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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Wisconsin, Arizona certify Biden's victories  —  Arizona and Wisconsin officials certified the presidential election results in their states, making President-elect Joe Biden's victories in the key battlegrounds official.  —  Why it matters: The moves deal yet another blow to President Trump's efforts …
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Biden's win over Trump in Wisconsin set to be certified
National Review:
Trump's Disgraceful Endgame  —  President Trump said the other day that he'd leave office if he loses the vote of the Electoral College on December 14.  This is not the kind of assurance presidents of the United States typically need to make, but it was noteworthy given Trump's disgraceful …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Donald Trump Jr. aides launch super PAC as Georgia worries mount  —  Advisers to Donald Trump Jr. are launching a super PAC to prod the president's supporters to vote in the upcoming Georgia Senate runoffs, as Republicans grow concerned that Trump's backers will boycott the elections.
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Kemp to Trump: Georgia law blocks him from ‘interfering’ with elections  —  Gov. Brian Kemp's office responded Monday to President Donald Trump's demands to help him overturn Georgia's election results with a reminder that state law “prohibits the governor from interfering in the election.”
Tom Jones / Poynter:
President Trump's interview is an embarrassing low mark for him, Fox News and, especially, interviewer Maria Bartiromo  —  Once a respected journalist and top business reporter, Bartiromo has seemingly sold her journalistic soul to become a sycophant for President Trump.
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Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
Fox News Anchor Maria Bartiromo's Farcical Interview With Trump Marks the End of Her Days as a Journalist  —  Do you believe in magic?  —  Maria Bartiromo seems to.  During her interview with President Donald Trump on Sunday, the Fox News and Fox Business anchor promoted a Federalist article titled …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Fox News needs to reinvent itself for the post-Trump era. Here's one radical idea.
Discussion: NPR
Donald G. McNeil Jr / New York Times:
Vaccines Are Coming, but Pandemic Experts Expect a ‘Horrible’ Winter  —  With vaccines and a new administration, the pandemic will be tamed.  But experts say the coming months “are going to be just horrible.”  —  Each week, good news about vaccines or antibody treatments surfaces, offering hope that an end to the pandemic is at hand.
Discussion: The Bulwark
Gov. Larry Hogan / Washington Examiner:
Vote Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue to uphold moderation and compromise in the US Senate  —  As a Republican governor in a deep-blue state, I know firsthand how one-party monopoly can wreak terrible consequences.  In 2014, I ran for governor because I was fed up with career politicians …
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Ella Nilsen / Vox:
Georgia Senate runoffs: The final battles for control of the US Senate
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
The GOP Is a Propaganda Party  —  Media parasites have taken control of the host.  —  Cymothoa exigua is a terrifying creature.  —  The parasite enters a fish through its gills, attaches to its tongue, consumes the tongue, and then becomes a sort of new tongue.
Nonzero.org:
Grading candidates for Biden's foreign policy team: Michèle Flournoy  —  Background: Flournoy, a candidate for secretary of defense, was an undersecretary of defense in the Obama administration, where she played a big role in designing the Afghanistan “surge.”
Discussion: Common Dreams and IJR
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Associated Press:
Iran says Israel killed military nuclear scientist remotely
Washington Examiner:   Biden's security picks a worrisome sign for Iran policy
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Why Joe Biden's broken foot reveals how different his White House will be from Donald Trump's  —  (CNN)Days before Thanksgiving last year, President Donald Trump made an unannounced and previously unscheduled trip to Walter Reed medical center.  The White House said the trip was for a “quick exam and labs.”
Discussion: HotAir, Twitchy, Slate and Politico
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Kayleigh McEnany's peculiar complaint about coverage of Biden's all-female press team
The White House:
First Lady Melania Trump Unveils the 2020 White House Christmas Décor  —  The First Family is celebrating their fourth Christmas in the White House.  This year's theme, “America the Beautiful,” is a tribute to the majesty of our great Nation.  From coast to coast, our country is blessed with boundless natural wonders.
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Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
Everything we needed to know about Melania Trump is in those bewildering Christmas decorations
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Liberal Hyperbole About Trump's Authoritarianism Was Never the Problem  —  As Donald Trump started shambling toward the exit of the U.S. presidency last week, the U.S. left confronted the pivotal question hanging over our newfound interregnum: Who gets to say, I told you so?
Discussion: Power Line
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
The Mastermind Behind Biden's No-Drama Approach to Trump  —  When Julián Castro wasn't given a speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention in August, he complained that Joe Biden's campaign wasn't showing proper respect to Latino voters.  The real explanation for the snub is much simpler …
Glenn Greenwald:
Biden Appointee Neera Tanden Spread the Conspiracy That Russian Hackers Changed Hillary's 2016 Votes to Trump  —  How can Democrats and allied media outlets credibly oppose unhinged conspiracy theories and attacks on U.S. election legitimacy while empowering its worst purveyors?  —  1 hr ago
John Poulos / Wall Street Journal:
Fake Claims About Dominion Voting Systems Do Real Damage  —  Our machines have no secret ‘vote flipping’ algorithm.  We have no ties to dictator Hugo Chávez.  —  Accurate, transparent and accessible elections—this is the objective that motivated me to create Dominion Voting Systems 18 years ago in Canada.
Discussion: Forbes, Axios and HotAir
Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will step down on January 20  — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai will step down from his post on January 20, the day President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated, he announced Monday.  — The announcement means that the FCC could reach …
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Federal Judge Advances Lawsuit Accusing Felix Sater of Laundering Loot Through Trump Properties  —  A federal judge on Monday partially advanced a lawsuit accusing Russian mafia-tied businessman Felix Sater of laundering millions stolen from Kazakhstan's BTA Bank through Trump Organization properties.
Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Hannah Knowles and By Hannah Knowles  —  National reporter covering law enforcement and criminal justice  —  Samuel Little guided his car to a stop in a secluded area off Route 27 near Miami and cut the engine.  Before long, Mary Brosley had straddled his lap.  He started playing with her necklace.
Julia Azari / FiveThirtyEight:
What Makes A One-Term President?  —  Donald Trump is officially a one-term president, the first to fail a reelection bid in nearly 30 years.  But history shows his loss isn't surprising, given the circumstances.  —  One-term presidents used to be a lot more common.
Helen Branswell / STAT:
Divisions emerge among U.S. officials over when first Covid-19 vaccine doses will be available — and for whom  —  Divisions are emerging among top U.S. officials over when the country's first Covid-19 vaccine will be authorized — and who should be at the front of the line to get vaccinated.
Discussion: HotAir and The Verge
Jochen Bittner / New York Times:
1918 Germany Has a Warning for America  —  Donald Trump's “Stop the Steal” campaign recalls one of the most disastrous political lies of the 20th century.  —  HAMBURG, Germany — It may well be that Germans have a special inclination to panic at specters from the past, and I admit that this alarmism annoys me at times.
Brian Klaas / Washington Post:
How to protect our democracy from a future Donald Trump  —  American democracy has spent the past four years under attack — from the White House itself.  President Trump's authoritarian populism has damaged the foundations of the republic.  —  Yet Trump's efforts to undermine the system have an unintended benefit.
Discussion: Raw Story
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court skeptical of Trump's plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from census  —  The U.S. Supreme Court seemed wary on Monday of approving President Donald Trump's plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census figures that are used to calculate each state's representation …
Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Georgia official announces investigations, defends election  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's top elections official on Monday announced investigations into potential violations of election law even as he continued to defend the integrity of the state's election against what he said are baseless attacks.
Matthew Walther / The Week:
How camp explains Trump  —  Less than two months before Joe Biden's inauguration as our 46th president, it is time to begin seriously taking stock of our current one.  A great deal has already been written about Donald Trump's legacy by his detractors, nearly all of it hysterical and unfocused.
Discussion: Foreign Policy
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Biden's personnel picks engender no legitimate GOP gripes  —  President-elect Joe Biden has selected a flock of experienced, center-right nominees for top positions — progressive enough to reassure most Democrats and reasonable enough to impress conservative policy wonks.
 
