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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Until Biden's win is certified, the U.S. remains vulnerable — Not to be alarmist, but we should recognize that the United States will be in the danger zone until the formal certification of Joe Biden's election victory on Jan. 6, because potential domestic and foreign turmoil could give President Trump an excuse to cling to power.
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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Biden pushes Trump to sign COVID-19 bill: ‘It needs to be signed into law now’
Biden pushes Trump to sign COVID-19 bill: ‘It needs to be signed into law now’
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
While in Florida Golfing, Trump Allows Jobless Benefits to Expire for Millions — The president, at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach for the holidays, left coal in stockings of the unemployed — While President Donald Trump spends the holidays at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida …
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BuzzFeed News, CNN and Talking Points Memo
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Jobless Benefits Run Out as Trump Resists Signing Relief Bill — Millions of Americans lost crucial unemployment coverage, as the president continued to criticize the bill that would keep the aid from lapsing. — WASHINGTON — Millions of Americans lost their unemployment coverage on Saturday …
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Business Insider, Raw Story, NPR, Fortune and NBC10 Philadelphia
Transition / President-Elect Joe Biden:
Statement by President-elect Joe Biden on the Need to Sign the COVID-19 Economic Relief Bill — It is the day after Christmas, and millions of families don't know if they'll be able to make ends meet because of President Donald Trump's refusal to sign an economic relief bill approved by Congress …
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The Sun, The Mahablog, American Prospect, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, Politico, New York Post and Axios
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump's mind is elsewhere as unemployment benefits run out for millions of Americans
Trump's mind is elsewhere as unemployment benefits run out for millions of Americans
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Boston Herald, KTVZ-TV, The Daily Caller, The Root, ABC30 and The Guardian
Haley Victory Smith / Washington Examiner:
Millions lose jobless benefits after Trump refuses to sign stimulus package
Millions lose jobless benefits after Trump refuses to sign stimulus package
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Business Insider, Reuters, Sara A. Carter, Forbes and New York Post
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Trump again calls for $2,000 checks as Covid aid bill remains in flux
Trump again calls for $2,000 checks as Covid aid bill remains in flux
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KUSI-TV, The Hill, Reuters, One America News Network, New York Post, The Sun and CBS News
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Mnuchin's loyalty to Trump could end with painful setback as president shreds stimulus deal — Democrats and Republicans had thought Mnuchin was speaking for the president in negotiating the $908 billion pact, but Trump quickly called it a “disgrace.” — President Trump on Saturday continued …
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Raw Story and Mercury News
CBS News:
Person of interest identified in connection to Nashville bombing — A law enforcement source told CBS News a person of interest has been identified in connection to the Christmas morning explosion in Nashville. The person is connected to the RV that exploded.
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CNN:
Suicide bombing suspected in Nashville explosion as investigators search home south of the city — (CNN)Investigators looking into the Christmas morning explosion in Nashville now believe the blast was likely the result of a suicide bombing, according to two law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the investigation.
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New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Post, KTVZ-TV, ABC News, WINK NEWS, Associated Press, OutKick and Task & Purpose
Philip Pullella / Reuters:
Archaeologists uncover ancient street food shop in Pompeii — ROME (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD, have made the extraordinary find of a frescoed hot food and drinks shop that served up the ancient equivalent of street food to Roman passersby.
Garry Kasparov / Kasparov:
A Short Tribute to My Mother — My mother died in Moscow on December 25, at the age of 83. She meant everything to me, of course, but she was a remarkable woman in her own right, and I wanted to share a little about her and her life. — Klara Shagenovna Kasparova was born in Baku …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Amazon hires lobbyist brother of Biden White House counselor — Jeff Ricchetti, the brother of Biden's White House counselor Steve Ricchetti, recently secured a lobbying contract with Amazon Web Services. — The report shows Ricchetti registered to lobby for Amazon Web Services on Nov. 13 …
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The Hill and New York Post
Eric Webb / Austin American-Statesman:
John Cornyn's Christmas Eve brisket confuses the internet — Well, it definitely appears to be meat of some sort. — U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas on Thursday tweeted a photo of his family's holiday meal with the caption, “Brisket family tradition.” — As Cornyn is the senior senator from Texas …
Laurence Tribe / Financial Times:
Donald Trump's pardons must not obstruct justice — Abuses of constitutional clemency power should be investigated and prosecuted — The writer is a Harvard professor of constitutional law — If, as Alexander Pope reflected in 1711, “to err is human, to forgive, divine,” …
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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
Roger Stone Says He's Going To Sue Bill Barr and Justice Department For $25M After Trump Pardon
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Conservative News Today and Towleroad Gay News
The Irish Times:
Fintan O'Toole: Trump has unfinished business. A republic he wants to destroy still stands — 2020 in review: Donald Trump will continue to unleash racism, nativism and a fear of government — “In my beginning”, wrote TS Eliot in Four Quartets, “is my end.”
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Georgia Republicans run more misleading attack ads against Warnock and Ossoff — PAC money pours into Georgia Senate runoff races — Washington (CNN)In early December, we fact-checked misleading attack ads from both Democrats and Republicans in the two Georgia runoff elections …
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Breitbart
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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Jan Hoffman / New York Times:
Early Vaccine Doubters Now Show a Willingness to Roll Up Their Sleeves — Polls show that pervasive skepticism is melting, partly because of the high efficacy rates in trials and the images of real people getting the shot. — Ever since the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine began last spring …
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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