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Monday’s Mini-Report, 11.30.20
A trip to the hospital reminded me why I want to avoid getting Covid-19
Trump’s DHS symbolized cruelty. But there’s no easy fix for Alejandro Mayorkas.
Two senators help capture the GOP’s post-election troubles
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.30.20
‘Like a dog’: Trump’s favorite comparison clearly needs work
GOP eyes new voting restrictions based on made-up fraud claims
Senator’s defense in stock-trading controversy undercut by new details
What would it take for Trump to concede? His answer falls short
Why Trump’s Michael Flynn pardon was so obviously corrupt
First big step from Trumpified Supreme Court gets key issue wrong
Progressives don’t love Joe Biden’s foreign policy — but there’s a lot to like
What we should know about Biden’s appointment of Kerry as climate czar
What Trump, Covid, and a fraught election have taught us this year
This Thanksgiving, millions of Americans are going hungry in the midst of Covid
The real Thanksgiving story hints at how future Americans will talk about Covid-19
In sickness and in health: How my high-risk diagnosis for a breast cancer gene revived my marriage
Tech is saving the Covid holiday season even as it eats away at our privacy
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 11.25.20
The pandemic is starving us. Communities — not the government — are stepping up.
Despite twice pleading guilty, Flynn gets pardon from Trump
At Gettysburg, Trump demands the election be ‘turned around’
Pompeo’s ‘list of work’ is much less impressive than he thinks
Women-owned businesses are under threat — 5 meaningful ways to support them this holiday season
GM hands Trump one of his most important post-election defeats
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.25.20
The one thing Trump got right: The world really is watching
‘Under the bus’: GOP official learns the limits of Trump’s loyalties
Key Senate Republican faces questions about well-timed investments
Unemployment claims keep moving in the wrong direction
Trump’s economic team accused of ‘sabotaging’ Biden before exiting
What do Trump’s ‘Muslim ban,’ Ukraine, and Biden smear campaigns have in common? Giuliani.
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 11.24.20
Why Trump’s weird appearance in the briefing room matters
The demise of the Open Skies Treaty part of an unfortunate pattern
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.24.20
As transition begins, let no one think all’s well that ends well
On Biden’s to-do list: repairing much of the executive branch
If Republicans hold the Senate, Biden faces a historic challenge
Ted Cruz haunted by ridiculous coronavirus prediction
Trump crams one last racist policy into his final days as president
As Biden’s transition finally begins, there’s good news and bad
Trump’s GSA tells Biden the transition can begin. But let’s not sugarcoat this failed coup.
Imagine if Kyle Rittenhouse was Muslim
Monday’s Mini-Report, 11.23.20
With breakthrough Treasury nomination, Yellen gets last laugh
As Biden’s team takes shape, radical normalcy returns
How two industry leaders are helping women of color team up and thrive in business
MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle: Covid-19 is making martyrs out of mothers
Some Republicans start following Trump’s lead following defeats
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.23.20
To protect Confederates’ names, Trump eyes veto of military funding
Author Jennifer Folsom: 4 ways to stay connected this Thanksgiving — while staying at home
On Trump, GOP’s silence ‘can’t be excused and won’t be forgiven’
In Georgia, cross-currents make life complicated for Republicans
Joe discusses ‘Saving Freedom’
How to stay thankful when Covid fills the holidays with guilt, anger, and grief
As G20 focuses on coronavirus pandemic, Trump plays golf
In key election case, Team Trump suffers a brutal defeat
Trump’s ‘elite, strike force’ legal team starts to shrink
Fox News was only the first circle of right-wing media hell
Thanksgiving still on despite Covid-19? Please read this advice from a doctor.
Friday’s Mini-Report, 11.20.20
Trump’s accusations of fraud in Georgia echo decades of racial violence
Transcript: Kamala Harris and the Rainbow Sign
‘These are the words and actions of an attempted coup’
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.20.20
What will Senate Republicans do with Biden’s cabinet nominees?
Inside the movement that swept Republican women into Congress
Before exiting, Team Trump takes deliberate steps to undermine Biden
Dr. Nancy Lipsitz: This is what medical school DOESN’T teach women about family and career
Key GOP senator looks backwards on coronavirus treatment
On COVID treatments, Ben Carson points in a dubious direction
Romney takes public aim at Trump’s ‘undemocratic’ scheme
Why the ‘dangerous’ press conference from Trump’s lawyers matters
Biden’s Cabinet shortlist should include Hillary Clinton for U.N. ambassador
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 11.19.20
Trump’s Twitter firing of Chris Krebs can’t hide the truth about election results
The real scandal: Trump’s attempt to overturn an election he lost
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.19.20
Facing ethics allegations, Lindsey Graham doesn’t appear to care
Official blocking the transition process has an easy decision to make
Senate GOP confirms yet another ‘not qualified’ judicial nominee
Trump provides former speechwriter with controversial new post
Kamala Harris and the Rainbow Sign
Unemployment claims take a decidedly discouraging turn
Despite reality, Republican voters believe bogus ‘fraud’ claims
Trump is leaving Biden a big choice in Afghanistan
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 11.18.20
As death toll tops 250,000, Trump has failed by his own standards
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.18.20
Pentagon officials eye ‘off-site’ meetings with Joe Biden’s team
Dem leaders plead with McConnell to work on economic aid package
Stacey Abrams is 2020’s election star — Can she turn Georgia blue, again, in 2021?
