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Washington Post:
Hawley's plan to contest electoral college vote certification ensures drawn-out process  —  Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced Wednesday that he will object next week when Congress convenes to certify the electoral college vote before President-elect Joe Biden's victory is cemented …
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Walmart apologizes to Hawley after calling him a sore loser  —  An exchange of sharp words followed the Missouri senator's vow to challenge President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory.  —  Sen. Josh Hawley speaks on Dec. 16, 2020.  Greg Nash/Pool via AP
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:   Josh Hawley Is Madison Cawthorn Is Marjorie Taylor Greene
CNN:
GOP senator to delay affirming Biden victory by forcing votes on Electoral College results
Politico:
Hawley vows to challenge Biden electors, forcing vote McConnell hoped to avoid
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
The GOP Just Let Democrats Have Their Stimulus and Campaign On It Too  —  Next week, voters in Georgia will determine which party controls the U.S. Senate in 2021 — and thus, quite plausibly, the future of macroeconomic, climate, and health-care policy in the United States.
Discussion: New York Times, TheBlaze and COURIER
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell and GOP reject House's $2,000 stimulus checks  —  Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans finished off any imminent chance of approving $2,000 stimulus checks on Wednesday, ending a push from President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders to approve bigger direct payments as the congressional term comes to an end.
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Trump Georgia rally could backfire, electing Ossoff and Warnock
Jason Sattler / USA Today:
I underestimated Biden in 2020 and have hope for 2021. Post-Trump detox is just the start.
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CNN:   Trump was briefed that China sought to pay non-state actors to attack US forces in Afghanistan
CNN:
US defense officials divided over potential for Iranian attack on eve of grim anniversary
Discussion: New York Times
Lara Seligman / Politico:   Intel on China bounties called ‘less’ credible than Russia payments
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Shots are slow to reach arms as Trump administration leaves final steps of mass vaccination to beleaguered states  —  Federal and state officials say the pace will soon accelerate, but the logistical challenges are also expected to intensify in the new year  —  In suburban Milwaukee …
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Discovery of Virus Variant in Colorado and California Alarms Scientists  —  A more contagious version of the coronavirus may alter the course of the pandemic in the United States, researchers said.  —  A contagious variant of the coronavirus spreading through Britain has left that nation grappling …
Taryn Ryder / Yahoo Entertainment:
Dr. Drew reveals COVID-19 diagnosis months after apologizing for downplaying coronavirus  —  Celebrity doctor Drew Pinsky has tested positive for COVID-19.  Pinsky, known as “Dr. Drew,” is “under surveillance” according to a message shared on his Instagram account.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
NBC News:
Feds probing if Nashville bomber believed in lizard people conspiracy  —  Investigators are exploring several conspiracy theories as potential motives behind the Christmas Day bombing outside an AT&T building in Nashville, including evidence that the bomber believed in lizard people …
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Secret Service to make changes to presidential detail to bring on agents who worked with Biden  —  The Secret Service is making some staff changes in the presidential detail that will guard President-elect Joe Biden, amid concerns from Biden allies that some current members were politically aligned …
Discussion: The Hill, UnHerd and Political Wire
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Biden's Team Tells Senate Democrats To Send Him Judicial Nominees ASAP  —  The president-elect wants recommendations for all existing district court vacancies by Jan. 19, says his incoming White House counsel.  —  President-elect Joe Biden is signaling that he's ready to move quickly with nominating judges once he's sworn into office.
Discussion: The Hill, CNN, Reason and Political Wire
Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Census Bureau to miss deadline, jeopardizing Trump plan  —  The Census Bureau plans to announce it will miss a year-end deadline for handing in numbers used for divvying up congressional seats, a census official said.  That delay could undermine President Donald Trump's efforts to exclude people …
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Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Census To Miss Year-End Deadline For Delivering Numbers For House Seats
Discussion: CNN
Summer Concepcion / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Gov Cancels Inaugural Ceremony Over Armed Protesters Outside His Home  —  New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) on Wednesday announced that he is canceling his outdoor inauguration ceremony next month, citing “ongoing public safety concerns” over armed protesters who have gathered outside …
Discussion: UPI
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Kathy Mccormack / Associated Press:
Governor cancels inaugural, citing mask protests at his home
Discussion: WMUR
David Wallace-Wells / New York Magazine:
America's Vaccine Rollout Is Already a Disaster  —  It's happening all over again.  For months, Americans who despaired about the country's coronavirus-suppression efforts looked desperately to the arrival of a vaccine for a kind of pandemic deliverance.  Now that it has arrived …
Discussion: Washington Post
Brian Klaas / Washington Post:
Trump's parting gift to dictators solidifies his authoritarian legacy  —  Throughout his turbulent presidency, President Trump has been erratic and unpredictable.  But in one realm, he has been consistent: supporting bloodthirsty despots who abuse, torture and kill their own people.
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Bracing for a possible Iranian-linked attack, U.S. officials warn ‘the threat streams are very real’  —  The U.S. military is bracing for a possible attack on American personnel and interests in Iraq, U.S. defense officials said, days before the first anniversary of an American drone strike that killed an Iranian general in Baghdad.
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump Could Still Start a Last-Ditch War With Iran
Discussion: Raw Story and Fox News
Mark Levin / TheBlaze:
On January 6, we learn whether our Constitution will hold  —  And whether congressional Republicans care  —  January 6 is the day we learn whether our Constitution will hold and whether congressional Republicans care.  —  The 2020 presidential election was, in several targeted battleground states …
Discussion: RedState
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.
David Brand / Queens News:
Man hospitalized for COVID-19 after Queens Republican club Christmas party  —  At least one person has been hospitalized for COVID-19 after attending an indoor Christmas dance party hosted by the Whitestone Republican Club earlier this month, the Eagle has learned.
Alexis Ty / International Business Times:
National Bacon Day 2020: 12 Facts You Never Knew About The Delicious Pork Slab  —  KEY POINTS  — National Bacon Day is celebrated on Dec. 30 each year  — Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto was dubbed the father of the American pork industry  — The phrase “bring home the bacon” …
Discussion: Power Line
John Bowden / The Hill:
Dozens of Cuban migrants protest at US-Mexico border, seek asylum  —  Dozens of Cuban migrants assembled near the U.S. port of entry between Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday demanding entry into the U.S. for the purpose of seeking asylum, Reuters reported.
Clay Risen / New York Times:
Ted DeLaney, Conscience of a Roiled University, Dies at 77  —  He worked his way up from custodian to department head at Washington and Lee, then led a reckoning with the Confederate general its very name honored, Robert E. Lee.  —  Ted DeLaney, who began his nearly 60-year career at Washington …
Tammy Bruce / Washington Times:
Trump not just admired, but appreciated  —  Gallup Poll names Trump America's most admired man, and Georgia race can further tout his successes  —  ANALYSIS/OPINION:  —  In a year-end vote that wasn't controlled by the Democratic Party machine or reliant on inscrutable mail-in ballots …
Discussion: Associated Press and Snopes.com
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
HHS Pushes New York, Delaware to Allow Pharmacy Technicians to Administer Covid-19 Vaccine
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
In final week, GOP resurfaces Warnock dispute with then-wife
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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Sen. David Perdue became wealthy outsourcing work to Asia. Now the former CEO stands with Trump, who wants to ‘end our reliance on China.’
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President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Announce Additional Members of White House Staff
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