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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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The Hill, HotAir and Crooks and Liars
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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USA Today, Chicago Sun-Times, POLITICUSUSA and TheBlaze
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, Forbes, Mother Jones, The Daily Caller, UPI, Business Insider, CNN, Mediaite, NPR and Raw Story
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 …
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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 …
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Raw Story
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Until Biden's win is certified, the U.S. remains vulnerable
Until Biden's win is certified, the U.S. remains vulnerable
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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.
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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.
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Tennessee Star, New York Post, The Guardian, RedState, Conservative News Today, Daily Mail, CBS News and The Daily Beast
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 …
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Israpundit and Alabama Political Reporter
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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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.
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Crooks and Liars and The Daily Caller
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 and Jon Ossoff for U.S. Senate
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Jeff Amy / Associated Press:
Warnock and Loeffler work to consolidate voters for runoff
Warnock and Loeffler work to consolidate voters for runoff
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Wall Street Journal, Orange County Register, Al Jazeera and Breitbart
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.
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CBS Boston, Crooks and Liars and Raw Story
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 …
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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 …