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12:30 PM ET, November 13, 2020

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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Floats Improbable Survival Scenarios as He Ponders His Future  —  There is no grand strategy.  President Trump is simply trying to survive from one news cycle to the next.  —  At a meeting on Wednesday at the White House, President Trump had something he wanted to discuss with his advisers …
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New York Times:
Law Firm Stops Representing Trump Campaign in Pennsylvania Suit  —  Porter Wright said in a court filing that it would no longer represent the campaign in a federal lawsuit alleging widespread voter irregularities.  —  Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, the law firm leading the Trump campaign's efforts …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Another law firm bails out on Trump campaign
Discussion: Fortune
David Thomas / Reuters:
Law firm Porter Wright withdraws from Trump campaign lawsuit in Pennsylvania
Discussion: CNN and The Guardian
Washington Post:
More than 130 Secret Service officers are said to be infected with coronavirus or quarantining in wake of Trump's campaign travel  —  More than 130 Secret Service officers who help protect the White House and the president when he travels have recently been ordered to isolate or quarantine …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Byron York's Daily Memo: NEWSLETTER EXCLUSIVE: Trump talks post-election fight  —  Welcome to Byron York's Daily Memo newsletter.  —  Was this email forwarded to you?  Sign up here to receive the newsletter.  —  NEWSLETTER EXCLUSIVE: TRUMP TALKS POST-ELECTION FIGHT.
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Trump Talks: We're Gonna Win All These States In “Two Weeks, Three Weeks”  —  Or so Donald Trump told Byron York yesterday.  In his Washington Examiner newsletter this morning, York reports on the conversation with the president about the prospects for victory in his election challenges.
Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
‘No One Is Listening to Us’  —  Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers.  Find the collection here.  —  On Saturday morning, Megan Ranney was about to put on her scrubs when she heard that Joe Biden had won the presidential election.
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Washington Post:
‘Catastrophic’ lack of hospital beds in Upper Midwest as coronavirus cases surge
Discussion: The Guardian and KCLO-TV
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
David Shor's Postmortem of the 2020 Election  —  For the Democratic Party, the 2020 election was a devastating victory.  Joe Biden won a larger share of the popular vote than any presidential challenger since 1932.  The Rust Belt shed some red, while the Sun Belt trended blue.
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Zack Stanton / Politico:
How 2020 Killed Off Democrats' Demographic Hopes
Discussion: Spectator USA and Denver Post
Courtney Kube / NBC News:
Gen. Milley's wife saved vet who collapsed at Veterans Day ceremony in Arlington  —  When a bystander collapsed at the Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery Wednesday, a nurse happened to be nearby and rushed to his aid.  She wasn't just any nurse - she was the wife of the nation's top military officer, Gen. Mark Milley.
Katherine Rosman / New York Times:
Abby Phillip Is Next-Gen CNN  —  In an election dominated by fast-talking policy dudes, her deliberate commentary and context stood out.  —  “Black women did that,” said Abby Phillip, a CNN political correspondent.  —  It was Friday, Nov. 6, and Ms. Phillip, 31, was sitting screen-left of Jake Tapper …
CISA:
Joint Statement from Elections Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council & the Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Executive Committees  —  WASHINGTON - The members of Election Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council (GCC) Executive Committee - Cybersecurity …
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Sam Alito Delivers Grievance-Laden, Ultrapartisan Speech to the Federalist Society  —  On Thursday night, Justice Sam Alito delivered the keynote address at this year's all-virtual Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention.  The Federalist Society, a well-funded network of conservative attorneys …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
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Nicholas Rowan / Washington Examiner:
Justice Samuel Alito rips Supreme Court for not considering church coronavirus lawsuits
Discussion: Washington Post, Axios and New Republic
The Hill:
A cry for democracy in Hong Kong  —  On November 11, the Hong Kong government disqualified four pro-democracy members of the territory's legislature shortly after Beijing's National People's Congress issued a resolution establishing “patriotism” as a qualification.
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Tim Alberta / Politico:
Elissa Slotkin Braces for a Democratic Civil War  —  HOLLY, Michigan—  With victory at hand, Elissa Slotkin could not shake the feeling of imminent defeat.  —  Two years to the day after winning her first race for Congress, Slotkin, a former CIA analyst who ran to represent Michigan's …
Washington Post:
Biden finds support among Republicans as Trump scrambles to salvage his strategy to contest the election  —  WILMINGTON, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden began seeing more support, if indirectly, from Republicans on Thursday as senior GOP lawmakers called for him to receive classified briefings …
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Todd Stacy / In the Weeds with Alabama Daily News:
In the Weeds w/ Tommy Tuberville, Alabama's next senator  —  Today I spoke with Tommy Tuberville, who last week defeated incumbent Democrat Doug Jones to win election to the United States Senate.  Do we call him Senator-elect?  I don't know, people are awfully sensitive about the office-holder-elect thing right now.
