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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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Jake Tapper / CNN:
At least 140 House Republicans to vote against counting electoral votes, two GOP lawmakers say — (CNN)Two Republican members of the House of Representatives tell CNN that they expect at least 140 of their GOP colleagues in the House to vote against counting the electoral votes on January 6 …
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Josh Hawley's heedless ambition is a threat to the republic — The announced intention of Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) to object to certification of Joe Biden's electoral college victory is a particularly bad omen for the GOP's future. Unlike, say, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) …
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Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
The Unbearable Weakness of Trump's Minions
The Unbearable Weakness of Trump's Minions
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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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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.
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New York Times:
Georgia Republicans Deliver Persistent Message: Fear the Democrats — Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are resting their re-election hopes on a strategy that calls more attention to what they're against than what they support. — NORCROSS, Ga. — The biggest applause lines …
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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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Hannah Miao / CNBC:
Often overlooked, Asian American Christian voters could be key in Georgia Senate runoffs
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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Washington Post:
Wisconsin pharmacist who ‘intentionally’ spoiled more than 500 vaccine doses is arrested, police say — A pharmacist accused of deliberately spoiling more than 500 doses of coronavirus vaccine at a hospital outside Milwaukee was arrested Thursday afternoon, local authorities said.
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Matt Naham / Law & Crime:
On Mike Pence's Behalf, DOJ Tells Court That Louie Gohmert's Attempt to Sue VP Is ‘A Walking Legal Contradiction’ — The Department of Justice has, on Vice President Mike Pence's behalf, asked a federal judge to deny emergency injunctive relief sought by fake pro-Trump electors and Rep. Louie Gohmert …
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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?
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Meet the Trump saboteur in charge of undermining Biden — and America — If, in the new year, pandemic vaccines aren't available as promised, Americans can't return to work because economic relief isn't delivered or an adversary successfully attacks the United States because national security agencies …
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Nancy Cook / Bloomberg:
Trump Budget Chief Hampers Biden Transition With Ban on Meetings
Trump Budget Chief Hampers Biden Transition With Ban on Meetings
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Ted Hesson / Reuters:
Trump extends immigration bans despite opposition from U.S. business groups — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday extended a pair of immigration bans that block many “green card” applicants and temporary foreign workers from entering the country …
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Trump extends immigration and work visa restrictions through March
Trump extends immigration and work visa restrictions through March
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Jason Hoffman / CNN:
Trump extends immigration restrictions, citing pandemic's impact on labor market
Trump extends immigration restrictions, citing pandemic's impact on labor market
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T.C. Sottek / The Verge:
Trump's fight to overthrow election now falls to the guy who invented the CueCat — Fittingly, the CueCat is widely regarded as one of the worst gadgets ever made — In a hopeless attempt to overthrow or cast suspicion on an American election, a ridiculous cast of characters …
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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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ir.theice.com:
NYSE to Commence Delisting Proceedings in Securities of Three Issuers to Comply with Executive Order 13959 — NEW YORK, December 31, 2020 - The New York Stock Exchange LLC ("NYSE" or “Exchange") announced today that the staff of NYSE Regulation has determined to commence proceedings to delist …
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Melanie Evans / Wall Street Journal:
Hospitals Say They Will Publish Previously Secret Prices — Largest U.S. hospital chains say they will comply with new rules to make public confidentially negotiated prices with health insurers — Major hospital operators say they will comply with new rules to make public their prices …
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Joe Clark, Tough Principal at New Jersey High School, Dies at 82 — Bullhorn in hand, he roamed the hallways as he imposed discipline, expelling “miscreants” and restoring order. Morgan Freeman portrayed him in the film “Lean on Me.” — Joe Clark, the imperious disciplinarian principal …
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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World Health Organization: WHO:
WHO issues its first emergency use validation for a COVID-19 vaccine and emphasizes need for equitable global access — The World Health Organization (WHO) today listed the Comirnaty COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for emergency use, making the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine the first to receive emergency validation …
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Lin Wood's Ex-Law Partners Claim He Was Taped Admitting to Assaults, Asserting He May Be ‘Christ Coming Back for Second Time’ — Attorney L. Lin Wood may believe himself to be a vessel of the second coming, and he's not referring to another Donald Trump presidential term.
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
The new center of Trump's political world: Palm Beach — PALM BEACH, Fla. — The center of gravity for the MAGA universe is moving zip codes with President Donald Trump. — In anticipation of Trump setting up permanent residence at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach after leaving …