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5:40 AM ET, December 6, 2020

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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Final Days of Rage and Denial  —  The last act of the Trump presidency has taken on the stormy elements of a drama more common to history or literature than a modern White House.  —  WASHINGTON — Over the past week, President Trump posted or reposted more than 130 messages …
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Washington Post:
Trump calls Georgia governor to pressure him for help overturning Biden's win in the state  —  President Trump called Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Saturday morning to urge him to persuade the state legislature to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the state and asked the governor …
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
At Georgia rally, Trump tells GOP to vote in ‘rigged’ election  —  Valdosta - President Donald Trump spent Saturday morning trying to overturn the last election in Georgia.  He spent Saturday night ripping elections in Georgia and telling his followers in Valdosta to vote …
New York Times:
At Rally for Georgia Senators, Trump Focuses on His Own Grievances  —  President Trump falsely claimed the election was rigged and that he had won.  Earlier, he urged Georgia's governor to call a special legislative session to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state.
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Faith shaken in system, Trump's Georgia supporters consider skipping U.S. Senate runoffs  —  Aimee Nobile is a former Democrat who “saw the light” and became a die-hard Donald Trump supporter.  She attends conservative rallies, promotes Republican causes to friends, blows up Joe Biden and other Democrats on social media.
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Defiant Trump insists election was ‘rigged’ at rally for Georgia Senate Republicans  —  President Trump on Saturday stumped for Republican candidates in Georgia's Senate runoff elections at a rally during which he repeatedly and falsely insisted that he won the Peach State and the 2020 election.
John Binder / Breitbart:
Exclusive: Georgia Sens. David Perdue, Kelly Loeffler Vow ‘Never’ to Support Amnesty for Illegal Aliens
Discussion: Big League Politics
Maya King / Politico:
How Georgia's Senate race pits the Old South against the New South
Discussion: RedState and Raw Story
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Kemp again refuses Trump's demand to overturn election
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Trump's Attacks on Georgia Take a Toll on Brian Kemp
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Rudy Giuliani's ‘Voter Fraud’ Witness Accused Of Framing Woman For Stealing Sex Videos  —  Mellissa Carone, aka Mellissa Wright, was until recently on probation after reaching a plea deal in a case in which she made false allegations.  —  A Donald Trump supporter who gave bizarre …
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Violet Ikonomova / Deadline Detroit:
Giuliani's Michigan Witness Mellissa Carone Harassed, Sent Sex Videos To Boyfriend's Ex  —  Two years before she'd become the breakout star of the clown show Rudy Giuliani brought to Lansing this week, Mellissa Carone was sending her then-boyfriend's ex-wife graphic videos of the two of them having sex.
Paul Szoldra / Task & Purpose:
Unnamed Pentagon officials blast use of anonymous sources … Senior defense officials on Saturday declined to go on the record yet sharply criticized the use of anonymous sources in reports that the Pentagon was slow-rolling Biden-Harris transition efforts.
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NBC News:
Trump loyalist Kash Patel blocking some Pentagon officials from helping Biden transition
Discussion: CBS News and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump's Operation Warp Speed promised a flood of covid vaccines.  Instead, states are expecting a trickle.  —  The administration pledged several hundred million doses in 2020.  Companies will actually ship about 10 percent of that.  —  Federal officials have slashed the amount …
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Annie Grayer / CNN:
First shipments of coronavirus vaccine will fall short
Discussion: HotAir
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Why Do So Many Americans Think the Election Was Stolen?  —  Looking for the reasons behind a seemingly unreasonable belief.  —  There have been few surprises this past month in how Donald Trump has dealt with the reality of his electoral defeat.  —  Anyone familiar with his career …
NBC10 Philadelphia:
COVID-19 May Cause Erectile Dysfunction  —  Although COVID-19 treatments have improved and a vaccine is on the way, even a mild case of the virus can cause long-term complications — including the possibility of erectile dysfunction.  Infectious disease expert Dr. Dena Grayson joined LX News …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and New York Post
Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
Historians sue Trump administration to stop ‘bonfire of records in the Rose Garden’  —  Screenshots are not “complete copies” of presidential records, they say  —  Two historian groups, an independent archive and a watchdog organization are suing President Trump and other administration officials …
Discussion: The Guardian and Business Insider
PEN America:
“James Baldwin Didn't Have to Go Out and Get Votes.”  Obama Reflects on Race, Dialogue, and Disinformation in PEN America Interview  —  In excerpts released today, the former president reflects on his own role as writer and politician as he receives the PEN America Voice of Influence Award …
Discussion: Fox News
Sydney Trent / Washington Post:
CIA psychological profiler who labeled Trump ‘dangerous’ dies of covid-19 at 86  —  As a pioneering psychological profiler for the Central Intelligence Agency and later as a consultant, Jerrold M. Post plumbed the lives, leadership styles and, at times, the mental illness of foreign heads around the globe.
Washington Post:
Neera Tanden, Biden's pick for budget chief, runs a think tank backed by corporate and foreign interests  —  She leads the liberal Center for American Progress  —  In her nine years helming Washington's leading liberal think tank, Neera Tanden mingled with deep-pocketed donors who made their fortunes …
Discussion: Power Line
Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Michael Flynn previews ‘spying’ accusations against Obama  —  Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn is using his post-pardon press tour to preview a new salvo against the Russia investigation.  —  In his most recent interview with Jeanine Pirro on Fox News Saturday night, the former White House …
Discussion: Townhall
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
'We've lost our moral authority': Kinzinger unwilling to back off Trump  —  Rep. Adam Kinzinger is sticking around next Congress — and the Illinois Republican isn't done sticking it to Donald Trump.  —  Kinzinger, fresh off a re-election victory in his conservative district nestled between Chicago …
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
GOP Rep. Kinzinger wages a lonely fight against Trump's falsehoods and right-wing disinformation
 
 
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Justin Gray / WSB-TV:
Georgia election officials show frame-by-frame what happened in Fulton surveillance video
New York Times:
Republicans Pushed to Restrict Voting. Millions of Americans Pushed Back.
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Politico's Alex Thompson Peels Back Curtain on Trump-Biden Transition on The Interview
Maya T. Prabhu / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia Democratic senator receives death threats after election hearing
Mattie Kahn / Glamour:
Yamiche Alcindor Wants America to See Its Flaws
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Liliana Segura / The Intercept:
Trump Prepares to Kill Brandon Bernard Even as Jurors Say His Life Should Be Spared
USA Today:
Arizona Legislature ‘cannot and will not’ overturn election, Republican House speaker says
CNN:
New combative Ivanka Trump sparks questions about her future
Discussion: Raw Story
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Is ‘Natural Immunity’ From Covid Better Than a Vaccine?
 

 
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Ben Smith / Semafor:
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