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10:30 AM ET, December 31, 2020

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CNN:
Trump to return to Washington early ahead of Republican plan to disrupt certification of Biden's win  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump is expected to return to Washington earlier than anticipated ahead of a planned disruption by Republicans when Congress meets next week to certify President-elect Joe Biden's win.
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump Fears That His Influence Is Waning  —  The president is plotting retribution.  Not just because he's mad about his election loss.  But because he wants to keep folks in line.  —  As his days in office come to a close, President Donald Trump has hinted to those close to him that he's worried …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Sen. Sasse calls effort to overturn electoral college vote a ‘dangerous ploy’  —  Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) on Thursday called the effort in Congress to reverse President-elect Joe Biden's electoral college victory a “dangerous ploy,” underscoring the challenge President Trump faces in persuading even members of his own party to join it.
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Let Josh Hawley put Republicans to the uncomfortable test  —  Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) — Yale Law School, Supreme Court clerk, Missouri attorney general and, according to the first line of his Twitter bio, “constitutional lawyer” — surely knows better.  —  His plan to challenge the certification …
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Walmart apologizes to Hawley after calling him a sore loser
Dominique Vidalon / Reuters:
British PM Johnson's father applying for French citizenship  —  PARIS (Reuters) - The father of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was in the process of applying for a French passport to maintain his ties with the European Union after Brexit.
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Ian Dunt / Persuasion:
Fool Britannia  —  Brexit is here, so it's time to review its grand promises.  Spoiler: They got away with lies.  —  2 hr ago  —  So here we are.  Four and a half years, three prime ministers and two elections later, Britain finally has a Brexit deal.  To do so, the country became divided …
John O'Sullivan / National Review:   Life after Brexit  —  What comes next for the U.K. after leaving the European Union.
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Trump Georgia rally could backfire, electing Ossoff and Warnock  —  Today the battle rages in Washington and Georgia over the possibility of $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks that are strongly supported by President Trump, almost all Democrats in Congress, a minority of Republicans in Congress …
Discussion: Bloomberg, The Stream and National Memo
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Rachel Janfaza / CNN:   Young people are getting out the vote in Georgia — from thousands of miles away
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:   As runoff nears, Trump complicates GOP case by demanding that Kemp resign
Carly Roman / Washington Examiner:
More than 8,000 to serve as GOP poll watchers during twin Senate races
Discussion: Fox News and IJR
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Biden inaugural activities to include memorial service for covid victims  —  President-elect Joe Biden's scaled-back inaugural activities will include a nationwide memorial service ahead of his swearing-in to honor the lives lost to the coronavirus, the committee planning the events announced Thursday.
Discussion: Associated Press and Axios
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Lauren Egan / NBC News:
Nationwide Covid memorial announced as part of Biden inauguration
Discussion: CNN and NECN
The Daily Poster:
Senate Democrats' Motion To Concede On $2,000 Checks  —  How Democrats and Beltway pundits just helped Mitch McConnell undermine Bernie Sanders' push for direct aid to millions of Americans facing eviction, starvation and bankruptcy.  —  David Sirota and Andrew Perez  —  8 hr ago
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Iran accuses Trump of ‘plot to fabricate pretext for war’  —  Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Thursday accused President Trump of trying to create a “pretext for war” after the U.S. flew two B-52 bombers in the Middle East amid warnings of a possible attack in the region from Tehran.
Discussion: Bloomberg, The Sun and The Atlantic
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Axios:
Scoop: Trump administration declassifies unconfirmed intel on Chinese bounties  —  The Trump administration is declassifying as-yet uncorroborated intelligence, recently briefed to President Trump, that indicates China offered to pay non-state actors in Afghanistan to attack American soldiers …
Elaine Shannon / SpyTalk:
Nashville's Big Bomb Was a Very Rare Device, Experts Think  —  Fire, flash and power signal a volatile fuel-air mix that even terrorists avoid  —  Find his test sites, top bomb experts say.  —  Anthony Quinn Warner's device, although probably made of common over-the-counter components …
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Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
A Republican in Joe Biden's Cabinet?  The president-elect should just say no.  —  Naming a Republican is bad messaging and not necessary.  And it wouldn't signal strength or produce an envoy with persuasive powers over the opposition.  —  The doors may be closing on the chances of a Republican …
Discussion: CNN and Associated Press
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 …
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.
John F. Harris / Politico:
2020 Shatters the Myth of American Exceptionalism  —  2020 will go down for me as the year I did not travel to Minnesota.  —  Strictly speaking, it is more accurate to say this was the year when I did not travel to my version of Minnesota.  —  My Minnesota is a crisp morning stroll in Northfield …
Alex Hanna / Wired:
Timnit Gebru's Exit From Google Exposes a Crisis in AI  —  The situation has made clear that the field needs to change.  Here's where to start, according to a current and a former Googler.  —  WIRED OPINION  —  This year has held many things, among them bold claims of artificial intelligence breakthroughs.
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 …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Elizabeth Warren's next chapter  —  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer replaced, lamenting that there's no one ready to step in.  Elizabeth Warren has a different approach.  —  The Massachusetts Democrat is a member of Schumer's leadership team and is working closely …
Fox Tv / WJBK-TV:
Ohio State study: 30% of student athletes have heart damage linked to COVID-19  —  New research suggests COVID-19 may leave lingering heart damage  —  LOS ANGELES - In a study published in September, researchers from Ohio State University found that out of more than two dozen athletes …
Wall Street Journal:
Alden Global Seeks to Buy Tribune Publishing  —  Hedge fund already owns 32% of the Chicago Tribune publisher  —  A hedge fund that owns a big stake in Tribune Publishing Co. is seeking to buy the newspaper chain behind titles including the Chicago Tribune and New York Daily News, according to people familiar with the matter.
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
Washington Examiner:
On its 75th anniversary, the UN soils itself  —  As the United Nations concludes its 75th birthday year, it is hard to be optimistic about the international body.  Established for the cause of preserving peace and meaningful diplomacy, the U.N. was also supposed to be a guardian for human rights.
Dave Philipps / New York Times:
The Small Colorado Town Shrugged Off the Pandemic.  Then Came the Coronavirus Variant.  —  Simla, Colo., an isolated ranching community, is the site of the first known case in the United States of a new, more infectious variant of the coronavirus.  —  SIMLA, Colo. — An isolated ranching community …
Discussion: Denver Post
Kim Mackrael / Wall Street Journal:
Jobless Claims Seen Elevated During Week Clouded With Uncertainty  —  Impending changes to benefits and Christmas holiday may have affected application levels  —  The number of workers seeking unemployment benefits is projected to have edged higher during a holiday week …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
ABC News:
Kentucky residents ‘luck’ into getting COVID vaccine Walgreens didn't want to expire  —  Offering those doses went “against protocol,” the governor said.  —  Vice President-elect Kamala Harris receives COVID-19 vaccine  —  Harris was vaccinated one week after President-elect Joe Biden received the first dose of the two-dose-vaccine.
 
 
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Minnie Chan / South China Morning Post:
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Discussion: Power Line
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
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Summer Concepcion / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Gov Cancels Inaugural Ceremony Over Armed Protesters Outside His Home
Discussion: UPI and Associated Press
David Wallace-Wells / New York Magazine:
America's Vaccine Rollout Is Already a Disaster
 

 
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Memo: WaPo CEO Will Lewis tells staff they'll be expected to work from the office five days a week, instead of three, by June 2, and by February 3 for managers

Sean Burch / The Wrap:
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