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Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
The Unbearable Weakness of Trump's Minions — Those hoping for a quick snapback to sanity for the Republican Party once Donald Trump is no longer president should temper those hopes. — The latest piece of evidence to suggest the enduring power of Trumpian unreality is yesterday's announcement …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
McConnell calls Jan. 6 certification his “most consequential vote” — In an extraordinary conference call this morning with fellow Senate Republicans, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said his Jan. 6 vote certifying Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election will be “the most consequential I have ever cast …
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Washington Post:
Vice President Pence seeks rejection of lawsuit that aimed to expand his power to overturn the presidential election — Vice President Pence late Thursday asked for a lawsuit that aimed to expand his power to use a congressional ceremony to overturn the presidential election be rejected …
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Jake Tapper / CNN:
At least 140 House Republicans to vote against counting electoral votes, two GOP lawmakers say
At least 140 House Republicans to vote against counting electoral votes, two GOP lawmakers say
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Josh Hawley reminds us that the GOP is the sedition party
Josh Hawley reminds us that the GOP is the sedition party
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Politico:
McConnell: House's $2,000 stimulus checks are ‘socialism for rich’
McConnell: House's $2,000 stimulus checks are ‘socialism for rich’
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Democrats who praised 2004 objections to Electoral College certification now slam Hawley
Democrats who praised 2004 objections to Electoral College certification now slam Hawley
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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Sasse: “Ambitious” Republicans objecting to Electoral College “are playing with fire”
Sasse: “Ambitious” Republicans objecting to Electoral College “are playing with fire”
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Kevin Stankiewicz / CNBC:
Axios' Mike Allen: Some Republicans think Trump is trying to sabotage GOP in Georgia Senate races — “There's a big strain of thought among Republicans that President Trump is sabotaging” the Georgia Senate runoffs, Axios co-founder Mike Allen told CNBC. — Allen said Trump has …
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Politico:
Loeffler hits back at Ossoff over KKK attack — Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Jon Ossoff are in an escalating war of words — even though they're not running against each other in Georgia's historic doubleheader Senate runoffs. — The cross-campaign contretemps kicked off Wednesday …
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CNN:
Georgia GOP senator to quarantine just days ahead of runoff — (CNN)Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia will quarantine after coming into close contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19, his campaign announced Thursday, with just days to go before the state's runoff race for his seat.
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
GOP looks for big Georgia runoff-election turnout to top Dems' early-voting advantage
GOP looks for big Georgia runoff-election turnout to top Dems' early-voting advantage
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Mary Margaret Olohan / The Daily Caller:
Twitter Refuses To Flag Ossoff's False Accusation That ‘Kelly Loeffler Campaigned With A Klansman’
Twitter Refuses To Flag Ossoff's False Accusation That ‘Kelly Loeffler Campaigned With A Klansman’
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Cleve R. Wootson / Washington Post:
Georgia's Perdue to quarantine after possible coronavirus exposure, on weekend before Senate runoffs
Georgia's Perdue to quarantine after possible coronavirus exposure, on weekend before Senate runoffs
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Hannah Miao / CNBC:
Often overlooked, Asian American Christian voters could be key in Georgia Senate runoffs
Often overlooked, Asian American Christian voters could be key in Georgia Senate runoffs
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New York Times:
‘Covid, Covid, Covid’: In Trump's Final Chapter, a Failure to Rise to the Moment — As the U.S. confronted a new wave of infection and death through the summer and fall, the president's approach to the pandemic came down to a single question: What would it mean for him?
