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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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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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National Review, Raw Story and NBC News
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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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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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
Martin Farrer / The Guardian:
Violence flares in Washington as far-right Trump supporters clash with counter-protesters
Violence flares in Washington as far-right Trump supporters clash with counter-protesters
Mark Osborne / ABC News:
4 stabbed in skirmishes at DC protests, while 1 person shot at clashes in Washington state
4 stabbed in skirmishes at DC protests, while 1 person shot at clashes in Washington state
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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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Jordan Williams / The Hill:
Dershowitz: Supreme Court ruling shows 'you can't count on the judiciary' if you're team Trump — Attorney Alan Dershowitz said the Supreme Court turning down Texas's election lawsuit sent a message that President Trump and his allies 'can't count on the judiciary' to help overturn the results of the election.
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Sean Colarossi / POLITICUSUSA:
Trump Has Full-Blown Meltdown And Hints That He'll Fire Bill Barr And ‘Declassify Everything’
Trump Has Full-Blown Meltdown And Hints That He'll Fire Bill Barr And ‘Declassify Everything’
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Roger Kimball / Spectator USA:
Is America still a democratic republic?
Is America still a democratic republic?
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Federal Judge in Wisconsin Deals Trump Another Court Defeat
Federal Judge in Wisconsin Deals Trump Another Court Defeat
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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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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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Religion News Service
Azam Ahmed / New York Times:
She Stalked Her Daughter's Killers Across Mexico, One by One — Armed with a handgun, a fake ID card and disguises, Miriam Rodríguez was a one-woman detective squad, defying a system where criminal impunity often prevails. — SAN FERNANDO, Mexico — Miriam Rodríguez clutched …
Kimberly Wehle / Politico:
There's a Way to Halt Trump's Baseless Election Fraud Cases — The dozens of postelection lawsuits filed by the Trump campaign and his Republican supporters are hard to keep track of, but the scorecard is as clear as it is grim for the president's side: one modest victory versus 55 losses—and counting.
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Another Trump-Appointed Judge Rejects Another of the President's Meritless Post-Election Lawsuits
Another Trump-Appointed Judge Rejects Another of the President's Meritless Post-Election Lawsuits
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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.
Washington Post:
Turkey says Iranian intelligence was behind elaborate plot to kidnap opponent in Istanbul — ISTANBUL — When exiled Iranian opposition figure Habib Chaab traveled from his home in Sweden to Turkey in October, he did not tell his friends, one of them said. — “None of us would have accepted …
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccines Begin Shipping — As coronavirus pandemic surges around the U.S., hospitals are gearing up to receive doses of the first vaccine after it got an FDA green light — Pfizer Inc. has begun shipping its Covid-19 vaccine, dispatching trucks from a Michigan plant carrying …
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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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The Moderate Voice
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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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
Evie Fordham / Fox News:
Trump: Coronavirus vaccine would have taken ‘five years’ if I wasn't president — Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine is rolling out across the US starting Sunday — Trump: AG Barr had ‘obligation’ to set record straight on Hunter Biden investigation — President Trump said finding …
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