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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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CNN:
Trump attacks No. 2 Senate Republican as the President turns on allies in his final days in office — (CNN)President Donald Trump is spending his final days in office attacking leadership within his own party, this time the second-highest ranking Republican in the Senate …
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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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Politico:
Trump's attacks on Senate Republicans complicate his Georgia message
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Matt Naham / Law & Crime:
Judge Throws Out Lawsuit That Rep. Louie Gohmert and Fake Pro-Trump Electors Brought Against Vice President Mike Pence — A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against Vice President Mike Pence by Rep. Louie Gohmert and fake pro-Trump electors on Friday, finding that plaintiffs lacked standing.
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Judge dismisses Gohmert lawsuit seeking to stymie Biden electoral college count — A federal judge in Texas has dismissed a long-shot lawsuit by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) that sought to overturn the presidential election, saying neither the congressman nor his allies have legal standing to pursue the case.
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John Kruzel / The Hill:
Judge dismisses Gohmert's election suit against Pence — A federal judge on Friday dismissed a bid by Rep. Louie Gohmert (Texas) and other Republicans that sought to endow Vice President Pence with the legal authority to effectively overturn President-elect Joe Biden's electoral win.
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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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Washington Examiner:
Judge tosses Gohmert election lawsuit against Pence
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Matthew S. Schwartz / NPR:
Judge Rejects Last-Minute Claim That Pence Can Ignore States' Presidential Electors
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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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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
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Andrew Duehren / Wall Street Journal:
Senate Overrides Trump's Veto of NDAA Defense Bill
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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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Rachel Sharp / Daily Mail:
Democrat Speaker Nancy Pelosi's $5m San Francisco home is VANDALIZED with red paint, a pig's head and a spray-painted message about $2,000 checks during battle …
Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
GOP-led Senate again blocks $2,000 stimulus check vote
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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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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
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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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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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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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