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11:25 AM ET, November 17, 2020

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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Ga. secretary of state says fellow Republicans are pressuring him to find ways to exclude ballots  —  Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Monday that he has come under increasing pressure in recent days from fellow Republicans, including Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.) …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
We need an investigation into Lindsey Graham's intervention in Georgia  —  The Post reports on an interview with Georgia's Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who said he spoke on Friday to Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.):
Washington Post:
Republicans sound alarm on Georgia Senate runoffs as they privately weigh Trump's influence  —  Republican leaders are increasingly alarmed about the party's ability to stave off Democratic challengers in Georgia's two Senate runoff elections — and they privately described President …
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia recount uncovers 2,600 new votes in presidential race
Politico:
Republicans start to relent: ‘It looks like it will be President Biden’
Linnaea Honl-Stuenkel / CREW:   CREW statement on Lindsey Graham suggesting election interference
New York Times:
Trump Sought Options for Attacking Iran to Stop Its Growing Nuclear Program  —  The president was dissuaded from moving ahead with a strike by advisers who warned that it could escalate into a broader conflict in his last weeks in office.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump asked senior advisers …
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Jason Rezaian / Washington Post:
Mike Pompeo's legacy of incompetence peaked with his failed Iran policy
Discussion: Foreign Policy and Raw Story
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's transition sabotage threatens vaccine rollout
Discussion: Florida Politics
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
A Popular Political Site Made a Sharp Right Turn.  What Steered It?  —  Real Clear Politics has been catering to campaign obsessives since 2000.  It pitches itself as a “trusted, go-to source” for unbiased polling.  The Trump era changed its tone, and funding sources.
Discussion: Raw Story
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NBC News:
President-elect Biden wary of Trump-focused investigations, sources say  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden has privately told advisers that he doesn't want his presidency to be consumed by investigations of his predecessor, according to five people familiar with the discussions …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Another shake-up on Trump campaign legal team  —  The game of musical chairs among lawyers pursuing President Donald Trump's court challenges to the election results continued on Monday evening, as the campaign tried to replace the entire team handling the campaign's federal lawsuit seeking …
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Teo Armus / Washington Post:
Trump's new Pennsylvania lawyer once said that lawsuits ‘will not reverse this election’
New York Times:
Detailed Turnout Data Shows How Georgia Turned Blue  —  Democrats have long dreamed of turning Georgia blue, with young voters and nonwhite voters leading a progressive charge.  Now, a blue Georgia is a reality, but with a winning coalition that might have stunned the party not that long ago.
Discussion: The Week, Slate, KNSD-TV and ABC News
Donna Lovell / Stanford News:
Statement regarding Scott Atlas  —  The university has been asked to comment on recent statements made by Dr. Scott Atlas, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution who is on leave of absence from that position.  —  Stanford's position on managing the pandemic in our community is clear.
National Review:
No to Shelton  —  There are two reasons senators should vote down Judy Shelton's nomination to the Federal Reserve.  The first is her long record, and the second is her recent sprint away from it.  —  For many years, Shelton advocated tirelessly for a gold-backed dollar, zero percent inflation, and higher interest rates.
Discussion: Reuters and Raw Story
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Steven Teles / New York Times:
Our Political System Is Unfair.  Liberals Need to Just Deal With It.  —  There are few if any pathways to changing either the Electoral College or the structure of the Senate in the near-term.  —  Mr. Teles is a political science professor at Johns Hopkins University and a senior fellow at the Niskanen Center.
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
They Are What They Say They Hate  —  Trump is a triggered loser who embodies every trait conservatives spent decades decrying.  —  Donald Trump is a snowflake who cares only about his feelings not the facts.  —  He's a pampered millennial child who can't handle losing and wants a participation trophy.
Discussion: Raw Story
Alan Suderman / Associated Press:
Former Virginia speaker makes gubernatorial run official  —  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia House Speaker Kirk Cox is making his gubernatorial run official.  —  Cox announced Tuesday his run for governor in 2021, saying he had the right background and approach to win in a state …
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Mel Leonor / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Cox formally announces run for governor, pledging to fight ‘big-government worldview’
Discussion: Political Wire
Shane Shifflett / Wall Street Journal:
Hundreds of Companies That Got Stimulus Aid Have Failed  —  Recipients of PPP loans have filed for bankruptcy after the money ran out  —  About 300 companies that received as much as half a billion dollars in pandemic-related government loans have filed for bankruptcy …
Discussion: New York Post
JONATHAN TURLEY:
“All Speech Is Not Equal”: Biden Taps Anti-Free Speech Figure For Transition Lead On Media Agency  —  For those of us who have been critical of the growing anti-free speech movement in the Democratic Party, the Biden transition team just took an ominous turn.
Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
Head of govt agency under pressure to let transition proceed  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of an obscure federal agency that is holding up the presidential transition knew well before Election Day that she might soon have a messy situation on her hands.  —  Before Nov. 3, Emily Murphy …
Discussion: ABC News
Associated Press:
Biden filling out top White House team with campaign vets  —  ATLANTA (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is drawing from the senior ranks of his campaign to fill out an increasingly diverse White House leadership team.  —  Sources familiar with Biden's initial decisions confirmed Monday …
Discussion: Reuters, NPR and abc7NY
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John F. Harris / Politico:
What Keith Richards Can Teach Us About Beating Our Donald Trump Addiction  —  The election was two weeks ago, and the key state projections that made it clear that Joe Biden is president-elect are now 10 days old.  But Donald Trump is still coursing through your veins, isn't he?
Rich Lowry / National Review:
The Failure of Black Lives Matter  —  BLM's anti-police rallying cry was the dumbest, most self-destructive slogan in American politics in a very long time.  —  Black Lives Matter came up with the single most effective political slogan of the year.  —  While no one was likely …
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Fight Is on To Stop Trump Loyalist From Burrowing Into NSA  —  Michael Ellis was picked to run the surveillance giant's legal shop in the final days of Trump's presidency.  But there's maneuvering to stop him before he gets to Ft. Meade. … The top Democrats on the Senate intelligence …
Discussion: CBS News and Business Insider
Alexei Koseff / San Francisco Chronicle:
Lawmakers, lobbyists mingle on Maui at annual getaway, pandemic or no pandemic  —  SACRAMENTO — Although the coronavirus pandemic has largely grounded the global travel industry, it did not stop the annual political conference that brings California lawmakers to Hawaii for five days …
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Katy Murphy / Politico:
California lawmakers head to Maui with lobbyists despite pandemic, travel warnings
Mica Soellner / Washington Examiner:
87-year-old Chuck Grassley to quarantine after being exposed to COVID-19  —  Sen. Chuck Grassley is awaiting a COVID-19 test result and will quarantine after he learned he was exposed to coronavirus.  —  “I will follow my doctors' orders and immediately quarantine as I await my test results,” Grassley said in a statement on Tuesday.
Discussion: Associated Press, Reuters and Fox News
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
After Big Thanksgiving Dinners, Plan Small Christmas Funerals, Health Experts Warn  —  Mississippians should plan “to have very small Thanksgiving gatherings” with only nuclear family members this year to stay safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
4 more years: Trump freezes 2024 presidential field  —  Kevin Cramer called Donald Trump last week to convey his support for the president's efforts to contest the election results when Trump dropped a casual aside that snapped the North Dakota senator to attention.
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Gabby Orr / Politico:
Pence faces a new test after 4 years of fealty to Trump  —  For four years, Vice President Mike Pence has faced one sweeping loyalty test after another.  This time, allies are questioning whether there should be a limit to his fealty.  —  As President Donald Trump pushes to overturn …
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Fewer opportunities and a changed political environment in the U.S. may have curbed Moscow's election interference this year, analysts say  —  Russia failed to mount any major hacking or disinformation operations to interfere in the presidential election, and the Kremlin's hackers …
The Daily Beast:
This Is the Most Pathetic Trump Fundraising Email Yet  —  The president is counting on YOUR $5 (sorry, I meant $55) to save the republic.  Spoiler alert: That's not what your money is going toward, and that's not what's going to happen.  —  BEAST INSIDE
Discussion: Raw Story
Eddie Scarry / Washington Examiner:
The Left's post-election spite  —  It's fascinating to see how spiteful liberals can be, even when they win.  —  Since the election, Democrats and journalists have spent the days not so much rejoicing in their victory but in a sustained bitterness over all things related to President Trump …
 
 
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Washington Post:
Live updates: Biden to receive outside national security briefing as Trump blocks normal transition
Discussion: The Hill
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Groupthink Has Left the Left Blind
Associated Press:
Pandemic politics leave DC in gridlock as virus surges
Discussion: Reuters and WAVY-TV
Jonah Goldberg / Greensburg Tribune-Review:
Why Joe Manchin is more important to Democrats than AOC
Bloomberg:
Delta Skirts Trump Tariffs by Sending Airbus Jets on Tour
Collin Anderson / Washington Free Beacon:
Conservative Journalist Successfully Sues State of Minnesota for Access to Coronavirus Briefings
Discussion: Power Line
 Earlier Items: 
Harry Enten / CNN:
Trump's fraud accusations make no sense. The suburbs, not the cities, are why he lost.
Discussion: The Nation and Raw Story
Rose Minutaglio / Elle:
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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
The Gentlewoman from QAnon Is Out of Her Everloving Tree
Discussion: Raw Story
Ellen Barry / New York Times:
The Democrats Went All Out Against Susan Collins. Rural Maine Grimaced.
James Hamblin / The Atlantic:
Cancel Thanksgiving  —  Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers.
Discussion: NBC New York