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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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Washington Post:
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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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 delivered a stinging rebuke to President Trump on Friday, handing him his first veto override in the final days of his administration. — The GOP-controlled Senate met during a rare New Years Day session and voted 81-13 …
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Senate hands Trump his first veto override — The Senate on Friday overrode President Donald Trump's veto of major defense policy legislation, delivering a rare bipartisan rebuke to the commander in chief in his administration's waning days. — Senators voted 81 to 13 to enact …
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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Senate overrides Trump veto of defense bill, forcing it into law over president's objection — The Senate voted to override President Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act, providing the president his first and likely only veto defeat. — The likely final vote …
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Clark Gascoigne / The FACT Coalition:
Landmark Bill Ending Anonymous U.S. Companies Is Enacted
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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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Hawley faces heat from Senate Republicans over Electoral College plans — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pressed Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley on a Thursday morning conference call to explain his plans to object to the Electoral College vote next week, which sets up an awkward vote …
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John F. Harris / Politico:
I've got a feeling '21 is gonna be a good year ...
I've got a feeling '21 is gonna be a good year ...
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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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Senator Mitt Romney:
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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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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Joseph Goldstein / New York Times:
Virus Numbers Are Surging. Why Is New York's Vaccine Rollout Sluggish? — With a new variant of the virus emerging elsewhere in the country, it's crucial to vaccinate New Yorkers quickly. But so far, only about 88,000 have received the shots. — As the final hours ticked away in a harrowing year …
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.
Joe Concha / The Hill:
The biggest example of media malfeasance in 2020 is... The top example of media malfeasance in 2020 is not about how a story was covered but about how it wasn't. And it's downright chilling. — In November - and only after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election …
New York Times:
Before Embracing America-First Agenda, David Perdue Was an Outsourcing Expert — Mr. Perdue, who faces one of two runoff elections in Georgia that will determine control of the Senate, built a business record that shifted manufacturing and jobs overseas. — The biographical video …
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Felix Salmon / Axios:
Post-Brexit Britain arrives — It took two general elections, three prime ministers, and just over 4 1/2 years, but as of today Britain finally has the Brexit it voted for in June 2016. — It's not a pretty sight. — The big picture: Britain has left Europe's single market and customs union …
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David Patrikarakos / Spectator:
Corbyn's legacy is here to stay — It's been just over a year since the British people finally squashed a hard-left push for power under the dismal but unyieldingly dangerous leadership of Jeremy Corbyn. On 12 December 2019 we dodged a collective bullet. But Corbynism lasted almost half a decade …
Brian Melley / Associated Press:
Once a model, California now struggles to tame COVID-19 — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ambulances waited hours for openings to offload coronavirus patients. Overflow patients were moved to hospital hallways and gift shops, even a cafeteria. Refrigerated trucks were on standby, ready to store the dead.
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
World's richest men added billions to their fortunes last year as others struggled — Billionaires have added about $1 trillion to their total net worth since the pandemic began. — The pandemic has forced untold hardships onto many Americans, with tens of millions of families now reporting …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
After Trump's drubbing in the courts, liberals fear a legal hangover — As President Donald Trump's campaign and its allies piled up loss after embarrassing loss in court in recent weeks, the cheers from Democrats, liberal law professors and civil rights litigators built into a deafening, contemptuous roar.
Ilana E. Strauss / The Atlantic:
The Dark Reality of Betting Against QAnon — QAnon—the conspiracy theory that elite Democrats, government officials, and celebrities are part of a cannibalistic, child-sex-trafficking cult, and Donald Trump is the hero destined to stop them—has allegedly inspired kidnappings, car chases, and a murder.
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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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