New York Times:
As Soon as Trump Leaves Office, He Faces Greater Risk of Prosecution  —  The president is more vulnerable than ever to an investigation into his business practices and taxes.  —  President Trump lost more than an election last week.  When he leaves the White House in January …
Karen Kaplan / Los Angeles Times:
Super-spreading wedding party demonstrates COVID-19 risk posed by holiday gatherings  —  If you want to know why public health officials are so nervous about how much worse the COVID-19 pandemic will get as the holiday season unfolds, consider what happened after a single …
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Is This a Coup, or Just Another Trump Con?  —  A post-election report from Minsk-on-the-Potomac.  —  Ever since Saturday morning, when Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 Presidential election, Donald Trump has been hunkered down in the White House, refusing to concede defeat …
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
GOP clamors for Trump in Georgia, but he's MIA  —  Georgia is at the center of a battle for Senate control.  Yet President Donald Trump, America's omnipresent political commentator, has remained mum.  —  Two runoff Senate races in Georgia, set for Jan. 5, will determine which party controls Congress's upper chamber.
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Juliet Bartz / Axios:
Trump's most loyal senator is still on the ballot
Alex Pareene / New Republic:
A Coup Is a Coup … Depending on one's outlook, this week has felt either unsettlingly ominous or unbearably silly.  It began with Attorney General Bill Barr stopping by Capitol Hill to chat with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.  Shortly afterward, McConnell announced …
Katie Bo Williams / Defense One:
Outgoing Syria Envoy Admits Hiding US Troop Numbers; Praises Trump's Mideast Record  —  ‘We were always playing shell games,’ says Amb. Jim Jeffrey, who also gives advice to President-elect Biden.  —  Four years after signing the now-infamous “Never Trump” letter condemning …
Katie Paul / Reuters:
Zuckerberg says Bannon has not violated enough policies for suspension: recording  —  PALO ALTO (Reuters) - Facebook FB.O Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told an all-staff meeting on Thursday that former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon had not violated enough of the company's policies …
Dan Merica / CNN:
Biden carries Arizona, flipping a longtime Republican stronghold  —  Biden's lead grows more decisive as vote count continues  —  (CNN)For just the second time in more than seven decades, a Democrat will carry Arizona in a presidential election, a monumental shift for a state that was once a Republican stronghold.
Mari Cohen / Jewish Currents:
Democrats Can't Win Without the Left  —  Responsa is an editorial column written by members of the Jewish Currents staff and reflects a collective discussion.  —  ON NOVEMBER 4TH, Democrats in the US House of Representatives assembled for a conference call after a disappointing Election Day.
Discussion: Vox, Washington Post and TheBlaze
Politico:
Red state governors reject Biden on mask orders  —  President-elect Joe Biden says he'll personally call red state governors and persuade them to impose mask mandates to slow down the coronavirus pandemic.  Their early response: Don't waste your time.  —  Almost all of the 16 Republican governors …
Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
Pro-Biden Bug Also Suspected in Georgia's Vote-Counting Software  —  A curious thing happened as Fulton County, Ga., election officials counted mail-in ballots at Atlanta's State Farm Arena in the days after the election.  In the early hours of Nov. 5, a surge of some 20,000 mail …
CNN:
Trump administration renews push to confirm Wolf amid concerns over legitimacy and agency purge  —  (CNN)There's a renewed push to get Chad Wolf confirmed as Homeland Security secretary — a position in which he's been serving in an acting capacity for a year — before Inauguration Day …
Discussion: American Prospect
Michael Kruse / Politico:
Trump's Crazy and Confoundingly Successful Conspiracy Theory  —  In fundraising emails and text messages as well as social media strafes, in the mornings and in the evenings and throughout the wee hours, President Trump is peddling a vague, vast conspiracy of “ILLEGAL VOTES” and “ILLEGAL BALLOTS” …
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
John McCormack / National Review:
Meet the Diverse Field of GOP House Flippers  —  A Minor Win for the Trump Team in Pennsylvania  —  Raphael Warnock's Checkered Past Under Scrutiny ahead of Georgia Senate Run-Off  —  The Democrats' Shortfalls in Congressional Elections  —  Candidate quality is one reason House Republicans made big gains in 2020.
 
 
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New York Post:
Joe Biden's coronavirus advisers are worse than the disease
Skyler Swisher / Sun-Sentinel:
Florida's top GOP leaders mobilize behind Trump's long-shot bid to overturn the election. What's driving them, and what does it mean for Florida?
Gabe Kaminsky / Washington Examiner:
The media are already having a hard time getting over Trump
Tucker Carlson / Fox News:
Joe Biden's agenda is meant for America's unhappy rich ladies and no one else
Discussion: Breitbart
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Cries Election Fraud. In Court, His Lawyers Don't.
Discussion: GEN
Yuichiro Kakutani / Washington Free Beacon:
Potential Biden Cabinet Pick a Frequent Guest on Chinese Propaganda Outlets
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
This is a massive failure of character among Republicans — with evangelicals out in front
Discussion: Balloon Juice
 Earlier Items: 
Jacqueline Thomsen / LAW.com:
Ted Olson, Who Argued Bush v. Gore, Says the 2020 Election ‘Is Over’
Discussion: The Hill and Progressive Eruptions
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators say Warren nomination would divide Republicans
Discussion: Political Wire
NBC News:
Beloved businesses are going bankrupt waiting for federal help. It will get worse
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Down Right Now—and Republicans Should Kick Him
Discussion: The Week, Raw Story and Al Jazeera
Josef Adalian / Vulture:
Leta Powell Drake on Her Viral Twitter Clip, Interviewing Celebrities, and Johnny Carson
Discussion: Althouse and Bulwark+
Margaret White / The Hill:
Why Susan Collins won
Discussion: Outside the Beltway