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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Ted Cruz's Georgia Runoff Fundraising Is Actually Going to His Campaign.  He's Not Alone  —  The runoff is a gold mine for politicians.  And now that they can run Facebook ads in Georgia, they're rushing for it.  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) needs your help to keep the U.S. Senate in Republican hands.
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James Arkin / Politico:
Strong early-vote turnout gives Dems hope in Georgia runoffs  —  Early voting in the Georgia Senate runoffs is breaking records — and Democrats have reasons for hope in the numbers.  —  More than 2.3 million people have voted as of Tuesday morning through mail-in ballots or in-person early voting …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Why A Split Verdict In Georgia Isn't That Crazy  —  Even with many prestigious pollsters sitting the Georgia runoffs out, there have been plenty of polls of the two U.S. Senate runoffs and they continue to show an exceptionally close race.  As of Tuesday afternoon, Democrat Raphael Warnock …
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Sen. Hawley announces he will contest certification of electoral college vote  —  Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced Wednesday that he would object next week when Congress convenes to certify the electoral college vote, a move that all but ensures at least a short delay in cementing President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
How Congress and coronavirus could quash Trump's Electoral College gambit  —  President Donald Trump's last-gasp bid to overturn his 2020 election defeat appears doomed on Jan. 6, when Congress is set to certify President-elect Joe Biden's victory.  —  But the byzantine process …
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Hawley to challenge Electoral College results in Senate  —  Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said on Wednesday that he will object during Congress's counting of the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6, becoming the first GOP senator to back the effort by House conservatives.
CNN:
GOP senator to delay affirming Biden victory by forcing votes on Electoral College results
Greg Hilburn / The News Star:
Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies with COVID  —  Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow has died at Ochsner LSU Health in Shreveport with COVID-19, a family friend confirmed Tuesday night.  —  Letlow, 41, was transferred from St. Francis Medical Center to the Ochsner LSU Health ICU …
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Sam Karlin / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Congressman-elect Luke Letlow, 41, dies from coronavirus complications; 'we're all in disbelief'  —  Congressman-elect Luke Letlow died Tuesday evening from complications with COVID-19, shaking the Louisiana political world weeks after his election to represent Louisiana's 5th District …
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Louisiana congressman-elect dies of Covid
Jackie Salo / New York Post:
Congressman-elect Luke Letlow suffered a heart attack following operation
Discussion: National Review, Townhall and RedState
Natalie Allison / The Tennessean:
Girlfriend warned Nashville police Anthony Warner was building bomb a year ago, report shows  —  NASHVILLE — Sixteen months before Anthony Quinn Warner's RV exploded in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning, officers visited his home in Antioch after his girlfriend reported that he was making bombs …
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump calls on Georgia Gov. Kemp to resign  —  President Trump called for Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's (R) resignation on Wednesday, hammering him for refusing to back up the president's claim that he carried Georgia in the November presidential election — despite his loss by 12,000 votes …
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Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
No fraud: Georgia audit confirms authenticity of absentee ballots  —  Law enforcement and election investigators didn't find a single fraudulent absentee ballot during an audit of over 15,000 voter signatures, according to a report by the Georgia secretary of state's office released Tuesday.
Stephen Fowler / Georgia Public Broadcasting:
Fact Check: Brad Raffensperger's Brother Is Not A Chinese Tech Executive Named Ron
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Snopes.com
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump calls for Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a fellow Republican, to resign
Katherine Rosman / New York Times:
Hilaria Baldwin Talks About Her Heritage, Spain, Boston, Alec and Instagram  —  Accused of a “decade long grift where she impersonates a Spanish person,” the entrepreneur and spouse of Alec Baldwin talks about Spain, Boston, her children, Instagram and more.
Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
Biden to tap longtime officials for top Pentagon roles  —  President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate two former senior officials to fill the Pentagon's No. 2 and No. 3 jobs, transition officials said, further signaling the new administration's intent to forge a more predictable foreign policy …
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OHCHR:
US pardons for Blackwater guards an “affront to justice” - UN experts  —  A group of UN experts* said the pardons granted to four convicted private security contractors for war crimes in Iraq violated US obligations under international law, and called on all States parties to the Geneva Conventions to condemn the pardons.
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Joel Rose / NPR:
Even If It's ‘Bonkers,’ Poll Finds Many Believe QAnon And Other Conspiracy Theories  —  Toggle more options  —  A significant number of Americans believe misinformation about the origins of the coronavirus and the recent presidential election, as well as conspiracy theories like QAnon, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll.