Texas AG, ‘Lawyers for Trump’ leader reportedly facing FBI probe
Biden needs to push for reparations to address the racism that long preceded Trump
Questions about Lindsey Graham’s election interference grow louder
Why the failed effort to disenfranchise Michigan voters matters
Trump fires ‘one of the heroes’ of 2020 for telling the truth
Trump loves dragging his feet in court. It won’t help him win the election.
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 11.17.20
Sen. Lindsey Graham’s call with Georgia’s top election official is a real head-scratcher
Candace Owens mocks Harry Styles for wearing a dress. Did she forget about Jesus?
Senate derails controversial Federal Reserve nominee (for now)
Republicans finally find a post-election Trump move they don’t like
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.17.20
GOP senator backs off vow to help Biden with intel briefings
Why Trump’s Dominion conspiracy theory is so deeply odd
A week later, Texas’ Dan Patrick still has his $1 million
Need for economic aid is obvious, but it’s not happening
Trump’s lawyers play an unfortunate game of musical chairs
Did Lindsey Graham push Georgia to throw out legally cast ballots?
We won’t make it through this Covid winter if we can’t re-learn how to help each other
Monday’s Mini-Report, 11.16.20
N.C. swim team brings Black women to the pool for competition and camaraderie
Trump’s next move might be even more dangerous than his presidency
White House’s Atlas sparks outcry with ‘rise up’ rhetoric
National Security Adviser differs from Trump on Biden victory
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.16.20
GOP readies the most consequential vote of the lame-duck session
Ask yourself these 7 questions if you’re considering holiday travel amid Covid-19
Despite vaccine optimism, coronavirus crisis intensifies in US
DOJ prosecutors push back against Barr’s dubious election memo
Trump acknowledges his election defeat, then reverses course
Lying about crowd sizes, Team Trump ends how it began
Following failures, Giuliani to lead Trump’s hapless legal machine
Biden’s refugee plan is what America needs to heal from Trump
Why Parler’s facing the same constraints conservatives fled on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube
Dr. Vin Gupta explains which masks best protect from Covid-19
Friday’s Mini-Report, 11.13.20
Trump sees electoral turnaround in ‘probably two weeks’
By Team Trump’s standards, Biden has now won in a ‘landslide’
Black voters turned out for Biden. Here’s how he can repay them.
This is how women voters decided the 2020 election
Secret Service reportedly pays a price for Trump’s pre-election rallies
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.13.20
From pearl necklaces to sneakers: 5 Kamala Harris style tips we should ALL incorporate in our lives
Major law firm abandons Team Trump in Pennsylvania election case
Alito drops pretense of impartiality, delivers political remarks
GOP leaders seek acceptance for Congress’ new QAnon adherents
Alabama’s new senator struggles with the basics of WWII
Why Biden’s election victory in Arizona matters
Rejecting defeat, Trump lacks something important: a strategy
Trump’s election transition standoff may do serious damage to national security
Police departments still want new military equipment despite calls to ‘defund’ them
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 11.12.20
Unemployment claims improve, but remain high
Democrats keep worrying about what the GOP wants. They need to stop immediately.
Trump’s antics are without precedent ‘in Western democracies’
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.12.20
White House press secretary refers question to the White House
The amazing tale of Florida’s self-described COVID-19 data analyst
As pandemic intensifies, Trump curtails ‘day-to-day governing’
Before exiting, Trump finds another radical voice to help lead Pentagon
For Trump, one last fundraising scam before leaving office
Why Team Trump’s bad-faith contradictions on elections matter
Trump’s new loyalists at the Pentagon are shockingly unqualified
Twitter and Facebook’s election disinformation efforts may be too little, too late
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 11.11.20
After a fall with her newborn baby, Sheinelle Jones turned to mindfulness
‘I never would have imagined seeing something like this in America’
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.11.20
The challenge of restoring US credibility in a post-Trump world
As Biden talks to foreign leaders, GOP tries to create a controversy
Even if the ACA survives, Republicans’ efforts are indefensible
‘An epidemic of delusion’: GOP echoes Trump’s absurd claims
Installation of Trump loyalists at Pentagon seen as ‘dangerous’
How much does the GOP buy Trump’s ‘election fraud’ claims?
‘Voter fraud’ claims are a racist attack on Black voters so let’s act like it
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 11.10.20
Smirking Pompeo touts ‘smooth transition’ to Trump’s second term
Meet 7 former Grow Your Value contestants who are surviving and thriving amid Covid-19
She says the sheriff fired her for being gay. Now, she’ll be the sheriff.
