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.

Georgia Supreme Court rejects Trump appeal  —  The Georgia Supreme Court has rejected an appeal of a lawsuit by President Donald Trump that seeks to overturn the state's election results.  —  The president filed the lawsuit in Fulton County Superior Court Dec. 4.

‘Proud Boys’ burn Black Lives Matter signs at churches in Washington  —  Flip  —  WASHINGTON (RNS) — People reportedly affiliated with the hate group Proud Boys tore down Black Lives Matter signs belonging to churches in Washington Saturday night (Dec 12), setting at least one aflame.

CBS News poll: Most feel election is “settled” but Trump voters disagree  —  With the Electoral College poised to elect Joe Biden on Monday, a sizable 62% majority of the nation's voters feel the election is “over and settled” and it's “time to move on.”  Large majorities feel their own votes …

U.S. expects to have immunized 100 million against COVID-19 by end of March -Slaoui  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States expects to have immunized 100 million people with the coronavirus vaccine by the end of March, the chief adviser for the U.S. COVID-19 vaccine program said on Sunday.

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.

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 …

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.

Major leak ‘exposes’ members and ‘lifts the lid’ on the Chinese Communist Party  —  A major leak containing a register with the details of nearly two million CCP members has occurred - exposing members who are now working all over the world, while also lifting the lid on how the party operates under Xi Jinping, says Sharri Markson.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Accused of Sexual Harassment by Former Adviser  —  Lindsey Boylan, a Democratic candidate for Manhattan Borough president, accused New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, of sexual harassment during the time she worked as an adviser to him.

WSJ op-ed on ‘Dr.’ Jill Biden gets writer ‘canceled’ by Northwestern University  —  The author wrote that Jill Biden's use of “Dr.” before her name “sounds and feels fraudulent, not to say a touch comic”  —  Jill Biden reportedly pushing for debt-free college as incoming first lady

Biden's Catholic faith will be on full display as the first churchgoing president in decades  —  (CNN)Joe Biden rarely misses Sunday Mass. So it was notable when the President-elect didn't attend church on November 29, the first Sunday of Advent and the beginning of the season when Roman Catholics like Biden prepare for Christmas.