Multiple senators plan to oppose certifying election results  —  A growing number of Republican senators — led by Ted Cruz — are set to announce today they also will object to certifying state Electoral College votes on Wednesday, congressional sources familiar with their conversations tell Axios.

Nashville bomber's bizarre writings reveal belief in aliens and lizard people  —  Package sent by Anthony Warner two days before the suicide bombing on Christmas Day in Nashville  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A man who knew Christmas bomber Anthony Warner got a disturbing surprise …

Sen. Mitch McConnell's Louisville home vandalized  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's home in the Highlands area of Louisville was vandalized overnight.  —  Messages were written on the front of the home in red and white spray paint.

D.C. is becoming a protest battleground.  In a polarized nation, experts say that's unlikely to change.  —  For years, West Coast cities have borne the brunt of violent confrontations between far-right extremists and counterprotesters who come to meet them.

The mafia turns social media influencer to reinforce its brand  —  Southern Italy's mob bosses embrace digital platforms as a way to spread their message  —  To the casual observer it was just another Facebook page dispensing inspirational messages — and the occasional threat — to its 18,000 followers.

Raphael Warnock's campaign for the moral high ground  —  ALBANY, Ga. — On a mild December night, deep in the southwest corner of the Peach State, the opening keyboard riff to Stevie Wonder's “Higher Ground” plays in the parking lot of a civic center.  It feels like a Sunday service.

The Pandemic Disproved Urban Progressives' Theory About Gentrification  —  From California to the Northeast, a funny thing has happened recently in America's most expensive metropolitan areas: Rents have gone down.  Ever since remote workers began fleeing urban cores at the start of the coronavirus pandemic …

State Rep. Mike Reese of Mt. Pleasant Township dead at 42  —  State Rep. Mike Reese, elected in November to his seventh term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, died Saturday at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg following an apparent brain aneurysm.

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 …

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.

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 …

Sneezed on, cussed at, ignored: Airline workers battle mask resistance with scant government backup  —  As the man returned from the lavatory with a mask dangling from one ear, a flight attendant asked him to put it on properly.  —  “Why?  Is something going on that I should know about?” …

Virginia state senator dies from COVID-19  —  Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin (R) has died from complications due to COVID-19, his office announced Friday.  He was 60.  —  Gov. Ralph Northam (D) and the Virginia Senate Republican Caucus confirmed the passing of Chafin, who represented the state's 38th district for the past six years.