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Dan Primack / Axios:
Dominion plans to sue Sidney Powell, doesn't rule out Trump — Dominion Voting Systems plans to sue attorney Sidney Powell “imminently” for defamation, and is continuing to explore similar suits against President Trump and others, company founder and CEO John Poulos told the Axios Re:Cap podcast on Monday.
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Business Insider, The Hill, The Daily Caller, Mock Paper Scissors, IJR, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and The Intellectualist
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Daniel Bice / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Bice: Milwaukee law firm ‘concerned’ by attorney's role in Trump call trying to upend Georgia election results — A Milwaukee-based law firm is distancing itself from one of the attorneys involved in President Donald Trump's disturbing call trying to overturn the results of the Georgia election.
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The Hill, Foley & Lardner LLP, Bloomberg, CNN, Washington Post, Fox News, New York Times, Raw Story, Law & Crime, Mother Jones, Occupy Democrats, KDFX-TV and DNyuz
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
EXCLUSIVE: Atlanta-Based U.S. Attorney Abruptly Departs Office Sooner Than Expected — The U.S. attorney in Atlanta departed his post Monday, TPM has learned, after previously indicating that he would not leave until Inauguration Day. — The reason for U.S. Attorney Byung “BJay” Pak's change of plans are not clear.
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Raw Story and Political Wire
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Donald Trump Should Be Prosecuted for His Shakedown of Georgia's Brad Raffensperger — President Donald Trump likely broke both federal and state law in a Saturday phone call during which he encouraged Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” enough votes to overturn the state's election results.
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The backstory of Trump's Georgia call — DRIVING THE DAY — Good morning from Atlanta, Gateway to the South and the pulsing center of Tuesday's two U.S. Senate runoffs that will determine partisan control of the upper chamber and the success of Joe Biden's first term as president.
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
New Republican poll shows statistical tie in Georgia — The Democratic and Republican Senate candidates in Georgia are in a statistical tie heading into Tuesday's pair of runoff elections, according to a new poll conducted for a Republican super PAC. — Why it matters: In both elections …
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Fox News, Washington Examiner, The Atlantic, OpenSecrets.org, The Hill and COURIER
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
This Is the Cost of a Failed Impeachment — When the Senate failed to remove Trump last year, it all but guaranteed his future attempts to overturn the election. — Staff writer at The Atlantic — If your memory can reach back to the time before COVID-19—no shame if it can't …
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NBC News:
Trump pushed QAnon and 4chan-created conspiracy theories in Georgia call — President Donald Trump cataloged a series of false conspiracy theories during an hourlong call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Saturday in which he sought to overturn the state's election results …
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NBC News:
Democrats ask FBI Director Wray to open criminal probe into Trump after leaked phone call — A pair of House Democrats are asking FBI Director Christopher Wray to open a criminal probe into President Donald Trump after a leaked phone call showed him pleading with Georgia Secretary …
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Politico, The Daily Caller, Occupy Democrats, The Hill, The National Interest, TheGrio, Mediaite, Washington Times, UPI, POLITICUSUSA, CNN and DNyuz
Summer Concepcion / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Tried 18 Times To Get Ahold Of GA Sec Of State Before Bullying Him In Irate Call
Trump Tried 18 Times To Get Ahold Of GA Sec Of State Before Bullying Him In Irate Call
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Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
‘Disgusting’: Perdue hammers Georgia secretary of state for recording Trump call
‘Disgusting’: Perdue hammers Georgia secretary of state for recording Trump call
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The Hill, HuffPost, Fox News, Washington Times, The Bulwark, Mediaite, COURIER, Daily Kos, Law & Crime, RedState, Raw Story, The American Independent and National Review
Nicholas Wu / USA Today:
Liz Cheney, a top House Republican, says Trump Georgia call is ‘deeply troubling,’ says everyone should listen to full audiotape
Liz Cheney, a top House Republican, says Trump Georgia call is ‘deeply troubling,’ says everyone should listen to full audiotape
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New York Times, New York Magazine, Boston Herald, The Guardian, TheBlaze and Political Wire
Jessica Taylor / The Cook Political Report:
One Day Out: Will Trump Torpedo Republican Chances in the Georgia Runoffs?
