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The Shady Ex-Cop Behind Trump’s Nevada Voter Fraud Farce

By John L. Smith

Known for cavorting with criminal strip-club operators and scandals galore, the head of the Nevada GOP is the perfect hype man for a hopeless mission.

Megyn Kelly’s Dream Come True: Mel Gibson as Santa Claus

By Nick Schager

The new movie “Fatman” is a dark spin on Santa Claus, featuring renowned anti-Semite Mel Gibson as an unhinged Santa.

She Helped Escalate an Endless War. Will She End It?

By Spencer Ackerman

Michele Flournoy is a revered member of the defense establishment and practically a lock to run a Biden Pentagon. Her path there ran through ramping up the Afghanistan war.

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Trump’s Down Right Now—and Republicans Should Kick Him

By Matt Lewis

If they want to thrive, Republicans need a Trump-free future. But why do I fear we’re going to see a repeat of 2015-2016?

The Netflix Series That Puts Hallmark Holiday Films to Shame

By Kevin Fallon

The super-adorable Christmas romance “Dash & Lily” is exactly the warm blanket we need right now—and proves why all those corny Hallmark and Lifetime movies are so bad.

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Thousands Are Dying, but Trump’s Busy With Voter Fraud

By Margaret Carlson

The entire country is being crushed by the virus, Trump doesn’t care, Biden does, but he can’t do anything about it.

Dems Worry Trump Will Shred Docs on His Way Out

By Sam Brodey

“We’re not gonna get out ahead of the Biden team,” said Rep. Connolly. “We’re obviously going to respect their decisions about strategy and defer to them at this delicate moment.”

‘SVU’ Premiere: Olivia Benson Realizes She’s a Racist

By Laura Bradley

What will the beloved, long-running police procedural become as it reimagines itself in the wake of protests against police brutality?

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1. Trump Keeps Suggesting Absurd Ideas to Stay in Office: NYT

KILLING TIME

He doesn’t appear to believe any of his schemes will actually work, but are more about working the clock while he works out what he’s going to do next.

2. Over 150K Daily U.S. COVID Cases Recorded for First Time

PREVIOUSLY UNTHINKABLE

Worse still, at least 919 deaths were reported during the day, and 67,096 people are in hospitals with the virus.

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4. Alito Goes Scorched-Earth in Speech to Federalist Society

‘VAMPIRE DREAM’

The supposedly impartial SCOTUS justice called the COVID-19 crisis a “constitutional stress test” that is threatening religious liberty, and said freedom of speech is being eroded.

5. Elite Law Firm Abandons Trump’s PA Election Challenge

ON YOUR OWN

Associates at the firm previously voiced their dismay that it would be helping the president in his quest to overturn the election results.

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