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© Getty Images Via The Associated Press’s Zeke Miller, Christina A. Cassidy and Colleen Long, “Getting nowhere in the courts, President Donald Trump’s scattershot effort to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory is shifting toward obscure election boards that certify the vote as Trump and his allies seek to upend the electoral process, sow chaos and perpetuate unsubstantiated doubts about the count.” What to expect: https://bit.ly/3pLNBAI |
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It's a wild ride in Michigan: |
| Remember how the two Republican Board of Canvassers members in Wayne County, Mich., first voted on Tuesday night to oppose the county’s election results, but then abruptly changed their votes to unanimously certify the election? Well, those two Republican members are now asking to rescind their votes. https://bit.ly/3pJoG0Q Why: The Republicans said they only voted ‘yes’ because they were promised an audit of the votes. From an affidavit from the board's GOP chairwoman, Monica Palmer: “The Wayne County election had serious process flaws which deserve investigation. I continue to ask for information to assure Wayne County voters that these elections were conducted fairly and accurately." Read Palmer’s full affidavit: https://bit.ly/3pLTaPF From board member William Hartmann’s affidavit: “Late in the evening, I was enticed to agree to certify based on the promise that a full and independent audit would take place. I would not have agreed to the certification but for the promise of an audit.” Read Hartmann’s full affidavit: https://bit.ly/3nBmjv6 What this move means — in short, we don’t know: “It's unclear what effects, if any, the two affidavits will have, as the board members already voted unanimously Tuesday night to certify the election results in the heavily Democratic county, which includes Detroit, Michigan's largest city.” |
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| NEW UPDATE — ^MONICA PALMER SAYS PRESIDENT TRUMP CALLED HER: |
| Via The Washington Post’s Tom Hamburger, Kayla Ruble and Tim Elfrink, “ ‘I did receive a call from President Trump, late Tuesday evening, after the meeting,’ Monica Palmer, one of two Republican members of the four-member Wayne County canvassing board, told The Post. ‘He was checking in to make sure I was safe after hearing the threats and doxing that had occurred.’ ” https://wapo.st/2Hg91oi |
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| REACTION FROM THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN — THEY WITHDREW A LAWSUIT: |
| Via The Detroit News’s Riley Beggin, “President Donald Trump's re-election campaign withdrew its federal lawsuit challenging Michigan's election results Thursday morning, saying it already achieved its goals when the Wayne County Board of Canvassers initially refused to certify the election — even though the board later approved them.” https://bit.ly/2UJ8u1a Read the Trump campaign’s statement: https://bit.ly/3lMvBE8 |
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| It’s Thursday — Thanksgiving is one week from today! I can already taste the stuffing. I’m Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what’s coming up. Send comments, story ideas and events for our radar to cmartel@thehill.com — and follow along on Twitter @CateMartel and Facebook. Did someone forward this to you? Want your own copy? Sign up here to receive The Hill's 12:30 Report in your inbox daily: http://bit.ly/2kjMNnn |
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*Pulls out pen and paper* *Writes and underlines ‘hit list’ on the top line*: |
| President Trump is using his final two months in office to settle scores and to preserve his political legacy, even as he has refused to concede losing the election. https://bit.ly/3nxtNPI How Trump is cementing his legacy: “On Tuesday, the Pentagon announced drawdowns of thousands of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan … Trump signed an executive order last week prohibiting Americans from investing in firms the U.S. government says are linked to the Chinese military … The administration is also preparing to move forward with a … proposal that would lower the cost of certain Medicare drugs, and the president is expected to issue executive action further curtailing the use of H-1B work visas.” An example of setting scores: Remember when Trump fired the top cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs after he said this election was safe. The full story from Morgan Chalfant and Brett Samuels: https://bit.ly/3nxtNPI |
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The honeymoon stage is already over: |
| Via The Hill’s Niv Elis and Sylvan Lane, “Democratic leaders in Congress are pushing President-elect Joe Biden to take quick action on canceling student loan debt with an executive order to stimulate the economy and provide relief to struggling borrowers.” https://bit.ly/32XXykZ Where Biden stands: “Biden has expressed interest in forgiving some amount of education debt, a move that would undoubtedly trigger political backlash, perhaps on both sides of the aisle.” A wild card in the proposal: “A legislative path to lowering student debt is unlikely if Republicans maintain control of the Senate after two runoff elections in Georgia scheduled for Jan. 5.” |
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BREAKING — The CDC is begging you not to travel for Thanksgiving: |
