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New York Times:
Trump Allies Eye Long-Shot Election Reversal in Congress, Testing Pence — Some House Republicans plan to try to use Congress's tallying of electoral results on Jan. 6 to tip the election to President Trump. The attempt will put Republicans in a pinch. — President Trump lost key swing states by clear margins.
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John Cassidy / New Yorker:
The G.O.P. Can No Longer Be Relied On to Protect Democracy — How low has the Party of Lincoln fallen? In answering this question, it is instructive to look at the example of Kevin McCarthy, a seven-term California congressman who, since 2019, has served as the House Minority Leader.
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David Siders / Politico:
Trump unleashes an army of sore losers — It's been five weeks since the election, and he still hasn't conceded. Alleging massive voter fraud, he's demanded an audit of votes in populous Democratic strongholds. On Thursday, he sued the secretary of state.
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New York Times:
4 Stabbed and One Shot as Trump Supporters and Opponents Clash — Supporters of the president in several cities said they were still convinced that the election was stolen, no matter what the courts say. Some confrontations with counterprotesters turned violent.
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Washington Post:
Multiple people stabbed after thousands gather for pro-Trump demonstrations in Washington — Thousands of maskless rallygoers who refuse to accept the results of the election turned downtown Washington into a falsehood-filled spectacle Saturday, two days before the electoral college will make the president's loss official.
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James Crowley / Newsweek:
Joe Biden ‘Will Be Removed One Way or Another,’ Alex Jones Tells Pro-Trump March — Conspiracy theorist and internet personality Alex Jones told a crowd of pro-Trump protesters in Washington, D.C. on Saturday that President-elect Joe Biden “will be removed one way or another,” while addressing the protesters from a stage.
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Lauren Koenig / CNN:
Several people were stabbed and 23 arrested as ‘Stop the Steal’ protesters and counter-protesters clash in Washington, DC — (CNN)At least four people were stabbed Saturday night amid post-election protests in Washington, according to the DC Metropolitan Police Department's public affairs office.
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The Week
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Trump tells ‘Fox & Friends’ election challenges ‘not over’ ahead of Electoral College vote — Trump would not say if he would attend Biden's inauguration — Trump: Election fight not over ahead of Electoral College vote — President Trump vowed that he and his campaign …
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E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
Compared with today's GOP, the 1860 secessionists were softies — At least the Confederate secessionists acknowledged that Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 election. — The 18 Republican state attorneys general and 126 Republican House members who asked the Supreme Court to throw out the results …
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Sean Colarossi / POLITICUSUSA:
Trump Has Full-Blown Meltdown And Hints That He'll Fire Bill Barr And ‘Declassify Everything’
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Federal Judge in Wisconsin Deals Trump Another Court Defeat
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Al Gore / New York Times:
I Have Hope on the Climate Crisis. America Must Lead.
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Washington Post:
‘The last wall’: How dozens of judges across the political spectrum rejected Trump's efforts to overturn the election
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Washington Post:
In challenging election defeat, Trump cements his control over the Republican Party
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Andrew McCarthy / Fox News:
Supreme Court right to refuse to block Biden election — rejects absurd legal theory
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Rod Dreher:
What I Saw At The Jericho March — For my sins, I guess, I watched all six hours of the Jericho March proceedings from Washington today, on the march webcast. I say for my sins, but in truth, I decided to watch it because I am interested in what the activist Christian Right is saying …
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David French / The Dispatch:
The Dangerous Idolatry of Christian Trumpism — We can pray peace will prevail, but we'd be fools to presume it will. — 4 hr ago — This is a grievous and dangerous time for American Christianity. The frenzy and the fury of the post-election period has laid bare the sheer idolatry and fanaticism of Christian Trumpism.
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Keisha Rowe / The Clarion-Ledger:
No ICU beds left in Mississippi as COVID-19 case levels continue to hit record highs — The surge of COVID-19 cases in Mississippi has left no intensive care unit beds available across the state and prompted the need for restrictions, State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said Friday.
Will Parker / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Poised for Wave of Evictions in January as Federal Ban Expires — Between 2.4 million and 5 million American households are at risk in January alone — More American renters could be evicted from their homes in January than in any month ever, as protections put in place during …
Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
Refuting Trump, FDA commissioner says vaccine could not have been authorized sooner — President Trump said Saturday that the FDA could have acted “last week.” — Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.
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The Hill
Stephen Deere / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Atlanta Mayor Bottoms' adviser confirms she declined offer to join Biden's Cabinet — President-elect Joe Biden offered Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms a position in his Cabinet, but she did not accept it, according to a statement from Rashad Taylor, Bottoms' senior adviser.
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Trevor Hughes / USA Today:
Deadliest place in America: They shrugged off the pandemic, then their family and friends started dying — QUINTER, Kansas — Sitting in the front seat of a red pickup as wind-whipped sorghum husks fly down Main Street like snowflakes, Ivy Charles fingers the white surgical mask slipped down beneath her chin.
Linda Lew / South China Morning Post:
What to do when the UN human rights office may have violated human rights? — Revelation that names of activists were provided to China spurred a years-long legal fight which is not over yet Emma Reilly's complaint to her employer is still not resolved after more than seven years Revelation …
Ryan Heath / Politico:
Inside the global fight to save capitalism — Pressure is on for markets to work better. While critics of today's capitalism are unlikely to be satisfied with the rate and scale of change, politicians and executives on every continent have seen the writing on the wall.
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CNN:
First batch of coronavirus vaccine ships out from Pfizer plant for all 50 states — (CNN)Freight trucks carrying about 184,275 vials of coronavirus vaccine departed a Pfizer plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Sunday, and the combined 189 boxes of vaccine vials are expected to arrive in all 50 states on Monday.
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