Todd Frankel / Washington Post:
Trump's big policy win: Stronger showers, faster dishwashers.  It's something almost no one asked for.  —  One change he talked about frequently won't happen: A reversal of water limits on toilet flushes  —  President Trump was on a roll, standing before an adoring crowd in Carson City …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
CNN's Don Lemon, PBS' Yamiche Alcindor and NBC's Chuck Todd to Guest Author Politico's Playbook (Exclusive)  —  Politico is turning to high-profile journalists, including Recode co-founder Kara Swisher and Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief Eliana Johnson, to helm Playbook until a new team starts later in January.
Discussion: Mediaite and Twitchy
Austin Carr / Bloomberg:
The Cruise Ship Suicides  —  Confined mostly to tiny cabins as the pandemic unfolded, crew members struggled to cope.  —  At first, Jozsef Szaller's crewmates didn't think much of his absence.  Szaller, after all, usually skipped going to dinner on the Carnival Breeze …
Washington Post:
Washington Football Team ownership dispute escalates with allegations of financial malfeasance  —  Washington Football Team owner Daniel Snyder's three partners discovered “serious corporate irregularities” in reviewing the team's 2019 financial statements, including “long missing financials …
Washington Post:
N.Y. prosecutor hires forensic accounting experts as Trump criminal probe escalates  —  NEW YORK — The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has retained forensic accounting specialists to aid its criminal investigation of President Trump and his business operations, as prosecutors ramp …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Appeals court sends lawsuit over Trump financial records back to lower court  — A federal appeals court Wednesday kicked a legal battle over President Donald Trump's financial statements back to a lower court.  — The judgment further delays House Democrats' efforts to obtain years …
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Free Beacon:
2020 Man of the Year: MAGA Matt Yglesias  —  You know how it goes: You oppose defunding the cops, and a million rose emojis scream at you for hours.  You sign a letter tepidly endorsing free speech, and your colleagues denounce you to your bosses and Twitter.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Yahoo News:
Why the Nashville explosion is confounding terrorism experts  —  Christmas Day explosion in Nashville, Tennessee, is puzzling even for terrorism commentators and scholars.  It employed many familiar features of terrorist attacks in modern history, but the particular combination was unprecedented, raising interesting questions about the
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Pelosi to seat Iowa Republican as Democratic challenger contests election results  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday she will seat Rep.-elect Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) this weekend as Democrat Rita Hart contests the results of their race.
Discussion: Politico and Washington Examiner
Alexander Reid Ross / The Daily Beast:
Proud Boys Are at War With Their Female Extremist Wing  —  A transphobic MMA fighter has announced herself to be the “Den Mother” of the Proud Girls, but some members of the extremist, misogynistic Proud Boys don't want her in the ranks.  —  BEAST INSIDE  —  When Donald Trump tweeted …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Free Beacon:
The Warnock Media Blackout  —  The last time there was an off-cycle Senate election, investigative reporting was the decisive factor in the race.  —  The enterprising work of the Washington Post, among others, revealed that the former Alabama Supreme Court justice turned Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore …
Discussion: The Western Journal
Marco Rubio / Fox News:
Dr. Fauci lied about coronavirus to manipulate our behavior — that's appalling  —  Placing blind faith in unelected celebrity scientists has its limits, and we must not be afraid to call them out  —  Fauci under fire for moving herd immunity goalposts  —  Thanks to our news media's …
Kyle Clark / KUSA-TV:
Public health inspectors targeted and doxed by GOP leader  —  The Parker Republicans' leader began publishing the names and home addresses of public health workers online Monday.  —  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — The leader of the Parker Republicans was posting the names and home addresses …
 
 
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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Thousands of Afghans and Iraqis are under threat for helping Americans. Now they hope Biden will help them resettle in the United States.
Greg Torode / Reuters:
Nuns arrested as Beijing turns up heat on Church in Hong Kong
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Robert Burns / Associated Press:
US bomber mission over Persian Gulf aimed at cautioning Iran
Discussion: Washington Post and Fox News
Eric Alterman / The Nation:
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David Wickert / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Complaint targets group challenging Georgia voters
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Media Matters for America:
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Issues & Insights:
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Joey Garrison / USA Today:
GOP seeks to roll back mail-in voting in states like Georgia and Pennsylvania that Trump lost
Discussion: Reuters and Israpundit
Judy Maltz / Haaretz:
Former Jewish American Spy Jonathan Pollard Lands in Israel
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Trümperdämmerung Is a Fitting End to 2020  —  As the awful year of 2020 …
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Times