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7:35 PM ET, December 3, 2020

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Associated Press:
Trump aide banned from Justice after trying to get case info  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The official serving as President Donald Trump's eyes and ears at the Justice Department has been banned from the building after trying to pressure staffers to give up sensitive information about election fraud …
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Farah resigns as White House communications director in tacit nod to Trump's loss  —  White House communications director Alyssa Farah resigned from her post Thursday after three-and-a-half years in the Trump administration.  —  Farah, 31, began her White House tenure as press secretary …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Kayleigh McEnany isn't aware of anything  —  Fourteenth in an occasional series on White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, to prove the impossibility of speaking for President Trump.  —  As White House press secretary, McEnany speaks on behalf of Trump.  Or, at least, that's the job description.
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump and Barr had ‘contentious’ White House meeting this week, source says
Washington Post:
Trump administration sets wave of executions for days leading up to Biden inauguration
Discussion: Washingtonian
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Trump hits Barr over voter fraud remarks: 'He hasn't looked'
New York Times:
How Is Trump's Lawyer Jenna Ellis ‘Elite Strike Force’ Material?  —  She bills herself as a “constitutional law attorney.”  Her experience doesn't align with the sort of lawyer she plays on TV.  —  Jenna Ellis broke into the legal profession in 2012 as a deputy district attorney in Weld County …
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Wall Street Journal:   How Jenna Ellis Rose From Traffic Court to Trump's Legal Team
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
McConnell and Pelosi Discuss Stimulus Bill as Pressure Mounts for a Deal
The Daily Beast:
Trumpworld Declares War on ‘Fool’ Trumpist Lawyer Lin Wood  —  After Wood encouraged a boycott of the GA runoff, the president's campaign suggested he was a Democratic plant.  —  On Wednesday evening, what was left of Donald Trump's reelection campaign began insinuating that an attorney striving …
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Washington Post:
Trump roils Georgia GOP as party waits to see if presidential visit helps — or hurts — in crucial Senate runoffs
Rafi Schwartz / Mic:
Trump's voter fraud fantasy is starting to muck up Republicans' chances elsewhere
Tom LoBianco / Business Insider:
SCOOP: Don Jr. eyes a run for NRA chief.  It's one more way the Trump family is making big plays to cement itself in GOP conservative politics for the next four years. … - President Trump and his family are looking to cement their hold on the Republican Party with a series of moves aimed …
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Plotting the future: Trump kids even look to profit from their father's fallen legacy  —  (CNN)It was Thanksgiving, but instead of being seated at an elaborate table dressed with gold silverware, expensive china and a buffet of chilled seafood, turkey and beef tenderloin, waited on by household staff …
John Ratcliffe / Wall Street Journal:
China Is National Security Threat No. 1  —  Resisting Beijing's attempt to reshape and dominate the world is the challenge of our generation.  —  As Director of National Intelligence, I am entrusted with access to more intelligence than any member of the U.S. government other than the president.
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Dan Merica / CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Biden says he will ask Americans to wear masks for the first 100 days he's in office  —  Biden will ask Americans to wear masks for his first 100 days  —  (CNN)President-elect Joe Biden told CNN's Jake Tapper on Thursday that he will ask Americans to wear masks for his first 100 days after he takes office.
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The President Is Acting Crazy, so Why Are We Shrugging It Off?  —  The dangerous “yeah, whatever” phase of Trump's lame-duck Presidency.  —  On Wednesday, more than three thousand Americans died because of the coronavirus, the nation's deadliest day yet during the pandemic.
Ted Nesi / WPRI-TV:
Raimondo: I will not be Biden's HHS secretary  —  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Gov. Gina Raimondo on Thursday ruled out leaving her job to become President-elect Joe Biden's health and human services secretary, seeking to put the idea to rest after a flurry of reports that she was a finalist for the job.
Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
Find Your Place in the Vaccine Line  —  A vaccine may be around the corner, but how long will it be until you get the shot?  Health officials are considering vaccine timelines that give some Americans priority over others.  If you're a healthy American, you may wait many months for your turn.
Matt Negrin / Washington Post:
A political litmus test for Republicans: Fail it, lose your TV slot  —  Time for a rapid test for the voter fraud delusion  —  Almost a month has passed since Joe Biden won the election, and the Republican Party still refuses to acknowledge him as president-elect.