| The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that Americans do not travel for Thanksgiving. https://cnb.cx/32Z8JKa From Dr. Henry Walke at the CDC: “CDC is recommending against travel during the Thanksgiving period,” he said. “For Americans who decide to travel, CDC recommends doing so as safely as possible by following the same recommendations for everyday living.” Walke also said: There is “no more important time than now for each and every American to redouble our efforts to watch our distance, wash our hands and, most importantly, wear a mask.” |
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The economy recovery has stalled a bit: |
| “Initial jobless claims rose to a seasonally adjusted total of 742,000, a jump of 31,000, in the second week of November, according to the Labor Department, a sign of a stalling recovery amid the most recent COVID-19 outbreak.” https://bit.ly/3nEWZoc |
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Should we talk about the white elephant in the room in avoiding a shutdown…?: |
| Via The Hill’s Alexander Bolton, “Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are wondering if they can trust President Trump to sign legislation to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown before the end of the year.” https://bit.ly/32WZjPg How so: “Republican and Democratic lawmakers say a government shutdown is not off the table and see Trump, who has refused to concede the election, as the main wild card.” What we know from the White House: “White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, who met with Senate Republicans on Wednesday, said the president wants to keep the government funded. But he’s not ruling out the possibility of a year-end shutdown.” |
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© Twitter The new testing on Capitol Hill is quite efficient: NBC’s Garrett Haake tweeted, “The new Capitol Hill COVID testing site for members & staff was doing brisk business when I went this morning. In and out in 15 minutes. Demand is high after 7 House members have tested positive this week.” https://bit.ly/32XYcyV |
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| LATEST WITH THE CORONAVIRUS | |
Coronavirus cases seriously corelate with how strict state lockdowns are: |
| Using data from the University of Oxford, The New York Times’s Lauren Leatherby and Rich Harris compared the surges in COVID-19 cases in each state to the level of restrictions imposed. https://nyti.ms/3fbFZ5U The gist of the analysis: “The surge is worst now in places where leaders neglected to keep up forceful virus containment efforts or failed to implement basic measures like mask mandates in the first place.” The charts, by state: https://nyti.ms/3fbFZ5U |
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| THE NUMBERS: |
| Coronavirus cases in the U.S.: 11,558,241 U.S. death toll: 250,898 Breakdown of the numbers: https://cnn.it/2UAgW3y |
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What is keeping Democrats up at night — future elections: |
| Via The Hill’s Niall Stanage, “Some of the smartest minds in Democratic politics see warning signs for their party even as they celebrate President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over President Trump. While Biden's advantage in the popular vote this year is nearing 6 million, some liberal political experts are disconcerted by demographic trends that they say look unexpectedly difficult for their party.” https://bit.ly/2UKP244 Two of the biggest worries: “A weaker than expected performance among Latino voters this year, and continued GOP strength among white voters who don't have a college education.” How this could play out: https://bit.ly/2UKP244 |
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Whoa, this looks SO real: |
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© Twitter Watch — I would have never known they weren’t in the same room: https://bit.ly/2IGZGXv |
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This owl looks pretty annoyed, tbh: |
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© Twitter More about the owl: https://bit.ly/3pHA5yf |
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| The House is in. The Senate is out. President Trump and Vice President Pence are in Washington, D.C. Vice President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are in Wilmington, Del. President Trump and Vice President Pence are in Washington, D.C. Today: Vice President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris hold a virtual meeting with the National Governors Association’s executive committee. Today: President Trump has no public events scheduled. 1 – 3 p.m. EST: First and last votes in the House. The House’s full agenda today: https://bit.ly/3kKKDJk 2:30 p.m. EST: Vice President Pence leads a White House Coronavirus Task Force meeting in the Situation Room. Monday, Nov. 30: The Senate returns. The Senate’s full schedule: https://bit.ly/35PjCQN |
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| Noon: The Trump campaign held a news conference. Livestream: https://cs.pn/32Uwmnd 4 p.m. EST: The White House Coronavirus Task Force holds a briefing. Tonight: Former President Obama appears on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” |
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| NOW FOR THE FUN STUFF...: | |
| Today is National Macchiato Day. |
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Ooooh! Stirring up controversy!: |
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© Twitter Enjoy the responses to this tweet: https://bit.ly/3lKEON6 |
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| And because this cat made me laugh, here’s a cat who is happy to help with the lesson: 
© Twitter Watch: https://bit.ly/32ZAfak |
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