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Monday
December 14, 2020

Sorry, the Hunter Biden Story Is Still Not a Thing

Yes, the FBI is investigating Joe Biden's son. That doesn't mean that stories about Hunter's laptop were credible.

By Alex Shephard

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	But Really, the White House Should Get Vaccinated Newspapers reported Trump’s circle might get the vaccine this week. Trump says no. By Melody Schreiber

	The Desperate Last Days of Local News From billionaire dilettantes to pension funds, profit-seeking just isn’t compatible with the media’s core democratic functions. By Rachel M. Cohen

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	It’s Too Easy to Hack the U.S. Government Hackers, likely working for Russia, broke into federal agencies’ networks starting in the spring. The next breach could be even more damaging. Is it time for a truce? By Jacob Silverman

	How Biden Distributes the Vaccine Will Define His Presidency He needs to prove that he is serious about breaking the policies of inequity and favoritism that flourished under Trump. By Walter Shapiro

	The Year that Killed the Native Mascot If there is a silver lining to 2020, it's the reminder that even the toughest fights in Indian Country can have a happy ending. By Nick Martin

	HUD Deserves Better Than Marcia Fudge The chronic neglect of the nation’s housing agency continues with Joe Biden’s decision to tap an inexperienced Ohio lawmaker as its leader. By Morgan Baskin

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