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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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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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BuzzFeed News, ABC News, POLITICUSUSA, Blue Virginia and Fortune
Transition / President-Elect Joe Biden:
Statement by President-elect Joe Biden on the Need to Sign the COVID-19 Economic Relief Bill
Statement by President-elect Joe Biden on the Need to Sign the COVID-19 Economic Relief Bill
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UPI, The Mahablog, The Sun, American Prospect, The Daily Caller, Politico, New York Post and Axios
Haley Victory Smith / Washington Examiner:
Millions lose jobless benefits after Trump refuses to sign stimulus package
Millions lose jobless benefits after Trump refuses to sign stimulus package
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New York Magazine, CNN, Business Insider and CBS News
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Biden pushes Trump to sign COVID-19 bill: ‘It needs to be signed into law now’
Biden pushes Trump to sign COVID-19 bill: ‘It needs to be signed into law now’
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CNN and The Gateway Pundit
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump's mind is elsewhere as unemployment benefits run out for millions of Americans
Trump's mind is elsewhere as unemployment benefits run out for millions of Americans
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Joe.My.God., USA Today, Boston Herald, The Root, The Guardian and NBC News
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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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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CNN:
Suicide bombing suspected in Nashville explosion as investigators search home south of the city — (CNN)Investigators looking into the Christmas morning explosion in Nashville now believe the blast was likely the result of a suicide bombing, according to two law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the investigation.
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New York Times, UPI, The Tennessean, New York Post, Axios and Task & Purpose
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.
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
William Barr: ‘One Standard of Justice’ — The departing attorney general talks about John Durham, Robert Mueller, Hunter Biden, Mike Flynn and the flak he's taken from both parties. — The U.S. attorney general is meditating on one of his frustrations with the modern Justice Department …
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Laurence Tribe / Financial Times:
Donald Trump's pardons must not obstruct justice
Donald Trump's pardons must not obstruct justice
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Zachary Petrizzo / Mediaite:
Roger Stone Says He's Going To Sue Bill Barr and Justice Department For $25M After Trump Pardon
Roger Stone Says He's Going To Sue Bill Barr and Justice Department For $25M After Trump Pardon
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Garry Kasparov / Kasparov:
A Short Tribute to My Mother — My mother died in Moscow on December 25, at the age of 83. She meant everything to me, of course, but she was a remarkable woman in her own right, and I wanted to share a little about her and her life. — Klara Shagenovna Kasparova was born in Baku …
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 …
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.
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Jobless Benefits Run Out as Trump Resists Signing Relief Bill — Millions of Americans lost crucial unemployment coverage, as the president continued to criticize the bill that would keep the aid from lapsing. — WASHINGTON — Millions of Americans lost their unemployment coverage on Saturday …
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The Hill, Business Insider, Raw Story and Real America's Voice
Jan Hoffman / New York Times:
Early Vaccine Doubters Now Show a Willingness to Roll Up Their Sleeves — Polls show that pervasive skepticism is melting, partly because of the high efficacy rates in trials and the images of real people getting the shot. — Ever since the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine began last spring …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Amazon hires lobbyist brother of Biden White House counselor — Jeff Ricchetti, the brother of Biden's White House counselor Steve Ricchetti, recently secured a lobbying contract with Amazon Web Services. — The report shows Ricchetti registered to lobby for Amazon Web Services on Nov. 13 …
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New York Post and The Hill
Eric Webb / Austin American-Statesman:
John Cornyn's Christmas Eve brisket confuses the internet — Well, it definitely appears to be meat of some sort. — U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas on Thursday tweeted a photo of his family's holiday meal with the caption, “Brisket family tradition.” — As Cornyn is the senior senator from Texas …
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.”
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Trump's Presidency Is Over. His Judges Will Be Here For Decades. — Thanks to Mitch McConnell, Trump has put more than 230 people into lifetime federal court seats. Most are white, male, right-wing ideologues. — Donald Trump's presidency is ending in a few weeks.
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New York Magazine, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Associated Press
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Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Trump rebukes FBI, DOJ, Congress, and Supreme Court in morning Twitter tantrum
Trump rebukes FBI, DOJ, Congress, and Supreme Court in morning Twitter tantrum
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Media Matters for America, TheBlaze, Business Insider, The Gateway Pundit and CNN
Evan Semones / Politico:
Trump rails at Justice Dept., Supreme Court as stimulus bill deadline nears
Trump rails at Justice Dept., Supreme Court as stimulus bill deadline nears
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