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Ashley Fetters / Politico:
Washington's Secret to the Perfect Zoom Bookshelf? Buy It Wholesale. — In a place like Washington—small, interconnected, erudite, gossipy—being well-read can create certain advantages. So, too, can seeming well-read. The “Washington bookshelf” is almost a phenomenon in itself …
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Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Trump rebukes FBI, DOJ, Congress, and Supreme Court in morning Twitter tantrum — President Trump spent part of his Saturday morning rebuking federal officials who have not helped him win a second term since losing the election and Congress for stimulus negotiations.
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Evan Semones / Politico:
Trump rails at Justice Dept., Supreme Court as stimulus bill deadline nears — The president took aim at the FBI and DOJ for not pursuing baseless claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election. — President Donald Trump. On the day millions of Americans left unemployed by the coronavirus pandemic prepare …
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Trump's Presidency Is Over. His Judges Will Be Here For Decades. — Thanks to Mitch McConnell, Trump has put more than 230 people into lifetime federal court seats. Most are white, male, right-wing ideologues. — Donald Trump's presidency is ending in a few weeks.
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Unemployment Aid Set to Lapse Saturday as Trump's Plans for Relief Bill Remain Unclear — At least a temporary lapse in expanded unemployment benefits for millions of Americans is now inevitable because of President Trump's delay in signing a $900 billion pandemic relief bill.
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump's mind is elsewhere as unemployment benefits run out for millions of Americans
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Trump again calls for $2,000 checks as Covid aid bill remains in flux
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Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
A ‘Great Cultural Depression’ Looms for Legions of Unemployed Performers — With theaters and concert halls shuttered, unemployment in the arts has cut deeper than in restaurants and other hard-hit industries. — In the top echelons of classical music, the violinist Jennifer Koh is by any measure a star.
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
A Stinging Setback in California Is a Warning for Democrats in 2022 — Democrats lost four swing House districts in the state, suggesting that their hold on a number of formerly Republican seats is tenuous at best. — LOS ANGELES — Two years ago, Democrats celebrated a sweep …
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Chris Megerian / Los Angeles Times:
Families are turning obituaries into final pleas to avoid COVID-19 — When Pamela Caddell died of COVID-19 last month, there was no funeral — her family knew that, as a former nurse, she wouldn't want anyone else to be exposed to the disease. — But there was still something her husband …
Associated Press:
Despite smooth election, GOP leaders seek vote restrictions — ATLANTA (AP) — Changes to the way millions of Americans voted this year contributed to record turnout, but that's no guarantee the measures making it easier to cast ballots will stick around for future elections.
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Associated Press:
AP sources: Human remains found near Nashville explosion — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two law enforcement officials tell The Associated Press that authorities have found human remains in the vicinity of the explosion that rocked downtown Nashville early Christmas morning.
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Steven Overly / Politico:
Anti-Facebook agitators see their moment under Biden — Facebook endured a deluge of political scrutiny in Donald Trump's Washington. It's poised to face even worse in the Joe Biden era. — From lawmakers on Capitol Hill to antitrust enforcers at the Federal Trade Commission …
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Igor Derysh / Salon:
Did we defund the police? No, but “big changes are happening” even after protests die down — Despite intense criticism coming from across the political spectrum, new city budgets show the protests worked — After weeks of nationwide protests over the police killings of unarmed Black people this summer …
Sheri Fink / New York Times:
As Virus Resurges in Africa, Doctors Fear the Worst Is Yet to Come — The coronavirus killed far fewer people in Africa than in Europe and the Americas, leading to a widespread perception that it was a disease of the West. Now, a tide of new cases on the continent is raising alarms.
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Anthony Powell / The New Criterion:
The “Dr.” will see you now — On Joseph Epstein and the “big gun” of identity politics. — Trelawney was always changing his style—even his name, too, I believe, which is, of course, no more Trelawney than my own is. Nor does anyone know why he should be addressed as Doctor.
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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
How real is the threat of prosecution for Donald Trump post-presidency? — Legal threats range from investigations into his business dealings in New York to possible obstruction of justice charges - but all come with a political cost — At noon on 20 January, presuming he doesn't have to be dragged …
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Zachary Petrizzo / Mediaite:
Roger Stone Says He's Going To Sue Bill Barr and Justice Department For $25M After Trump Pardon
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