breadth …
Teo Armus / Washington Post:
Mississippi Republican calls for his state to ‘succeed from the union’ after Biden victory  —  As the dust settles from the 2020 presidential election, one disappointed Mississippi lawmaker has a proposition for the Magnolia State.  Instead of being governed by President-elect Joe Biden …
Discussion: Law & Crime
Betsy Klein / CNN:
Trump's public schedules show little interest in work as he protests Biden's legitimate election  —  (CNN)The President of the United States is absent without leave.  President Donald Trump is set to make his first public appearance in six days Wednesday when he visits Arlington National Cemetery …
Gabby Orr / Politico:
How Biden swung the religious vote  —  It wasn't until Election Day, when returns showed counties across Michigan, Georgia and the industrial Midwest leaning toward Joe Biden due to a groundswell of religious support, that the Trump campaign realized it had a problem.
Discussion: Raw Story and National Review
Ben Sales / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
Officials predicted violence due to the election.  It hasn't happened — yet.  —  (JTA) — Leading up to Election Day, security specialists feared violence in the streets, car rammings at polling places and perhaps even vigilante killings amid dueling mass protests.
Andrea Salcedo / Washington Post:
Sioux Falls mayor votes down mask mandate as South Dakota's covid-19 numbers rise  —  By 10 p.m. on Tuesday, the city council in Sioux Falls, S.D., had heard from more than a dozen residents passionately arguing over a mask mandate in the largest city of a state where novel coronavirus infections have been rising at a devastating rate.
Politico:
Team Biden sees Trump's post-election fight as comedy of errors  —  Joe Biden's campaign strategy just crashed into Washington's alternate reality.  —  In his public appearances and statements since media outlets confirmed his victory on Saturday, the president-elect has kept the temperature low …
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Where Democrats will be locked out of power in redistricting battles next year  —  They'll still have a foothold in some swing states such as Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.  But less than they'd like.  —  Democrats failed to pick up any state legislative chambers this November …
Rob Crilly / Washington Examiner:
Boris Johnson refers to Trump as ‘previous president’ as most of the world moves on  —  They were the twin faces of populist uprisings against the old elite, but on Wednesday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made the clearest statement yet that he was moving on from President Trump after his election defeat.
Washington Post:
With coronavirus cases spiking nationwide, all signs point to a harrowing autumn  —  This is the dismal reality America faces as the coronavirus continues its unchecked surge around the country: In North Dakota, health-care workers with asymptomatic cases of the coronavirus will be allowed …
Discussion: HotAir
Jaclyn Peiser / Washington Post:
Ex-Louisville detective charged in Breonna Taylor shooting sexually assaulted women, lawsuit claims  —  When a police officer working security at a Louisville bar offered Margo Borders a ride home in April 2018, she accepted.  The 22-year-old law student was drunk that night but said she felt safe …
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
Joe Manchin digs in: ‘Under no circumstances’ would break tie to nuke filibuster and pack court  —  Joe Manchin said on Tuesday he is committed to voting against packing the courts or ending the legislative filibuster no matter what situation arises.  —  “Under no circumstances …
Discussion: HotAir
Megan Henney / Fox News:
California governor quiet on Kamala Harris replacement: ‘No timeline has been established’  —  Pressure mounting on Newsom to name Harris' Senate replacement  —  Newsom's guidelines make it ‘next to impossible’ for Disneyland to reopen: former Disney employee
New York Times:
Who Are Contenders for Biden's Cabinet?  —  As Joseph R. Biden Jr. begins his presidential transition, here are some of the names that have emerged for top jobs in his administration.  —  President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has signaled his intention to draw from a diverse cross section of America in building his cabinet.
Joshua Nelson / Fox News:
Ex-US attorney calls Andrew McCabe testimony a ‘disaster’: ‘He tried to keep his lies straight’  —  Lawmakers grilled former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe over the Russia probe  —  McCabe's Senate testimony was ‘a disaster’: Tolman  —  Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe's performance …
Discussion: Townhall and Washington Examiner
 
 
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Alan Fram / Associated Press:
Dems clinch House control, but majority likely to shrink
Quint Forgey / Politico:
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Discussion: HotAir
J.K. Dineen / San Francisco Chronicle:
No more natural gas in new San Francisco buildings starting next year
Discussion: Breitbart
David Siders / Politico:
‘A grand scheme’: Trump's election defiance consumes GOP
Chris DeVille / Stereogum:
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James A. Baker III / Wall Street Journal:
Good Grief, the Pollsters Got It Wrong
Matthew Rink / Erie Daily Times-Morning News:
Only 2 ballots that arrived late and had Nov. 3 postmark came from Erie postal facility
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Patricia Kime / Military.com:
GOP List of Alleged Voter Fraud in Nevada Contains Hundreds of Military Addresses
Reis Thebault / Washington Post:
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