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3:10 PM ET, December 27, 2020

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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 …
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  —  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.
Discussion: emptywheel and The Hill
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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: HotAir, The Hill and Crooks and Liars
Chris Strohm / Washington Post:
Benefits Lapse for Millions as Trump Fails to Approve Bill
Discussion: Bloomberg, CNBC and Breitbart
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 …
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.
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.]
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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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
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.
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 …
Discussion: Fox News and Raw Story
 
 
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HuffPost:
Trump's Donors Funnel $10.5 Million Into His Businesses During His Presidency
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
 

 
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