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Summer Concepcion / Talking Points Memo:
Toomey: Trump Will Be Remembered For ‘Erratic Behavior’ If He Doesn't Sign COVID Relief Bill — Sen. Pat Roomey (R-GA) on Sunday sternly warned President Trump that his legacy is on the line after the sitting president turned on a COVID relief bill that passed Congress in the waning weeks of his presidency.
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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 …
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HotAir, The Hill, Reuters and Crooks and Liars
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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Reuters, The Hill, New York Times, Breitbart, New York Post, Al Jazeera, CNN, NBC News and CBS News
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump's grievances leave Americans in need in limbo
Trump's grievances leave Americans in need in limbo
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Washington Examiner, NBC News and NECN
Associated Press:
Live politics updates: Biden bashes Trump's ‘abdication of responsibility’ on COVID relief bill
Live politics updates: Biden bashes Trump's ‘abdication of responsibility’ on COVID relief bill
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CNN, USA Today, POLITICUSUSA, Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Towleroad Gay News
Chris Strohm / Washington Post:
Benefits Lapse for Millions as Trump Fails to Approve Bill
Benefits Lapse for Millions as Trump Fails to Approve Bill
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Bloomberg, BillMoyers.com, CNBC, The Daily Caller and HotAir
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
While in Florida Golfing, Trump Allows Jobless Benefits to Expire for Millions
While in Florida Golfing, Trump Allows Jobless Benefits to Expire for Millions
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ABC News, BuzzFeed News, POLITICUSUSA and Blue Virginia
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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NBC News, Business Insider, Mediaite, Fortune, UPI, Real America's Voice, NPR, Raw Story and President-Elect Joe Biden
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 …
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.
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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.
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.]
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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 …
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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Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Jon Ossoff for U.S. Senate
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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 …
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The Daily Beast, NBC News, Raw Story and National Memo
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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David Cohen / Politico:
Sen. Toomey: Trump going too far with pardons — He noted the connection of some of those pardoned to the president. — Sen. Pat Toomey on Sunday criticized some of the Trump Administration's pardons. Alex Wong/Getty Images — Sen. Pat Toomey on Sunday said President Donald Trump …
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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.
David Cohen / Politico:
2 House newcomers decline to say if they'll back Pelosi for speaker — Two progressives newly elected to Congress in November declined to say Sunday whether they will vote for Nancy Pelosi for Speaker. — Rep.-elect Cori Bush (D-Mo.) and Rep.-elect Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) …
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Fox News and Political Wire
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 …
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 …
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.