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11:25 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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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: DNyuz, HotAir and TheBlaze
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 …
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Wall Street Journal:
How Russia's ‘Info Warrior’ Hackers Let Kremlin Play Geopolitics on the Cheap  —  Moscow, with its growing cyber capabilities, appears undeterred by Western sanctions and other countermeasures  —  The sprawling SolarWinds hack by suspected Russian state-backed hackers is the latest sign …
The Daily Beast:
Trump Plans to Fight the Election Even After ‘Stop the Steal’ Rally Ends  —  The president has told advisers he isn't deterred by the setbacks in the courts and won't be deterred by Congress certifying Joe Biden's win.  —  Many of Donald Trump's most dogmatic supporters see a mass protest in Washington …
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, The Sun and Washington Post
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
Discussion: Al Jazeera and Mother Jones
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
Discussion: The Hill and KTLA
Kayla Galloway / ABC7:
Nancy Pelosi's home vandalized with graffiti, fake blood on New Year's Day  —  SAN FRANCISCO — A home in San Francisco belonging to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was vandalized early Friday morning with an apparent reference to lawmakers' failed efforts to provide Americans with $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks.
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TMZ.com:
Nancy Pelosi's House Vandalized with Pig's Head, Fake Blood, Spray Paint
The Times of Israel:
Iran says killers of top general Soleimani, including Trump, ‘not safe on Earth’  —  Meanwhile successor to assassinated Quds force chief threatens ‘severe revenge’ — which may come from within the United States  — 1,235 shares  —  TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's judiciary chief warned Friday …
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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.
Derek Robertson / Politico:
The Eight Pieces of Pop Culture That Defined the Trump Era  —  Certain cultural figures loom so large that they eventually serve as shorthand for the spirit of their times.  There's Michael Jackson, the personification of the smiley-face maximalism of Reagan's 1980s; Lucille Ball …
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.
Grace Segers / CBS News:
Incoming House members to convene for the first time on Sunday  —  The House of Representatives will convene on January 3, with opening day proceedings for the 117th Congress altered due to the coronavirus pandemic.  The date for beginning the new Congress was set by the Constitution.
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Pelosi announces proposed rules package for incoming Congress
Discussion: Political Wire
MLieb / House of Representatives Committee on Rules:
Pelosi and McGovern Unveil Details of Rules Package for the 117th Congress
Axios:
Trump is torching his own party and its leaders on his way out of power  —  President Trump is torching his own party and its leaders on his way out of power — and tossing gas on the fire with a public call for mass protest next week and a vote to overturn his defeat.
Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Donald Trump's Turnberry resort posts losses of £2.3 million  —  Donald Trump's flagship overseas property at Turnberry has posted annual losses of £2.3 million, marking the sixth year in a row it has failed to turn a profit under his ownership.  —  The property, the jewel …
Discussion: The Intellectualist
Wall Street Journal:
Covid-19 Vaccine's Slow Rollout Could Portend More Problems  —  Far fewer people have gotten shots than expected due to disorganization and conflicting priorities among states, counties and hospitals  —  Three weeks into the most ambitious vaccination campaign in modern U.S. history …
Discussion: Slate
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Without Trump, or Masks, Mar-a-Lago Partied On  —  President Trump did not attend his private social club's annual New Year's Eve bash, which hundreds of guests attended despite the coronavirus.  —  President Trump's private social club in Palm Beach, Fla., hosted a New Year's Eve gala …
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Charles Bethea / New Yorker:
Can Democrats Win Georgia—and the Senate?
Discussion: CNN
Margaret Menge / InsideSources:
Harvey Weinstein ‘Fixer’ Boies Gave Thousands To Warnock in GA Senate Showdown
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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP:
New York stock exchange delists Chinese telecoms firms
Wall Street Journal:
Beijing Accelerates Campaign of Ethnic Assimilation
Teresa Wiltz / Politico:
2020 Was the Year of the Black Voter—And Black Joy
New York Times:
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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
Discussion: Liberty Unyielding
Danielle Ferguson / Argus Leader:
Federal judge: South Dakota can't use COVID-19 as an excuse for not having speedy trials
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Senate Overrides Trump's Veto of Defense Bill, Dealing a Legislative Blow
 

 
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