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10:00 AM ET, November 11, 2020

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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  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's administration is taking on the characteristics of a tottering regime — with its loyalty tests, destabilizing attacks on the military chain of command, a deepening bunker mentality …
Adam Payne / Business Insider:
‘These are dictator moves’: Defense officials alarmed as Trump installs more loyalists at the Pentagon … - Trump has filled a series of senior defense positions with loyalists, causing alarm among Pentagon officials.  — Four defense officials, including Defense Secretary Mark Esper …
Discussion: NBC News, Washington Post and HotAir
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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Justin Gray / WSB-TV:
Secretary of State maintains no statewide voter fraud going on amid calls for his resignation
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.
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 …
Discussion: Vox and Althouse
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Associated Press:
Analysis: GOP lets doubts about Biden's legitimacy flourish
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% …
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Politico:
Georgia Dems clamor for Obama — not Biden — to help win Senate seats  —  ATLANTA — Georgia Democrats want Joe Biden's campaign and donors to do everything they can to help win a pair of Senate races that could shape the success of his presidency.  —  But there's one thing they're not clamoring for: the president-elect himself.
Bob Mayo / WTAE:
First on 4: Pa. US Sen. Toomey says Trump administration should start cooperating with Biden transition team  —  “We're on a path it looks likely Joe Biden is going to be the next president of the United States.  It's not 100% certain but it is quite likely.
Discussion: The Hill
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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
GOP Sen. Pat Toomey calls on Trump to cooperate with Biden transition
Discussion: Washington Post
Andrew Seidman / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pennsylvania Republicans are parroting Trump's false election claims as the post-Trump GOP takes shape
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W. James Antle III / Washington Examiner:
A user's guide to Trump's Pennsylvania election challenges
Politico:
Tlaib lashes out at centrist Dems over election debacle: 'I can't be silent'  —  Rashida Tlaib isn't apologizing for wanting to yank money away from bad police departments.  She has no second thoughts about her embrace of the Black Lives Matter movement, or for wanting to aggressively fight climate change.
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:   Progressives' Wish List for Biden Starts With Warren and Sanders
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.
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 …
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Man Arrested Over Threat to Schumer and Vow to ‘Blow Up’ F.B.I.  —  Federal prosecutors said the Staten Island man cited the reactionary anti-government novel “The Turner Diaries.”  —  On Sunday, as votes were still being tallied in one of the most hotly contested elections in United States history …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Law & Crime
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 …
BuzzFeed News:
Two Republican Members Of The Electoral College Have A Message: Biden Won  —  Once it was clear to him that Joe Biden had won the election, Bill Feehan, chair of the La Crosse County Republican Party in Wisconsin, tried to push the disappointing outcome to the back of his mind.
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
John Nichols / The Nation:
This Would Be a Very Good Time to Impeach William Barr  —  The attorney general's weaponization of the Department of Justice on behalf of Trump's assault on the 2020 election is a very high crime.  —  Democrats have a duty to use this time of transition to define how they will respond during …
Discussion: CNN, Fox News, USA Today, NPR and Alternet.org
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 …
Jordan Williams / The Hill:
South Korea urging Biden to prioritize denuclearization talks with North  —  South Korea is urging President-elect Joe Biden to prioritize denuclearization talks with North Korea.  —  South Korea's foreign minister, Kang Kyung-wha, met with some of Biden's allies in Washington after arriving …
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Nearly 80% of Americans say Biden won White House, ignoring Trump's refusal to concede - Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nearly 80% of Americans, including more than half of Republicans, recognize President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the Nov. 3 election after most media organizations called …
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.
Ken Paxton / Washington Examiner:
No revenue, no tax: Why Obamacare must fall  —  In 2010, the Democrat-controlled Congress threw out the Constitution and required nearly all Americans to buy health insurance.  Despite this so-called Affordable Care Act's obvious unconstitutionality, the Supreme Court salvaged it in 2012 …
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: Law & Crime
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
Reis Thebault / Washington Post:
Robin Kemp lost her news job in Clayton County, Ga. — but she kept reporting the news.  It paid off on election week.  —  Robin Kemp was 12 hours into the longest day of her journalism career when she got a call from a funny number.  A British radio station wanted her on air to talk …
Benedict Carey / New York Times:
Limiting Indoor Capacity Can Reduce Covid Infections Significantly, New Study Shows  —  Research using cellphone data in 10 U.S. cities last spring could help influence officials' decisions on new restrictions as cases resurge around the country.  —  Restaurants, gyms, cafes …
New York Times:
Fighting Election Results, Trump Employs a New Weapon: The Government  —  As President Trump and his administration insist he didn't lose, the rest of the world has increasingly moved to accept Joe Biden's victory.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump, facing the prospect of leaving the White House …
Kevin Duggan / Brooklyn Paper:
Fauci says Brooklyn roots helped him overcome Washington opposition  —  The nation's top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that his Brooklyn roots helped him overcome obstruction from White House officials while navigating the COVID-19 crisis.
Josh Cascio / FOX 13 Tampa Bay:
A week after the election, Charlie Crist ads are still on TV  —  Crist thanks supporters in post-win ad campaign  —  TAMPA, Fla. - The election's over, so why is Congressman Charlie Crist still running commercials on TV?  It's a question he himself poses in a newly released ad.
David Gelles / New York Times:
The Husband-and-Wife Team Behind the Leading Vaccine to Solve Covid-19  —  The German company BioNTech, founded by two scientists, has teamed up with Pfizer on a vaccine that was found to be more than 90 percent effective.  —  Two years ago, Dr. Ugur Sahin took the stage at a conference in Berlin and made a bold prediction.
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Senator Ted Cruz On Counts, Recounts, Litigation...And The Georgia Senate Races  —  Senator Ted Cruz joined me this morning:  —  Audio:  —  11-10hhs-cruz  —  Transcript:  —  HH: Senator Cruz, good morning.  How are you?  —  TC: Hugh, good morning.  Always a pleasure to be with you.
New York Times:
The C.D.C. updates its findings: Mask-wearing protects you, not just those around you.  —  Breaking from its tentative recommendations on mask use thus far, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday that using masks benefits wearers, which is a step beyond its previous declaration …
 
 
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Josh Hammer / The American Mind:
Are We Sure About All Those Mail-in Ballots?
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
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Patricia Kime / Military.com:
GOP List of Alleged Voter Fraud in Nevada Contains Hundreds of Military Addresses
Discussion: IJR and Voter Protection Program
Mike Stobbe / Associated Press:
US hits record COVID-19 hospitalizations amid virus surge
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Examiner:
If California chose against affirmative action, what does that say about the ‘Summer of Wokeness’?
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pa. Republicans' unfounded allegations of election fraud contribute to a menacing environment
Brookings:
Biden-voting counties equal 70% of America's economy. What does this mean for the nation's political-economic divide?
Steve Cortes / The National Pulse:
The Statistical Case Against Biden's Win
Discussion: Washington Post and Power Line
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Why a Trump Loss May Be No Match for Rupert Murdoch's Realpolitik