‘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 …

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:

Jake Tapper corrects Ossoff over repeated claims that Loeffler campaigned with KKK member  —  With just two days left until the Georgia runoff elections, Democrat Jon Ossoff is reiterating claims that Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler campaigned with a member of the Ku Klux Klan.

‘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 …

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.

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.

Moore to appear in House for Speaker's vote after testing positive for COVID-19  —  Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), who announced she tested positive for COVID-19 on Dec. 28, is slated to be present at the Capitol on Sunday for the Speaker's vote.  —  While the Centers for Disease Control …

'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.”

Palestinians excluded from Israeli Covid vaccine rollout as jabs go to settlers  —  Human rights groups accuse Israel of dodging obligations to millions in occupied territories who may wait months for vaccination  —  Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem and Hazem Balousha in Gaza

Who Will Be Inaugurated?  —  What is unlikely is not impossible—an admonitory caution, not an appeal to false hope.  —  Just because the theaters are closed doesn't mean that we lack for drama.  Our quivering reaction to the latest Chinese import may have shuttered Broadway …

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 …