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8:21 PM ET, November 20, 2020

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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump lawyers to avoid Michigan lawmaker meeting after COVID exposure  —  Rudy Giuliani and other key members of President Trump's outside legal team won't be attending today's meeting with two Michigan lawmakers because they've been exposed to the coronavirus, two sources familiar with the internal discussions tell Axios.
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Bloomberg:
Donald Trump Jr. Infected by Coronavirus and in Isolation  — Giuliani's son, Pence aide also recently tested positive  — Infections add to dozens of cases associated with president  —  President Donald Trump's oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., tested positive for coronavirus earlier …
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Ben Carson says he was ‘desperately ill’ from Covid but is now ‘out of the woods’  —  (CNN)Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said Friday he became “desperately ill” from Covid-19, but now believes he is “out of the woods” after receiving an antibody treatment.
Discussion: Twitchy
CNN:
Donald Trump Jr. tests positive for coronavirus  —  (CNN)Donald Trump Jr., President Donald Trump's eldest son, has tested positive for the coronavirus, a personal spokesman told CNN on Friday.  —  “Don tested positive at the start of the week and has been quarantining out at his cabin since the result,” the spokesman said.
Discussion: New York Times and The Wrap
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Rudy Giuliani's son tests positive for coronavirus
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Donald Trump Jr. tests positive for coronavirus
Discussion: Politico, ABC News, Fox News and Deadline
Washington Post:
Live updates: Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son, has tested positive for the coronavirus
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Americans Deserve the Truth, Even If It's Unpleasant  —  On the menu today: a blunt message about who is conning whom in the aftermath of the 2020 elections.  —  You Are Being Conned  —  Rudy Giuliani, yesterday: … Sidney Powell, yesterday, in the same press conference:
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Jonah Goldberg / The Dispatch:
This Was Always the Plan  —  President Trump telegraphed that he would try to steal the election if he didn't win.  —  Dear Reader (including those of you who are starting to layer up like Steve Bannon to deal with the cold),  —  I rather enjoy not writing about Donald Trump.
Discussion: Mediaite and Forbes
National Review:
Trump's Disgraceful Gambit  —  Americans Deserve the Truth, Even If It's Unpleasant  —  Trump's Election Disinformation: Three 'Don't's  —  Georgia Recount Confirms Biden Win in State  —  Memo to Raphael Warnock: Hundreds of U.S. Chaplains Have Been Killed in the Line of Duty
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
‘The Ballots Might Have Been From Mickey Mouse,’ the President's Lawyer Said.  Likewise, His Legal Strategy.  —  President Trump and his lawyers are engaged in a spectacle that would be funny if it weren't so dangerous, and if the stakes weren't so high.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump …
Tucker Carlson / Fox News:
Time for Sidney Powell to show us her evidence
Nancy Scola / Politico:
Twitter will hand @POTUS to Biden on Inauguration Day, even if Trump doesn't concede  —  The presidential @POTUS Twitter handle will automatically transfer to President-elect Joe Biden the moment he's sworn in at noon on Inauguration Day — whether or not President Donald Trump has conceded, the company confirmed to POLITICO on Friday.
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New York Times:
Here's What We Know About Trump's Meeting With Michigan Lawmakers
Politico:
After Trump meeting, Michigan GOP leaders say Biden's win still stands
New York Times:
Transition Live Updates: After Trump Meeting, Michigan Lawmakers Maintain They Will Follow the Law  —  The president invited a delegation of Michigan Republicans to the White House on Friday.  In Georgia, the state certified President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the state hours …
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Georgia certifies Biden's win
The New York Times Company:
Ezra Klein Joins Times Opinion as Columnist and Podcast Host  —  Ezra, in his columns and on his podcast, will be able to help our readers and listeners navigate the political future as Washington moves into a new era.  Read more in this note from Kathleen Kingsbury and Paula Szuchman.
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Yashar Ali / Yashar's Newsletter:
Scoop: Ezra Klein Is Leaving Vox
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
As Democrats fume, the Trump appointee who can start the Biden transition is in no hurry  —  Heads of state are congratulating Joe Biden.  President Trump's national security adviser has promised the Democrat a “very professional transition.”  The Georgia recount has kept the state in Biden's column …
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Laura Wagner / VICE:
GSA Administrator Emily Murphy Alive, Mad We Emailed Her  —  The government bureaucrat holding up the peaceful transfer of presidential power refuses to explain herself.  —  Laura Wagner  —  Emily Murphy is the Trump appointee who heads up the General Services Administration and is therefore in charge of …
Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:
GOP Senate candidate John James asks Board of State Canvassers to delay certification  —  LANSING — John James, the Republican candidate for a U.S. Senate in the Nov. 3 election, asked the Board of State Canvassers Friday to delay its certification of Michigan's statewide election results.
Discussion: The Intercept
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Reuters:
Why Republican voters say there's ‘no way in hell’ Trump lost  —  SUNDOWN, Texas (Reuters) - Brett Fryar is like many mainstream Republicans.  A 50-year-old chiropractor in this west Texas town, he owns a small business.  He has two undergraduate degrees and a master's degree, in organic chemistry.
New York Times:
In All 50 States, Deaths Are Now Higher Than Normal  —  Brazil Canada France Germany India Italy Mexico Spain U.K.  —  Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland …
Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Merrick Garland Among Biden Candidates For Attorney General, Sources Say  —  Federal appeals court Judge Merrick Garland is under consideration to serve as attorney general in the administration of President-elect Joe Biden, NPR has learned from two people closely following the process.
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden aims to deflect fights over first Cabinet picks  —  President-elect Joe Biden has made his choice for secretary of state, three people familiar with the matter tell Axios, moving quickly to assemble a Senate-confirmable Cabinet even as President Trump refuses to concede the election.
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Axios:
Trump is on an island  —  Most of President Trump's closest advisers have completely distanced themselves …
Jackson Danbeck / TMJ4:
Kyle Rittenhouse released from custody on $2 million cash bond  —  KENOSHA — Kyle Rittenhouse, accused of shooting and killing two people during protests in Kenosha, has been released from jail on bond Friday.  —  A spokesperson with the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department announced …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The Trump campaign's much-hyped affidavit features a big, glaring error  —  In its wild news conference Thursday, President Trump's legal team promoted a very simple-sounding theory that seems likely to be central to its voter fraud allegations: that many precincts in the key states had more votes …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Do Trump's Lawyers Know What They Are Doing?
U.S. Department of Justice:
Executions Scheduled for Inmates Convicted of Brutal Murders Many Years Ago  —  Attorney General William P. Barr today directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to schedule the executions of three federal-death row inmates sentenced to death for staggeringly brutal murders, including the murder of a child and …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
There Was a Second Pro-Trump Conspiracy Hearing Thursday We Didn't Even Notice  —  Yesterday, a prominent Republican who has squandered his reputation for sobriety plunged headlong into nuttery by promoting a series of wild conspiracies promoted by Donald Trump.  —  Wait.  Actually this happened twice yesterday.
Jay Caspian Kang / New York Times:
‘People of Color’ Do Not Belong to the Democratic Party  —  It's past time to start seeing voters the way they see themselves.  —  Mr. Kang is a writer at large for The New York Times Magazine.  —  Every immigrant arrives in this country with an implied debt.
Andrew J. Tobias / Plain Dealer:
Trump tweet further complicates Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's path to re-election in 2022  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio - In a single tweet, President Donald Trump put a jolt into Ohio Republican circles recently when he said the state's upcoming governor's race will be “hotly contested.”
Wall Street Journal:
Airbnb Executive Resigned Last Year Over Chinese Request for More Data Sharing  —  Company says it declined to disclose more details with China and is transparent with users; former FBI official was told by co-founder, 'We're not here to promote American values'
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
No, Trump's sister did not publicly back him.  He was duped by a fake account.  —  On Friday morning, President Trump shared a seemingly innocuous article on Twitter.  The piece said that his sister, Elizabeth Trump Grau, had publicly voiced her support for her brother amid his baseless claims that he won the 2020 election.
 
