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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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Wall Street Journal:
Covid-19 Aid Bill Remains Uncertain as Trump Calls for Larger Payments — Delay could result in millions having their unemployment benefits suspended and possible shutdown of federal government — WASHINGTON—Some unemployment programs expired Saturday night, as President Trump's demand …
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CNN:
Trump's wrecking ball of a transition — Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and author of the book, “Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party.”
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Jobless Benefits Run Out as Trump Resists Signing Relief Bill
Jobless Benefits Run Out as Trump Resists Signing Relief Bill
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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 …
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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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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Robert Cherry / The Hill:
Understanding Black Americans: Don't ask liberals — Many liberals apparently have had trouble coming to grips with the views and beliefs of America's Black populace. For example, in explaining the increased vote for President Trump among Black, Latino and LGBTQ communities …
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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Amber Mohmand / Des Moines Register:
Steve King files ethics complaint against House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy — U.S. Rep. Steve King filed an ethics complaint against House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday, objecting to the manner in which he was stripped of all of his House committee assignments last year.
Megan Eaves / South China Morning Post:
How I became mayor of Danzhai, a small Chinese village — When Lonely Planet's China editor Megan Eaves received an email inviting her to become mayor of a Danzhai, she thought it was a scam After accepting the position she realised the power that tourism can have as a force …
Washington Examiner:
The Arab world has moved on from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The rest of the world should join them — Before President Trump, the conventional wisdom was that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was and would forever be at the center of Arab nations' foreign policy in the region.
New York Times:
Trump's Fraud Claims Died in Court, but the Myth of Stolen Elections Lives On — For years, Republicans have used the specter of cheating as a reason to impose barriers to ballot access. A definitive debunking of claims of wrongdoing in 2020 has not changed that message.
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.
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 …