Washington Post:
Reps. Meeks, Scott elected chairs of House Foreign Affairs and Agriculture committees, first Black lawmakers to lead the panels  —  House Democrats and Republicans on Thursday approved their committee chairs and members for the 117th Congress, with Black lawmakers set to helm the Foreign Affairs …
Discussion: Axios and The Hill
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
New House Democrats' re-election arm chair faces challenge holding ‘vulnerable’ majority
Discussion: ABC News and Roll Call
Carla Marinucci / Politico:
Prominent Democratic strategist and Newsom adviser facing domestic violence charges  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Prominent California Democratic strategist Nathan Ballard — a longtime friend and adviser to Gov. Gavin Newsom — was arrested and jailed on two felony domestic violence charges in Napa …
Discussion: Mercury News and Los Angeles Times
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Russ Buettner / New York Times:
Tenants Sue Trump Over Scheme That Drove Up Their Rents  —  The latest legal front against the outbound president involves a maneuver that earned him and his siblings millions while lowering their taxes.  —  President Trump will face a raft of potential legal challenges when he leaves office …
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Wikipedia page for Biden's new Covid czar scrubbed of politically damaging material  —  Jeff Zients, the man President-elect Joe Biden has put in charge of his administration's response to Covid-19, “fell in love with” the culture at Bain & Co. He later founded his own private equity firm, Portfolio Logic.
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Teo Armus / Washington Post:
Trump campaign's star witness in Michigan was deemed ‘not credible.’ Then, her loud testimony went viral.  —  Weeks after Melissa Carone was tapped by the Trump campaign as a star witness in Michigan, little appeared to be going as planned with the contract IT worker's testimony …
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Hailey Branson-Potts / Los Angeles Times:
Angry parents won't let officials slide over closed playgrounds, packed malls  —  Sydney Beckman ran beneath the yellow caution tape surrounding the empty playground equipment and flopped her tiny body over a swing.  —  The 2-year-old had tried opening a gate blocking the big green slide …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Jonathan Capehart, Tiffany Cross Take Over ‘A.M. Joy’ Weekend Slots on MSNBC … Jonathan Capehart and Tiffany Cross were supposed to throw glasses at each other, not toast one another with them.  —  And yet the duo took to Zoom earlier this week to share a cocktail.
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
MSNBC gives weekend shows to Tiffany Cross and Jonathan Capehart
Discussion: The Root
Jeffery Martin / Newsweek:
Roger Stone Says North Korean Boats Delivered Ballots Through Maine Harbor As Trump Boosts Fraud Claims  —  Former Trump adviser Roger Stone claimed on Wednesday that North Korea had interfered in the U.S. presidential election.  Meanwhile, President Donald Trump continued to assert …
KTLA:
Residents in city of Los Angeles to ‘remain in their homes’ amid COVID-19 surge, mayor's office says  —  All residents within the city of Los Angeles should continue to remain in their homes and follow the city's “safer-at-home” order, which mirrors guidance from L.A. County, according to the mayor's office.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Facebook for Discriminating Against U.S. Workers  —  Lawsuit Alleges Facebook Favors H-1B Visa Workers and Other Temporary Visa Holders over U.S. Workers  —  The Department of Justice announced today that it filed a lawsuit against Facebook Inc. for discriminating against U.S. workers.
Samir Ferdowsi / VICE:
Mysterious Monolith Update: Racists Destroy California Monolith, Proclaim Christ Superior to Space Aliens  —  A group of men shouting “Christ is King” and “America First” destroyed a new monolith and replaced it with a wooden cross.  —  SF  —  The new California monolith was torn …
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
‘Russia and China have to be laughing’: Mitt Romney goes off on Trump's voter fraud conspiracy theories  —  Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) went off in an interview with CNN on Thursday.  —  Speaking to CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Romney was asked about President Donald Trump's attempt to steal the 2020 election …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
 
 
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Medical Xpress:
First in line for Covid vaccine? Some US health care workers say no
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. in Talks With Huawei Finance Chief Meng Wanzhou About Resolving Criminal Charges
Ruth Talbot / NPR:
Smartphone Data: Many Americans Ignored Thanksgiving Travel Warnings From The CDC
Discussion: Forbes
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Trump's live tweets show he is increasingly watching Fox's fringe-right competitors
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Ex-FBI lawyer who altered Russia probe email seeks probation
Discussion: Politico
Sun-Sentinel:
Secrecy and spin: How Florida's governor misled the public on the COVID-19 pandemic
Discussion: Forbes and Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Wisconsin high court declines to hear Trump election lawsuit
Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
Iowa Is What Happens When Government Does Nothing
Nidhi Prakash / BuzzFeed News:
I'm 33 Years Old. I Got COVID-19 Eight Months Ago. I'm Still Sick.
Megha Rajagopalan / BuzzFeed News:
Inside A Xinjiang Detention Camp
Discussion: HotAir
Elizabeth Nolan Brown / Reason:
Florida Masseuse Ordered to Pay $31,573 After ‘Soliciting’ Robert Kraft To ‘Commit Prostitution’
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
New York Times:
The Epicenter  —  Source: NYC Open Data By Scott Reinhard  —  She wears a red wig and a black dress she sewed herself.
Nicole Carr / WSB-TV:
Florida attorney under investigation for registering to vote in Georgia, encouraging others to do the same