 
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Andrew Solender / Forbes:
Trump Keeps Dropping Hints He Knows He Lost The Election
Discussion: The Hill and Fox News
Reed Albergotti / Washington Post:
Apple is lobbying against a bill aimed at stopping forced labor in China
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Victoria Guida / Politico:
Powell agrees to return unused relief money to Treasury at year end
Discussion: Associated Press, Axios and Vanity Fair
International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences:
NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO TO RECEIVE 2020 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® FOUNDERS AWARD
 Earlier Items: 
Cameron Pickford / Michigan Freedom Fund:
Election's Over - Now Fix the Problems
Jennifer Shutt / Roll Call:
Hoyer: Earmarks are likely coming back next year
JR Radcliffe / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin recount live: Dane County election officials reject initial attempts to throw out ballots
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
“They Do Not Want to See Him Go”: After Remaking CNN and Antagonizing Trump, Jeff Zucker Eyes the Exits
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: What Pelosi said about Trump behind the scenes
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
I Traced My Covid-19 Bubble and It's Enormous
Discussion: Mediaite
Steve Thompson / Washington Post:
Hogan's first batch of coronavirus tests from South Korea were flawed, never used
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 

 
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
G/O Media sells The Onion to Global Tetrahedron, a new Chicago firm owned by former Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson; former NBC News senior reporter Ben Collins is CEO

The New York Times Company:
The New York Times says it will continue to cover Biden “fully and fairly” regardless of whether he gives the paper a sit-down interview

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount and Skydance move closer to a deal, but Paramount's renewal agreement with Charter, which has an April 30 deadline, is a significant hurdle
 
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