Monday 30 November 2020

In McCarthy's era, most of the GOP's leaders avoided challenging conspiracy theories they knew to be implausible, even as their costs to the nation mounted

The silence of congressional Republican leaders as President Donald Trump's unfounded claims of election fraud grow wilder and more venomous increasingly resembles the party's deference to Sen. Joe McCarthy during the worst excesses of his anti-Communist crusade in the early 1950s.


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Don Lemon: Imagine how this feels for Trump

CNN's Don Lemon breaks down President Trump's refusal to accept the outcome of the election as his presidency comes to an end.


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Analysis: The fate of millions of Americans rests on Biden's economic team

Joe Biden's incoming economic team will shoulder the desperate hopes of millions of Americans who have lost jobs, face eviction from their homes or who are going hungry in a monstrous Covid-19-induced slump.


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VP-elect Kamala Harris picks Tina Flournoy as her chief of staff

Tina Flournoy, who is currently serving as chief of staff to former President Bill Clinton, has been chosen to be Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' chief of staff, according to a source with knowledge of the decision.


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Trump attorney issues call for violence against truth-telling former election cybersecurity official

An attorney for the Trump campaign on Monday issued a call for violence against Chris Krebs, a former cybersecurity official who was unceremoniously ousted from his post by President Donald Trump after he rejected the President's unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud.


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Opinion: Biden's genius move

As President-elect Joe Biden unveils his choices for the top jobs in his administration, we hear a mixture of rejoicing and disappointment, praise and criticism from the world of politicians and pundits. It's not easy pleasing every faction, including in the ideologically fractured Democratic Party.


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'Just pathetic': Avlon reacts to Graham's remarks on mail-in voting

When asked if he thinks President Trump should attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration in January, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said, "If Biden ends up winning, yeah I think so."


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Analysis: Covid-19 is a 'split screen' scenario heading into 2021. Here's how the news media should cover it

A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter. You can sign up for free right here.


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Trump still has power to make policy. Watch what he does

• Analysis: Biden's broken foot shows how different his White House will be • Misinformation watch: Official addresses baseless claim that algorithm flipped votes • Opinion: Biden's genius move


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