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3:40 PM ET, December 27, 2020

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Associated Press:
Unemployment benefits expire for millions as Trump rages  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet lapsed overnight as President Donald Trump refused to signed an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered …
Discussion: The Hill, HotAir and Crooks and Liars
Chris Strohm / Washington Post:
Benefits Lapse for Millions as Trump Fails to Approve Bill
Discussion: Bloomberg, CNBC and Breitbart
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Jobless Benefits Run Out as Trump Resists Signing Relief Bill
David Cohen / Politico:
Rep. Kinzinger calls efforts to overturn election ‘a scam’  —  “This is a scam,” said Illinois Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of continued efforts by President Donald Trump and some House Republicans to overturn the election of President-elect Joe Biden.  —  Kinzinger, speaking Sunday morning on CNN's …
Discussion: The Hill
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Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
QAnon Rep. Vows to Disrupt Electoral College Vote Count as Trump Tweets ‘See Everyone in D.C.’  —  Incoming Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, has once again stated that she intends to formally object when Congress gathers will gather next month to receive the election results …
Discussion: Raw Story
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Until Biden's win is certified, the U.S. remains vulnerable
Discussion: emptywheel and The Hill
The Tennessean:
Nashville explosion: MNPD confirms Anthony Q. Warner as a person of interest in bombing  —  Natalie Neysa Alund Yihyun JeongNashville Tennessean  —  Nashville Police Chief John Drake has confirmed Anthony Q. Warner, 63, as a person of interest in the Christmas day bombing investigation.
Discussion: The Hill, New York Post and USA Today
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Jeremy Finley / WSMV-TV:
FBI agents investigating if 5G paranoia was behind Nashville bombing  —  NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - News4 Investigates has confirmed FBI agents spent Saturday speaking with a top Nashville real estate agent, who contacted them after fearing the subcontractor who worked for him may be the same man whose home they were searching.
CBS News:
Transcript: Mayor John Cooper on “Face the Nation,” December 27, 2020
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Wall Street Journal:
Texas Fracking Billionaires Drew Covid-19 Aid While Investing in Rivals  —  Sen. Ted Cruz helped rework program rules, enabling Wilks brothers and others in oil industry to get relief funding  —  WASHINGTON—As the coronavirus pandemic and low oil prices walloped U.S. frackers this spring …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Edging closer to shutdown with Trump showing no signs of caving  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN TOMORROW NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT.  Unemployment benefits have already run out.  But the president, comfortably enveloped at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach …
Dan Levin / New York Times:
A Racial Slur, a Viral Video, and a Reckoning  —  A white high school student withdrew from her chosen college after a three-second video caused an uproar online.  The classmate who shared it publicly has no regrets.  —  [To read more stories on race from The New York Times, sign up here for our Race/Related newsletter.]
Discussion: Big League Politics
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Why these Fox News loyalists have changed the channel to Newsmax  —  On the morning after Election Day, Greg and Jenny Brethen, loyal viewers of Fox News who watched the channel religiously for almost 20 years, turned on their go-to morning show, “Fox & Friends,” and thought they saw something fishy.
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
CNN's Tapper: ‘No Value’ to Interviewing People Like Kayleigh McEnany Who ‘Lie the Way Most People Breathe’  —  CNN's Jake Tapper said he won't interview certain pro-Donald Trump people because they've established themselves as liars for the president with “no value” being aired on TV.
Ryan Nobles / CNN:
Trump's inaction on stimulus bill leaves Georgia's GOP runoff candidates in awkward spot  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's waffling over the $900 billion Covid relief package, which he has yet to sign, is leaving his fellow Republicans in Georgia in a tough spot as they fight to maintain control of the US Senate.
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Jeff Amy / Associated Press:
Warnock and Loeffler work to consolidate voters for runoff
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump's grievances leave Americans in need in limbo  —  Trump doubles down on Covid-19 relief bill opposition  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's dark mood is worsening — and the country is suffering his wrath.  —  Furious at Senate Republican leaders for acknowledging he lost to President-elect Joe Biden …
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Ivy Scott Globe / The Boston Globe:
State Republican official was hospitalized with COVID-19 after attending White House Hanukkah party  —  The vice chairman of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee is battling COVID-19 after attending what he described as a largely maskless holiday party at the White House earlier this month.
Jack Healy / New York Times:
The Treasured Diners and Hidden Haunts That Covid-19 Closed for Good  —  A Pittsburgh hot dog joint, a famous Cambridge dive bar and a vibrant Filipino restaurant in Los Angeles were among the casualties of 2020.  —  We gather today to mourn the 150-year-old restaurant that served up platters …
The Daily Beast:
In His Final Month in Office, Trump Works Overtime to Drag the GOP Down With Him  —  The president has turned on a huge number of Republicans who aided his rise to power.  And that's just in the past week.  —  President Donald Trump has spent his final weeks in office much as he has the preceding years …
Discussion: Raw Story
HuffPost:
Trump's Donors Funnel $10.5 Million Into His Businesses During His Presidency  —  Some $8.5 million of that comes from committees Trump controls directly, while $2 million comes from other Republican candidates and committees.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's donors …
 
 
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David Cohen / Politico:
Sen. Toomey: Trump going too far with pardons
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Bloomberg:
People's Daily Slams Hong Kong Court for Releasing Lai on Bail
Christina Maxouris / CNN:
December is the deadliest month in the US since the coronavirus pandemic began — and projections for January are ‘nightmarish,’ expert says
Discussion: New York Post
Amber Mohmand / Des Moines Register:
Steve King files ethics complaint against House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy
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Kyle Olson / Breitbart:
Michigan AG Dana Nessel Pursues Legal Sanctions Against Lawyers Questioning Election
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Examiner:
The Arab world has moved on from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The rest of the world should join them
Robert Cherry / The Hill:
Understanding Black Americans: Don't ask liberals
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Could Pence run and win in 2024?
ABC News:
Trump rushes to dole out plum appointments to allies on way out the door
Discussion: Defense One
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
William Barr: ‘One Standard of Justice’
Discussion: New York Magazine
Jan Hoffman / New York Times:
Early Vaccine Doubters Now Show a Willingness to Roll Up Their Sleeves