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6:40 PM ET, January 1, 2021

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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.
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 …
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.
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Congress overrides Trump veto for the first time
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Senate hands Trump his first veto override
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.
Discussion: Associated Press, HotAir and Fox News
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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.
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 …
Zachary B. Wolf / CNN:
It's a new year but the politics of 2020 aren't going away
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Hawley faces heat from Senate Republicans over Electoral College plans
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Danielle Ferguson / Argus Leader:   Federal judge: South Dakota can't use COVID-19 as an excuse for not having speedy trials
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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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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Joe Kinsey / OutKick:   Chicago Teachers Union Leader Enjoys Puerto Rico While Railing Against Returning To Classrooms
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 …
Discussion: HuffPost, The Week and Snopes.com
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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 …
TMZ.com:
Nancy Pelosi's House Vandalized with Pig's Head, Fake Blood, Spray Paint  —  NANCY PELOSI HOME VANDALIZED WITH PIG'S HEAD, FAKE BLOOD ... Anger Over Stimulus???  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Somebody left Speaker Nancy Pelosi a very disturbing message to kick off the new year …
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Wall Street Journal:
Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi to Draw on Their History in Bid to Unite Fractious Democrats
Discussion: Associated Press, WTOP and HuffPost
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Brian Melley / Associated Press:
Once a model, California now struggles to tame COVID-19
Discussion: KRON4
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
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.
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.
Discussion: KDFX-TV
 
 
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Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
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