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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Senate Overrides Trump's Veto of Defense Bill, Dealing a Legislative Blow — Republicans joined Democrats to deliver President Trump the first veto override of his presidency in the last days of his term in an overwhelming, bipartisan vote. — WASHINGTON — The Senate on Friday voted overwhelmingly …
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Congress overrides a Trump veto for the first time with Senate vote on defense bill — The Senate on Friday voted to turn a $741 billion defense authorization bill into law over President Trump's objections, delivering the first successful veto override of his presidency in the waning days of his administration.
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Clark Gascoigne / The FACT Coalition:
Landmark Bill Ending Anonymous U.S. Companies Is Enacted — Historic Anti-Corruption Reform Becomes Law after More than a Decade-Long Campaign … Notes to Editors: — Click here to read the conference committee text of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Congress overrides Trump's veto of defense spending bill — Congress handed President Trump a rare blow on Friday when the Senate joined the House in voting to override his veto of the $740 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). — Why it matters: The bipartisan New Year's …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Congress overrides Trump veto for the first time
Congress overrides Trump veto for the first time
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Andrew Duehren / Wall Street Journal:
Senate Overrides Trump's Veto of NDAA Defense Bill
Senate Overrides Trump's Veto of NDAA Defense Bill
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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Senate overrides Trump veto of defense bill, forcing it into law over president's objection
Senate overrides Trump veto of defense bill, forcing it into law over president's objection
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
‘Exercise in futility’: Republicans lambaste Hawley's push to challenge election — Multiple Senate Republicans unloaded on an effort led by Sen. Josh Hawley to challenge Joe Biden's election victory as the party hurtles toward its most consequential confrontation with Donald Trump of his entire presidency.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
McConnell swats back at Trump amid Republican power struggle — It took four years and an election defeat. But someone with real power inside the Republican Party is standing up to — and swatting back — President Trump: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
With Trump a no-show, Mar-a-Lago guests left to party maskless with Rudy Giuliani and Vanilla Ice — Trump returns to WH ahead of GOP's election challenge — (CNN)Guests who paid four-figures for tickets to President Donald Trump's annual New Year's Eve party were left to party …
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Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
GOP-led Senate again blocks $2,000 stimulus check vote
GOP-led Senate again blocks $2,000 stimulus check vote
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Hawley faces heat from Senate Republicans over Electoral College plans
Hawley faces heat from Senate Republicans over Electoral College plans
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Matt Naham / Law & Crime:
Legal Experts Destroy Louie Gohmert Lawsuit's ‘Breathtaking’ and ‘Preposterous’ Response to DOJ and VP Pence — After some delay due to compatibility issues between Google Docs and Microsoft Word, lawyers for Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and a nonexistent slate of alternative pro-Trump electors responded …
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Politico:
Pence may choose 2020 election winner ‘as he sees fit,’ Gohmert says in court filing — Vice President Mike Pence has the unilateral power to decide the outcome of the 2020 election, according to the latest filing in a lawsuit brought by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and other Republicans mounting …
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Tracy Connor / The Daily Beast:
Federal Judge Scorches Gov. Kristi Noem Over COVID Response — ‘DANGEROUS PLACE’ — A federal judge took a rhetorical blowtorch to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, saying in a ruling this week that the state has done “little, if anything” to stop COVID-19 from ravaging the state.
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Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Early voting ends with record 3M Georgia voters for US Senate runoffs — A record 3 million Georgia voters cast their ballots before early voting ended for the U.S. Senate runoffs, setting up a showdown that will be decided on election day Tuesday. — The high turnout so far reflects …
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Itoro N. Umontuen / The Atlanta Voice:
EXCLUSIVE: Ossoff campaign launches dynamic campaign mobilizer program in final weeks of runoff
EXCLUSIVE: Ossoff campaign launches dynamic campaign mobilizer program in final weeks of runoff
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Ben Bradley / WGN-TV:
CTU board member facing criticism for vacationing in Caribbean while pushing remote learning — CHICAGO - A Chicago Teachers Union leader is facing criticism for vacationing in the Caribbean while at the same time claiming it's unsafe for teachers to return to the classroom.
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Romney: Urgent Action Needed on Vaccination Plan — Lack of comprehensive federal plan “inexcusable” — WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), a member of the Senate HELP Committee, released the following statement today regarding the urgent need for a comprehensive vaccination plan …
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CNN:
US surpasses 20 million Covid-19 cases as experts warn it'll take months for vaccines to turn the tide — (CNN)The US surpassed 20 million total recorded Covid-19 cases on Friday, hours after the country ushered in 2021 and left behind its deadliest month of the pandemic.
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Brian Melley / Associated Press:
Once a model, California now struggles to tame COVID-19
Once a model, California now struggles to tame COVID-19
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Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Employees at suburban Milwaukee clinic unknowingly gave out 57 shots with deliberately ruined vaccine; pharmacist arrested — MADISON, WIS. — 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.
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Pelosi announces proposed rules package for incoming Congress — Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Rules Committee Chair Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) announced their proposed rules for the 117th Congress Friday. — The Democratic rules package includes the revocation of floor privileges …
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John Drescher / Washington Post:
How a courageous Southern governor broke ranks with segregationists in 1961 — Sixty years ago, as Southern governors criticized civil rights protests and fought integration, one broke ranks and gave a remarkable inauguration address: He called for equal opportunities for all his state's residents.
Katie Paul / Reuters:
Facebook's advertising integrity chief leaves company — (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's chief of advertising integrity, who handled the company's ad products around sensitive subjects such as politics and coronavirus misinformation, departed this week, according to an internal company post viewed by Reuters on Friday.
WRCB-TV:
FIRST ON 3: COVID-19 vaccine administrators give doses to close contacts hours after qualified citizens were turned away — Hamilton County officials say miscalculations led to late-evening vaccinations in the Tennessee Riverpark on New Year's Eve, long after people were turned away and told there were no more vaccines available.
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