Los Angeles Times:
Some healthcare workers refuse to take COVID-19 vaccine, even with priority access — They are front-line workers with top priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine, but they are refusing to take it. — At St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Tehama County, fewer than half …
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Soumya Karlamangla / Los Angeles Times:
Bodies pile up, patient care falters as COVID-19 devastates L.A. County hospitals — Los Angeles County's healthcare system was buckling Wednesday under the unprecedented surge of COVID-19 patients, with bodies piling up at morgues and medical professionals resorting to increasingly desperate measures …
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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Microsoft says Russians hacked its network, viewing source code — Russian government hackers engaged in a sweeping series of breaches of government and private-sector networks have been able to penetrate deeper into Microsoft's systems than previously known, gaining access …
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Zeynep Tufekci / The Atlantic:
The Mutated Virus Is a Ticking Time Bomb — Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. — A new variant of the coronavirus is spreading across the globe. It was first identified in the United Kingdom …
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Steve Inskeep / NPR:
Biden's Incoming Press Secretary: Briefings Won't Be A Platform For Right-Wing Spin — Toggle more options — President-elect Joe Biden's choice for White House press secretary says she will restore a tradition. Unlike her immediate predecessors in the Trump administration …
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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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Raphael Minder / New York Times:
Gibraltar Gets Its Own Last-Minute Brexit Deal on Borders
Gibraltar Gets Its Own Last-Minute Brexit Deal on Borders
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Robert Burns / Associated Press:
US to move aircraft carrier out of Mideast amid Iran tension — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has decided to send home the only Navy aircraft carrier operating in the Middle East, a move that would reduce U.S. firepower in the region amid heightened tensions with Iran, officials said Thursday.
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Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Security firms say suspicious object on oil tanker off Iraq
Security firms say suspicious object on oil tanker off Iraq
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J. Clara Chan / The Wrap:
5 Female NY1 Anchors Exit as Part of Age, Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement — Five Spectrum NY1 anchors who sued Charter Communications for age and gender discrimination last year will leave the news station as part of a settlement agreement. — “We are pleased to announce …
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
West Virginia clinic gave 42 people an antibody treatment instead of the coronavirus vaccine — Forty-two people in West Virginia received an antibody treatment rather than Moderna's coronavirus vaccine in an error Wednesday at a vaccination clinic hosted by a county health department.
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Christal Hayes / USA Today:
‘Socialism for rich people’: McConnell attacks $2,000 stimulus checks, all but ensuring bill won't pass — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell again blocked quick passage of increasing stimulus checks to $2,000, calling the proposal - which was a key demand of President Donald Trump - “socialism for rich people.”
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Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Wisconsin hospital worker arrested for spoiled vaccine doses — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities arrested a suburban Milwaukee pharmacist Thursday suspected of deliberately ruining hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine by removing them from refrigeration for two nights.
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Nancy Cook / Bloomberg:
Trump Budget Chief Hampers Biden Transition With Ban on Meetings — Agency director Russ Vought wants focus on last-minute rules — Biden has complained OMB, Pentagon are hampering transition — President Donald Trump's budget office is blocking Joe Biden's transition team …
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Congressman Jamie Raskin:
Congressman Raskin Announces Loss of Son Tommy Raskin — TAKOMA PARK, M.D. - With profound sorrow, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Sarah Bloom Raskin today announced the loss of their son Thomas (Tommy) Bloom Raskin, 25, who was a second-year student at Harvard Law School and a graduate of Amherst College.
Billie Kanfer / Data For Progress:
Republicans Don't Know Anything About Their Party. That's Very Bad for American Democracy. — By Ethan Winter — While the packaging of Republican Party politics has evolved since 2000, what remains unaltered is a bedrock commitment to regressive tax cuts, a sharp curtailment of worker power …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Biden asks nation for bell ringings, light shows to remember those lost to COVID — To set the tone for his inauguration the next day, President-elect Biden will lead a memorial to remember and honor lives lost to COVID-19, with church-bell ringings and light shows across the country on Tue., Jan. 19, at 5:30 p.m. ET.
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Amanda Macias / CNBC:
Trump boasts about his Covid response after largely ignoring crisis during deadliest month yet — December was the deadliest month for America during the pandemic. Yet President Donald Trump barely uttered a word about Covid-19's tragic toll. — Instead, the president spent …
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Bethany Barnes / Tampa Bay Times:
Federal agency knew Garda was “really bad” at safety. It took little action. — Three more people have died since the Times revealed safety problems at the Florida-based armored truck company. — By the time Johnathon Lue burned alive in the back of a GardaWorld armored truck in May …
Politico:
Judge rolls back order on Georgia runoff voter challenges — A federal judge has agreed to allow a Georgia county to require that certain voters cast provisional ballots, just days before two runoff elections in the state that will decide control of the U.S. Senate.
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Oliver Traldi / Arc Digital:
Nobody Reads — People who pretend to read as a status symbol are certainly obnoxious — but are they on to something? — When you first hear about a store called “Books by the Foot,” you might think: The name tells me they've got a whole lot of books to sell me.