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8:05 PM ET, December 27, 2020

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Washington Post:
Authorities identify Anthony Warner as Nashville bomber, say his remains were found in the wreckage  —  Neighbors describe Warner as a “recluse” with an interest in home security.  —  Anthony Quinn Warner was responsible for the Christmas morning explosion that rocked downtown Nashville …
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Grant Hodgson / The US Sun:
LONELY XMAS Nashville bomb: Anthony Quinn Warner told woman he gave homes to he ‘intended to spend Christmas in woods with his dogs’  —  NASHVILLE suspected suicide bomber Anthony Quinn Warner told the woman he gifted his two homes to that he “intended to travel on Christmas Eve to spend …
Discussion: The Sun and New York Post
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Nashville Bombing Suspect Died in Explosion, Police Say  —  AT&T building may have been targeted in Christmas morning blast downtown  —  Federal authorities on Sunday identified Anthony Warner as the man responsible for the Christmas Day bombing in Nashville, saying that they believe …
Matthew S. Schwartz / NPR:   Nashville Blast Suspect Died In Explosion, Officials Say
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CNN:
Trump's plans to sign relief bill on Christmas Eve were scrapped last minute  —  (CNN)On Christmas Eve, staff at Mar-a-Lago made preparations for President Donald Trump to sign the Covid-19 relief package and government funding bill, a holiday gift of relief to millions of Americans suffering in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Discussion: Mediaite
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Axios:
Trump agrees to sign COVID relief bill, averting government shutdown  —  President Trump agreed in the final hours to sign a bill to extend unemployment benefits and avert a government shutdown, Republican sources tell Axios.  —  What to expect: Trump will sign the current bill …
Discussion: ABC News and CNN
John Bowden / The Hill:
Bipartisan lawmakers urge Trump to either sign or immediately veto coronavirus relief bill  —  A bipartisan group of lawmakers from both chambers of Congress on Sunday reissued their call for President Trump to sign a nearly $1 trillion COVID-19 relief package - or to immediately veto it.
New York Times:
‘This just has to get done’: Lawmakers push Trump to sign the relief bill.
Natalie Colarossi / Newsweek:
Pro-Trump Lawyer Calls for Georgia Runoffs Boycott, Hints at Arresting Loeffler, Perdue  —  Lin Wood, a pro-Trump lawyer who has been aggressively promoting unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud, tweeted a plan to boycott Georgia's critical Senate runoff race Friday and hinted at arresting GOP Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue.
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Jeff Amy / Associated Press:
Warnock and Loeffler work to consolidate voters for runoff
Meghan Cox Gurdon / Wall Street Journal:
Even Homer Gets Mobbed  —  A Massachusetts school has banned ‘The Odyssey.’  —  A sustained effort is under way to deny children access to literature.  Under the slogan #DisruptTexts, critical-theory ideologues, schoolteachers and Twitter agitators are purging and propagandizing against classic texts …
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.
WPolitics:
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: A Video Proves Nashville Explosion Was Actually A Missile Strike, And The Target Was The AT&T/NSA Hardened Switching Facility “Spy Hub”  —  A video evidence have appeared showing that an incoming missile initiated the explosion in Nashville.
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
JPMorgan Chase & Co.:
Household Cash Balances during COVID-19: A Distributional Perspective  —  JPMorgan Chase Institute Take  —  Months after the declaration of national emergency on March 13, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the economy and household finances in dramatic and unprecedented ways.
Discussion: Bloomberg
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.
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 …
Rockford Register Star:
Army special forces member, 37, charged in shooting at Don Carter Lanes in Rockford  —  Kevin Haas Chris GreenRockford Register Star  —  ROCKFORD — A 37-year-old military member has been charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder after police say he gunned down multiple people …
Kerry Picket / Washington Examiner:
Colleagues are happy to see Steve King go but ousted lawmaker says he's not bitter  —  Rep. Steve King's colleagues, on both sides of the aisle, aren't sad to see the Iowa Republican leave the House after 18 years.  —  While Democrats have long denounced King over incendiary …
 
 
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New York Times:
1 of every 17 people in the U.S. has been infected, and 1 in 1,000 has died. Yet the worst may lie ahead.
Joshua Jamerson / Wall Street Journal:
Georgia Runoffs Test Democrats in Turning Out Black Voters
Hannah Dreier / Washington Post:
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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Why 2020 really was the worst year ever
Robert Reich / The Guardian:
Americans' acceptance of Trump's behavior will be his vilest legacy
The Daily Beast:
In His Final Month in Office, Trump Works Overtime to Drag the GOP Down With Him
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HuffPost:
Trump's Donors Funnel $10.5 Million Into His Businesses During His Presidency
Amber Mohmand / Des Moines Register:
Steve King files ethics complaint against House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy
Dan Levin / New York Times:
A Racial Slur, a Viral Video, and a Reckoning
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