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.

Ezra Klein and Lauren Williams are leaving Vox  —  Ezra Klein, co-founder and editor-at-large of Vox.com, the political news website owned by Vox Media, and Lauren Williams, editor-in-chief and senior vice president of Vox.com, are leaving the company, executives tell Axios.

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.

Live updates: Georgia secretary of state certifies results, including Biden as the winner of presidential vote  —  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.

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.

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.

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 …

Trump unveils plan linking drug payments to cheaper overseas prices  —  President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled a plan to link government payments for medicines to lower prices paid abroad and another to eliminate rebates, in a last-ditch effort to deliver on a 2016 campaign promise to slash drug prices.

Top GOP super PACs make $70M buy for Georgia runoffs  —  Republican candidates for U.S. Senate Sen. Kelly Loeffler, left, and Sen. David Perdue wait to speak at a campaign rally on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Cumming, Ga.  —  Top Republican super PACs are making a massive $70 million ad buy …

It's time for Trump to concede and move on  —  When President Trump refused to concede the election to Joe Biden in the immediate aftermath of Nov. 3, we argued that he had the right to mount legal challenges if he believed there had been irregularities, mistakes, fraud, or all three.

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'

I Traced My Covid-19 Bubble and It's Enormous  —  And if you have kids, yours probably is, too.  —  Experts and officials are unequivocal: Stay home for the holidays.  Getting together with family for Thanksgiving without quarantining beforehand is like “bringing a loaded pistol for Grandma's head …

Hoyer: Earmarks are likely coming back next year  —  House Democratic leaders are proceeding with plans to bring back earmarks for the 117th Congress, according to Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer.  —  Hoyer, D-Md., said in an interview Friday that sometime after the Appropriations Committee's …

Republican leaders swore an oath to defend the Constitution.  That means telling Trump it's over.  —  Where is our Barry Goldwater?  Our John Rhodes?  Our Hugh Scott?  —  As President Trump becomes more and more detached from reality, it is past time for him to hear directly from senior members …

Wisconsin recount live: Dane County election officials reject initial attempts to throw out ballots  —  President Donald Trump is pursuing an election recount in Wisconsin's two largest counties, Milwaukee and Dane, in a process that gets under way Friday.  —  Trump could see a long-shot chance …

The Insanity Oath  —  Conservatives sense that social progressives have achieved a critical level of consolidation in key institutions: the Democratic Party, the university, and the prestige media.  The occasional purges of old-school liberals from these institutions testify to that fact.

Republican Senate signals it will confirm Biden Cabinet  —  Senate Republicans are signaling they will confirm most of President-elect Joe Biden's Cabinet picks in January — a rare bright spot for a White House that may clash with a GOP majority for years to come.

“They Do Not Want to See Him Go”: After Remaking CNN and Antagonizing Trump, Jeff Zucker Eyes the Exits  —  The CNN boss is expected to depart early next year, after his former Apprentice star—we think—leaves the White House.  There's been friction with WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar, who …