Women in charge: Bank of America’s Anne Finucane
Affordable Care Act gets its day at the Supreme Court (again)
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.10.20
Republicans show signs of division ahead of Senate runoff races
The downside of ‘humoring’ Trump following his election defeat
With Mitch McConnell, it’s best to keep expectations low
With his filibuster position, Manchin passes on a rare opportunity
Out of excuses, Lindsey Graham’s metamorphosis is complete
Why Barr authorizing probes of election ‘irregularities’ matters
Trump’s time of terrorizing us via Twitter is nearly over
Why Trump’s decision to fire his Pentagon chief is so unsettling
For Biden, the hardest part is what comes next
How to approach a post-election dialogue with the other side
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.9.20
Could Biden take steps to deliver Dems control of the Senate?
Why Trump’s lame-duck period is worth watching closely
Biden signals dramatic change with new COVID-19 Advisory Board
Team Trump’s Four Seasons Fiasco will be tough to forget
Parts of the world reacted like the US ‘had overthrown a dictator’
Much of the Republican Party hedges on accepting election results
Was losing the election baked into Trump’s plan all along?
Kamala Harris makes history as the new vice president-elect
Joe Biden wins White House as Americans fire Donald Trump
This is Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ Know Your Value moment
2020 elections results: Joe Biden’s win won’t fix America — but it gives us time to try
Will the Trump-Biden election disaster finally convince us to scrap the Electoral College?
Following beheadings comments, Bannon’s troubles get a little worse
Why Mark Kelly’s Senate victory in Arizona is so striking
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.6.20
Kevin McCarthy goes further than most to echo Trump’s worst claim
What Lindsey Graham wants to be ‘on the table’ during vote tallies
More women than ever before were elected to Congress — Here are their historic ‘firsts’
Some in GOP concede Trump’s election attacks are ‘getting insane’
Job growth beat expectations in October, jobless rate improves
Facing defeat, Trump takes aim at his own country’s democracy
The 2020 election isn’t over yet, but why should that stop the post mortems?
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 11.5.20
10 books that will fill you with hope about the future
Transcript: The Unfinished Election
White women didn’t desert Trump in the election. Polls show some white men did.
Jean Chatzky: What my son’s heart condition taught me about finance
Pressed for evidence of ‘fraud,’ Team Trump ducks into a van
As vote counts continue, Team Trump can’t keep its story straight
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.5.20
The national landscape on drug policy takes a dramatic turn
US sees a tragic new milestone as coronavirus pandemic intensifies
The solution to Trump-Biden polarization may be easier (and cheaper) than we think
McConnell reportedly eyes constraints on possible Biden cabinet picks
What it would take for Democrats to win a Senate majority
Unemployment claims inch lower, but remain high
As pollsters face credibility questions, what happens now?
The last months of Trump’s first presidential term will be brutal
Transcript: What’s Next For Kamala Harris?
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 11.4.20
Trump’s election night news conference was exactly what he promised
Even some Republicans aren’t on board with Trump’s election rhetoric
Why Maine’s Susan Collins has more than one reason to celebrate
Trump’s false victory claim threatens democracy. Republicans need to stop him.
Trump asks election questions he ought to know the answers to
Trump’s 2020 election strategy is to desensitize America to brazen GOP voter suppression
American voters show up in droves, push turnout to 120-year high
Dems hold onto House, but fail to grow their majority
Biden’s popular-vote lead is large (and likely to grow larger)
Fight for Senate control narrows to a handful of undecided contests
Why Trump’s Election Night speech was so indefensible
Trump made sure the 2020 election was about one thing: Trump
2020 election results for judges and lower courts matter to voters. That’s a good thing.
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 11.3.20
How the government can truly help working parents during this difficult time
Trump’s elusive health care plan will apparently have to wait
Latinos fled corruption at home to come to the U.S. Trump seems to think we forgot that.
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.3.20
As the campaign ends, Trump never found his closing message
In intelligence briefings, Trump knows what he wants to hear
Four former RNC communications directors back Biden over Trump
Republicans bite their tongues following Trump’s election threats
Fauci isn’t alone: Birx pleads for ‘aggressive action’ on COVID
Trump reportedly expects scrutiny from prosecutors if he loses
Election Day 2020: It’s nearly over but Trump won’t stop shouting
The 2020 election has terrorized America. But here’s our silver lining.
What’s Next For Kamala Harris?
‘A is for antisemitism’: An alphabetical guide to Trump’s worst moments
This is Lilly Singh’s Know Your Value moment
Rubio joins Trump in celebrating dangerous incident on Texas highway
It’s not just the White House: Senate control on the line in 2020
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.2.20
At campaign’s end, Trump revives ‘The Snake’
GOP lawyer: ‘My party is destroying itself on the Altar of Trump’
Scott Atlas finds new ways to become even more controversial
Trump doubles down on conspiracy theory about doctors, hospitals
As pandemic intensifies, Trump says he’s ready to oust Fauci
Following Texas highway incident, Trump responds in Trumpian way
The Republican war on voting doesn’t end with Election Day
First-time voters with disabilities are eager to vote Trump out