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9:40 AM ET, January 2, 2021

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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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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.
Matthew S. Schwartz / NPR:
Judge Rejects Last-Minute Claim That Pence Can Ignore States' Presidential Electors
John Kruzel / The Hill:
Judge dismisses Gohmert's election suit against Pence
Discussion: HotAir
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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Raphael Warnock / Wall Street Journal:
What's at Stake in Georgia
Discussion: Newsy
Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
How Israel Became a World Leader in Vaccinating Against Covid-19  —  Badly hit by the coronavirus, Israel has distributed the first of two vaccine doses to more than 10 percent of its population.  Prime Minister Netanyahu is leading the charge, bolstering his own battered image along the way.
Discussion: The Times of Israel
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The Times of Israel:
Israel zooms past 1 million vaccinations in sprint to vanquish pandemic  —  Netanyahu announces milestone during visit to immunization center in Umm al-Fahm; country far outpaces rest of world, with more than 10% of population now having received 1st dose  — 2,031 shares
Discussion: Al Jazeera, Mother Jones and NPR
Hugo Martín / Los Angeles Times:
Coughing, sneezing, vomiting: Visibly ill people aren't being kept off planes  —  Before boarding a flight from Orlando to Los Angeles, Isaias Hernandez filled out a health checklist provided by United Airlines, asserting that he had not been diagnosed with COVID-19 and had not shown …
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Cindy Carcamo / Los Angeles Times:
Evangelist singer draws a crowd of 2,500 to New Year's Eve gathering, ignoring risk of COVID-19 spread  —  Southern California residents mostly stayed home on New Year's Eve, heeding warnings by public health officials, but several large gatherings were still held across the region …
Discussion: The Hill and KTLA
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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Slater Teague / WRIC-TV:
Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin dies from COVID-19 complications  —  LEBANON, Va. (WJHL) — Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin (R-Lebanon) died Friday from COVID-19 complications, the senator's office confirmed Friday night.  —  Chafin had been hospitalized at VCU Medical Center for two weeks, according to a news release.
Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Trump Calls Georgia Senate Races ‘Illegal and Invalid’  —  President Trump continued his assault on election integrity, baselessly claiming the presidential results and the Senate runoffs in Georgia were both invalid — which could complicate G.O.P. efforts to motivate voters.
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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Clark Gascoigne / The FACT Coalition:   Landmark Bill Ending Anonymous U.S. Companies Is Enacted
Andrew Duehren / Wall Street Journal:
Senate Overrides Trump's Veto of NDAA Defense Bill
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Congress overrides Trump's veto of defense spending bill
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Risky Wager of Betting on Trump  —  NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE W ere the anti-Trumpers right all along?  —  They point to the president's performance over the last two months, ranging from the bizarre to the shameful, and point out that this Trump is the only Trump there has ever been.
Discussion: Salon
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
In Abrupt Reversal of Iran Strategy, Pentagon Orders Aircraft Carrier Home  —  After weeks of escalation and threatening language, the Defense Department is sending mixed messages as the anniversary of the death of an Iranian general nears.  —  WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has abruptly sent …
Discussion: CNN, The Daily Caller and Forbes
Teresa Wiltz / Politico:
2020 Was the Year of the Black Voter—And Black Joy  —  In the face of hardship and pain, Black Americans found their power and flexed.  And they had fun doing it.  —  Election worker Fran Ison helps voters at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage on Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Louisville, Ky.
Derek Robertson / Politico:
The Eight Pieces of Pop Culture That Defined the Trump Era  —  Just as our politics fractured over the past four years, so did our culture.  Here, a look back.  —  Certain cultural figures loom so large that they eventually serve as shorthand for the spirit of their times.
New York Times:
As Understanding of Russian Hacking Grows, So Does Alarm  —  Those behind the widespread intrusion into government and corporate networks exploited seams in U.S. defenses and gave away nothing to American monitoring of their systems.  —  On Election Day, General Paul M. Nakasone …
Discussion: The Week
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
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MLieb / House of Representatives Committee on Rules:
Pelosi and McGovern Unveil Details of Rules Package for the 117th Congress
Soo Kim / Newsweek:
Dr. Fauci on Mandatory COVID Vaccines: ‘Everything Will Be on the Table’  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci said “I'm sure” some individual institutions will make coronavirus vaccinations mandatory, while it is “quite possible” that the COVID-19 vaccine could become a required travel vaccine when visiting other countries.
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Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Donald Trump's Turnberry resort posts losses of £2.3 million
Discussion: The Intellectualist
Wall Street Journal:
Beijing Accelerates Campaign of Ethnic Assimilation
Wall Street Journal:
Covid-19 Vaccine's Slow Rollout Could Portend More Problems
Discussion: Slate
New York Times:
Horrified by the Blackwater Pardons
Discussion: The Guardian
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Katie Paul / Reuters:
Facebook's advertising integrity chief leaves company
WRCB-TV:
FIRST ON 3: COVID-19 vaccine administrators give doses to close contacts hours after qualified citizens were turned away
Discussion: KDFX-TV
Danielle Ferguson / Argus Leader:
Federal judge: South Dakota can't use COVID-19 as an excuse for not having speedy trials
Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Appeals court vacates order delaying woman's execution
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