Romney Statement On Certification of Presidential Election Results  —  SALT LAKE CITY- U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) released the following statement in response to an announcement that several Republican senators plan to oppose certification of the presidential election results:

‘I just want to find 11,780 votes’: In extraordinary hour-long call, Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to recalculate the vote in his favor  —  President Trump urged fellow Republican Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia secretary of state, to “find” enough votes to overturn his defeat …

Ted Cruz will object when Congress certifies Joe Biden's election, as 11 GOP senators demand ‘audit’ and 10-day delay  —  The ‘Trump Eleven’ say the president's loss in a handful of battlegrounds deserves an emergency inquiry before the Electoral College tally is ratified.

Democrats may make history in Georgia's Senate runoffs  —  (CNN)Poll of the week: My average of Georgia polls shows the two Senate runoffs on Tuesday are within the margin of error and way too close to call.  —  In the race for the full six-year term, Democrat Jon Ossoff is at 49% to Republican Sen. David Perdue's 48%.

‘Momentum Gaining’: Mo Brooks Says More GOP Lawmakers to Object to Election Certification  —  Representative Mo Brooks, an Alabama Republican, said that there is momentum gaining behind the effort by some GOP lawmakers to object to the electoral votes of key battleground states in a long-shot effort …

Trump advisor Peter Navarro falsely claimed that Biden's inauguration could be delayed, contradicting the Constitution … - In a Saturday appearance on Fox News, White House trade advisor Peter Navarro falsely claimed that President-elect Joe Biden's January 20 inauguration could be postponed.

COVID is wildcard as Pelosi faces tricky Speaker vote Sunday  —  Two years ago, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) squeaked to the Speakership by a razor-thin edge in the face of an internal Democratic revolt.  —  This year's vote might be even closer, though for vastly different reasons.

'There's no running away from the numbers:' Fauci laments surging COVID deaths as Trump claims ‘fake news’  —  Trump misleadingly claimed CDC's virus case, death numbers were ‘exaggerated.’  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, is interviewed on “This Week.”

Trump loves to point to the stock market as a sign of his success.  But since the election it's become clear: the market prefers Biden. … - President Donald Trump has long touted the rising stock market as evidence of his success.  — During the campaign, Trump also claimed …

Denver Riggleman Has Seen the Future of the Republican Party  —  Denver Riggleman had a rough December.  For one thing, he's about to lose his job: Over the summer, members of the Virginia GOP voted to kick the freshman Republican out of Congress, largely because he publicly officiated a same-sex wedding.

The Seven Aspects of Trumpism  —  Editor's Note: Steve Schmidt is one of the founding members of the Lincoln Project.  He is a communications and public affairs strategist who has worked on several Republican campaigns, including John McCain's 2008 bid for the White House, and he is now a regular political contributor to MSNBC.

Congressional Dems move forward on $2,000 checks after Trump signs COVID relief bill  —  Despite Trump support, fate of increased payments unclear in GOP-led Senate.  —  Will Americans get $2,000 stimulus checks? … Samuel Corum/Getty Images  —  It's unclear why President Donald Trump decided …

GOP senators want election commission similar to what decided disputed 1876 race  —  Cruz, other Republicans look for a repeat of what led to the election of President Rutherford B. Hayes  —  Cruz says Supreme Court ‘better forum’ for voter fraud concerns amid his election objection push

How D.C. and its teachers, with shifting plans and demands, failed to reopen schools  —  Online classes in the District of Columbia in spring had been a disaster.  Thousands of students didn't have computers or reliable WiFi.  Many were falling behind.  So as spring gave way to summer …