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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
Judge Throws Out Lawsuit That Rep. Louie Gohmert and Fake Pro-Trump Electors Brought Against Vice President Mike Pence
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Matthew S. Schwartz / NPR:
Judge Rejects Last-Minute Claim That Pence Can Ignore States' Presidential Electors
Judge Rejects Last-Minute Claim That Pence Can Ignore States' Presidential Electors
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Washington Examiner:
Judge tosses Gohmert election lawsuit against Pence
Judge tosses Gohmert election lawsuit against Pence
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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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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.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
‘Exercise in futility’: Republicans lambaste Hawley's push to challenge election
‘Exercise in futility’: Republicans lambaste Hawley's push to challenge election
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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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The Week
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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 …
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.
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Salon
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.
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The Times of Israel
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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 …
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 …
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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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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.
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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 …
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.
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 …
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The Intellectualist
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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Palm Beach Post, Donald Trump Jr … and The Daily Beast
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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
With Trump a no-show, Mar-a-Lago guests left to party maskless with Rudy Giuliani and Vanilla Ice
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The Daily Dot, The Wrap, Raw Story, Mock Paper Scissors and Political Wire
Teresa Wiltz / Politico:
2020 Was the Year of the Black Voter—And Black Joy — It goes without saying that 2020 ranks as one of the all-time worsts, particularly if you come wrapped in melanin. Goodbye and good riddance to 2020's cascade of horrors: a once-in-a century global pandemic. A pandemic disproportionately slamming people of color.
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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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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Political Wire
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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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