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Republicans Back Trump’s Refusal to Concede, Declining to Recognize Biden
Nicholas Fandos and Emily Cochrane, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 56 minutes ago
Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, slammed Democrats for
expecting the president to quickly concede and said he had every right to
pursue legal challenges.
Republicans are not required to recognize the Democratic party victory.
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The G.O.P. Lines Up Behind Trump
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
Mitch McConnell supports the president’s baseless election claims: This is
your morning tip sheet.
The GOP is sheltering from their bad judgment.
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Trump Plans PAC in Hopes of Keeping Hold on G.O.P.
Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The PAC could accept donations from an unlimited number of people and spend
to benefit other candidates, allowing the president to retain influence in
a party remade largely in his image.
Trump will not hold the whip.
His will only be the carrot.
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The Good Scenario For America’s Future
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 3 hours ago
So, the default scenario is that Biden rules for 4 to 8 years, maybe Harris
for another 4, then we get a more disciplined right wing “populist.” In the
meantime, nothing that will actually change the trend-lines has been done
about climate change or the continued concentration of wealth and power.
America continues to be […]
Ian Welsh suffers from tunnel vision.
Socialism has been slandered for a hundred and thirty years.
It will not be welcome in these circles of power.
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The Races That Haven’t Been Called
Maggie Astor, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
Because so many mail ballots still need to be counted, we don’t yet know
who won a lot of congressional races.
The votes are cast. They will be certified.
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Republicans Shy From Asking Trump to Concede
Catie Edmondson, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
President Trump’s iron grip on his party has inspired love for him among
many Republican lawmakers, and fear in others. Neither group will tell him
it is time to concede his loss.
"Who will bell the cat?"
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Barr Hands Prosecutors the Authority to Investigate Voter Fraud Claims
Katie Benner and Michael S. Schmidt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
The attorney general said that he had authorized “instances” of
investigative steps but that inquiries should not be based on specious
claims.
Keep counting.
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An Obama Restoration on Foreign Policy? Familiar Faces Could Fill Biden’s Team
Michael Crowley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
The president-elect has several veteran aides to choose from, even as some
liberals complain about a return of the foreign policy “Blob.”
Foreign policy must be fixed.
First there must be a foreign policy.
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How Emily Murphy Stands Between Biden's Team and Transition
Michael D. Shear, Maggie Haberman and Michael Crowley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
Emily W. Murphy, the administrator of the General Services Administration,
must formally recognize President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. for the
transfer of power to begin.
When the votes are certified Biden will be the president elect.
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Trump Appointee Stands Between Biden’s Team and a Smooth Transition
Michael D. Shear, Maggie Haberman and Michael Crowley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
Emily W. Murphy, the administrator of the General Services Administration,
must formally recognize President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. for the
transfer of power to begin.
She is not Hector.
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Eli Lilly’s Antibody Treatment Gets Emergency F.D.A. Approval
Katie Thomas and Noah Weiland, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
The authorization raised immediate questions about who would get access to
the antibody treatments, which are in short supply.
Eli Lilly's product is a week late by Republican estimates.
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Biden Moves to Confront a Pandemic Racing Out of Control
Sheryl Gay Stolberg, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. named a panel of health care experts to
draft policies to address the coronavirus pandemic, as he implored
Americans to wear masks.
Covid-19 is a virus. There can be no confrontation.
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Pandemic Reaches Grim Milestone as Biden Moves to Take Charge
Michael D. Shear, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
With average new infections totaling 111,000 per day, President-elect
Joseph R. Biden Jr. is confronting a coronavirus pandemic that is surging
out of control.
Biden has no power as yet.
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How Trump’s Refusal to Concede Affects Biden’s National Security Transition
Michael S. Schmidt, Julian E. Barnes and Zolan Kanno-Youngs, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has yet to receive a presidential daily
briefing, and it was unclear whether his team would have access to
classified information.
Biden is not yet the president elect.
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Democracy Required Kind of a Lot of Patience, Actually
Katie Glueck and Thomas Kaplan, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
Delaware’s own Joe Biden was eventually named the winner of the 2020
presidential race. By then, Delaware itself had gotten a decent turn in the
spotlight, as the nation waited.
The press thinks Biden is the president elect.
He is not until the votes are certified.
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Cheri Bustos, who leads House Democrats’ campaign arm, says she won’t seek another term as chairwoman.
Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
There is no royal road to democratic politics.
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Arkansas Police Chief Resigns After Calling for Democrats to Be Executed
John Ismay, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
Chief Lang Holland of Marshall, Ark., advocated online that Democrats
should be attacked and summarily executed. He resigned soon after his
comments were made public.
Stupidity usually carries a death sentence.
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Here’s Where All the Cracks in the ‘Blue Wall’ Were for Biden
Jeremy W. Peters, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. took back Michigan, Pennsylvania and
Wisconsin by surging in the suburbs. He held his own in big cities, but
there were signs of weakness in Black and Latino neighborhoods.
Better analysis would be more useful.
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A House Divided
Lisa Lerer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago
Joe Biden made national unity a central message of his campaign. But the
election showed that unity won’t happen overnight.
The progressive long game is not satisfying.
It seems to be the only way.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty
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Jon Meacham, Presidential Historian, Helps Shape the Words of Joe Biden
Annie Karni and John Koblin, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago
Jon Meacham, best known for writing about past presidents like Andrew
Jackson and George Bush, has helped shape some of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s
most significant speeches.
I do not know his mind.
Attention will be paid.
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