Wayne County Republicans ask to ‘rescind’ their votes certifying election results  —  DETROIT — After three hours of tense deadlock on Tuesday, the two Republicans on an election board in Michigan's most populous county reversed course and voted to certify the results of the Nov. 3 election …

Biden approaches 80 million votes in historic victory  —  President-elect Joe Biden's winning tally is approaching a record 80 million votes as Democratic bastions continue to count ballots and the 2020 election cracks turnout records.  —  Biden has already set a record for the highest number …

Lawsuit: Tyson managers bet money on how many workers would contract COVID-19  —  A wrongful death lawsuit tied to COVID-19 infections in a Waterloo pork processing plant alleges that during the initial stages the pandemic, Tyson Foods ordered employees to report for work …

Trump's election challenges are revealing how obvious and unassailable his loss was  —  President Trump's frantic post-election challenges are having the opposite effect of what he intended: He's documenting his demise through a series of court fights and recounts showing Joe Biden's victory to be all the more obvious and unassailable.

All the president's ‘Guys’  —  Remember Rob Goldstone?  He was the portly British publicist who took selfies wearing wacky hats, and who sent Donald Trump Jr. an email offering documents from the Russians that would “incriminate” Hillary Clinton.  —  “If it's what you say I love it,” …

Biden mounts lobbying blitz to crack GOP resistance to his transition  —  Joe Biden's transition team has tried to project calm as President Donald Trump refuses to concede and many Republicans — and even one key part of the federal government — continue to have his back.

Disturbing new details in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer  —  CHICAGO (WLS) — There is new and disturbing information in the alleged militia plot against the governor of Michigan.  —  The 14 men charged had far more violent plans than just a kidnapping, according to federal and state authorities.

Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld arrested on federal corruption charges  —  Sharon Coolidge Dan HornCincinnati Enquirer  —  FBI agents arrested Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld Thursday morning on federal charges accusing him of accepting bribes in exchange for favorable votes …

Sen. Perdue Helped Defense Contractor—and Sold Off Its Stock  —  SUB-OPTIMAL … Sen. David Perdue had never invested in the Navy supplier BWX Technologies until right before he assumed control of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower.  —  Right before he was put in charge …

Senate 2022: An Early Look  —  Dear Readers: Our 22nd annual American Democracy Conference is now available on our YouTube channel, UVACFP, and at this direct link.  It features New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie, CNN commentator Tara Setmayer, and Democratic strategist John Lapp discussing …

U.S. greenhouse gas emissions set to drop to lowest level in three decades  —  The 9 percent fall has been partially offset by extreme forest fires  —  Greenhouse gases generated by the U.S. economy will slide 9.2 percent this year, tumbling to the lowest level in at least three decades, a new BloombergNEF study says.

The Problem With Coronavirus School Closures  —  Children have suffered because many mayors and governors were too willing to close public schools.  —  Some things are true even though President Trump says them.  —  Trump has been demanding for months that schools reopen, and on that he seems to have been largely right.

White House killed deal to pay for mental health care for migrant families separated at border … WASHINGTON — The Trump White House blocked the Justice Department from making a deal in October 2019 to pay for mental health services for migrant families who had been separated by the Trump administration …

Joe Biden's top Cabinet contenders come into focus  —  Wilmington, Delaware — With a little more than 60 days until inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden does not appear to be in a hurry to name nominees for top Cabinet positions.  But that isn't stopping speculation — or the jockeying to serve in his administration.

Tucker Carlson And Media Elites Cozy Up To Private Equity Moguls  —  The Fox News host holds himself out as a populist while speaking at ritzy private equity conferences, according to documents obtained by The Daily Poster.  —  1 hr ago  —  Tucker Carlson slammed former President Barack Obama …

Jewish Group Denounces White House Pick for Preservation Commission  —  Darren Beattie was fired as a speechwriter in 2018 for attending a conference with white nationalists.  This week, he was appointed to a commission that helps preserve sites related to the Holocaust.

‘Traitors to the president’: Conservatives fear public preparation for Biden term  —  The conservative movement has become handicapped.  —  Organizations can't sound the alarm about President-elect Joe Biden's agenda.  Conservative reporters won't take pitches about Biden's rumored Cabinet contenders …

A childhood friend of Ivanka Trump's wrote a tell-all essay in an effort to stop her from reentering elite society after Trump leaves office … - Ivanka Trump's childhood friend wrote a tell-all essay for Vanity Fair that she hopes will make it harder for Trump to reclaim her old social life after her father's presidency.

Checkmate in Pennsylvania for the Trump Campaign  —  Raffensperger Slams Republican Infighting over Controversial Georgia Recount  —  Donald Trump Is the Client from Hell  —  The Electoral College, Now More Than Ever  —  The main problem for President Trump continues to be math.

What if Instead of Calling People Out, We Called Them In?  —  Prof. Loretta J. Ross is combating cancel culture with a popular class at Smith College.  —  Nyla Conaway, 19, remembers being “called out” for changing her profile picture on Instagram in solidarity for ... something.

For Your Own Good, Read Widely  —  If your media consumption is a steady diet of one-sided partisan news, you may start inventing catastrophes where there are none.  —  11 hr ago  —  Hi,  —  Here's a small life hack: If you're a right-winger, you should read more left-wing stuff …

‘Reach Out to Trump Supporters,’ They Said.  I Tried.  —  I give up.  —  73 million Americans voted for Donald Trump.  He doubled down on all his worst vices, and he was rewarded for it with 10 million more votes than he received in 2016.  —  The majority of people of color rejected his cruelty and vulgarity.

What's wrong with the media  —  The young/urban/educated bubble in an era of growing polarization  —  Welcome to Thursday!  —  I've been reading some interesting policy reports about everything from maternal mortality to how to target student loan forgiveness but at the moment there is a lot …