 
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CBS New York:
Cuomo Outlines Winter COVID Plan With Strong Focus On Making Sure Hospitals Don't Get Overwhelmed
Discussion: The Hill and CBS News
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump's campaign sent nearly as many emails in the three weeks after the election as the three weeks before
Discussion: Political Wire
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Ossoff's embrace of Bernie Sanders highlights shift for Georgia Democrats
Discussion: Townhall
Francesca Mari / New Yorker:
Using the Homeless to Guard Empty Houses
Data For Progress:
Voters Reject the Politics of Austerity
Tom Benning / Dallas Morning News:
Former Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Trump's NATO ambassador, pledges ‘smooth’ transition to Biden administration
Discussion: Forbes and The Hill
Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
Trouble at Treasury  —  Will Wall Street control the key subcabinet jobs?  The early signs are not encouraging.
 Earlier Items: 
Stephen Gruber-Miller / Des Moines Register:
Chuck Grassley cleared by doctors to return to work following COVID-19 diagnosis
Discussion: Forbes
Ryan Cooper / The Week:
The Electoral College is only getting worse
Discussion: National Review, Fortune and IJR
Sally Goldenberg / Politico:
Andrew Yang, said to be considering mayoral bid, tested in new online poll
Discussion: Forbes and Business Insider
Jon Cohen / Science:
‘Absolutely remarkable’: No one who got Moderna's vaccine in trial developed severe COVID-19
Mike Dunford / The Bulwark:
The ‘Kraken’ Lawsuit Was Released And It's Way Dumber Than You Realize
Discussion: Alternet.org
Charles Fain Lehman / Washington Free Beacon:
American High Schools Go Woke
 

 
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

 
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