One Day Out: Will Trump Torpedo Republican Chances in the Georgia Runoffs?
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CBS News, American Prospect, The Guardian, Bloomberg, Sara A. Carter, Liberty Unyielding, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, DNyuz and Washington Times
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A leading historian of U.S. democracy issues an urgent warning
A leading historian of U.S. democracy issues an urgent warning
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VICE, Associated Press, Fox News, Orlando Sentinel, Greenville News, Common Dreams, Big League Politics, Axios, NBC4 Washington and USA Today
Richard L. Hasen / The Atlantic:
We Can't Let Our Elections Be This Vulnerable Again
We Can't Let Our Elections Be This Vulnerable Again
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Occupy Democrats, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, The Guardian, DNyuz, We Love Trump, Reason, Mother Jones, Daily Kos, The American Independent and KTLA
Alexis Stevens / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: U.S. Attorney for North Georgia resigns, effective immediately — U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak resigned his position Monday, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia.In October 2017, Pak was sworn into office after being appointed …
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Business leaders urge Congress to certify Biden win — Almost 200 of the country's top business leaders urged Congress to certify the electoral results for President-elect Joe Biden in a letter Monday, arguing that “attempts to thwart or delay this process run counter to the essential tenets of our democracy.”
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CNBC, POLITICUSUSA and Political Wire
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Katy Feinberg / Partnership for New York City:
Business Leaders Call on Congress to Accept the Electoral College Results
Business Leaders Call on Congress to Accept the Electoral College Results
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Wall Street Journal, Politico, Raw Story, The Guardian and Election Law Blog
Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas:
Cotton Statement on Joint Session of Congress
Cotton Statement on Joint Session of Congress
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
An Insurgency From Inside the Oval Office — President Trump's effort to overturn the election he lost has gone beyond mere venting of grievances at the risk of damaging the very American democracy he is charged with defending. — WASHINGTON — President Trump's relentless effort to overturn …
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Washington Post, DNyuz, Fox News, Associated Press, The Nation, Florida Phoenix, TheBlaze, Politico and Raw Story
Jody Harrison / HeraldScotland:
Could Donald Trump be planning to snub Joe Biden with trip to Scotland? — Donald Trump ‘could ditch inauguration’ with Turnberry trip' — Speculation is mounting that US President Donald Trump could be planning to snub the inauguration of successor Joe Biden - by flying to Scotland.
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Occupy Democrats
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Worse Than Treason — “We are what we pretend to be,” Kurt Vonnegut wrote in the opening of his 1962 novel, Mother Night, “and so we must be careful what we pretend to be.” Republicans in Congress are pretending to be seditionists—and so they have become, in fact, seditionists.
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The Mahablog, Washington Post, The Moderate Voice, ABC News and Outside the Beltway
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Trump seethes at GOP ‘surrender caucus’ that won't back his coup attempt
Trump seethes at GOP ‘surrender caucus’ that won't back his coup attempt
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NBC News
Jonathan Rauch / Persuasion:
The Made-Up Conspiracy — A Republican bid to deny Biden's victory is another worrying Trumpist disinformation ploy — When Republican senators attempt to block congressional confirmation of Joe Biden's presidential victory this week, they will not succeed in reversing the outcome of the election.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
We must stop calling Trump's enablers ‘conservative.’ They are the radical right.
We must stop calling Trump's enablers ‘conservative.’ They are the radical right.
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The Hill, Associated Press and Daily Kos
Washington Post:
National Guard activated for D.C. protests, with more restraints than in June, officials say — The District has mobilized the National Guard and will have every city police officer on duty Tuesday and Wednesday to handle protests of the November presidential election, which Mayor Muriel E. Bowser …
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CNN and Big League Politics
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
D.C. Police to contact GOP Rep. Boebert about plans to bring Glock to work — “That Congresswoman will be subjected to the same penalties as anyone else that's caught on the D.C. streets carrying a firearm,” said police chief Robert Contee III. — GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert smiles …
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The Hill, Washingtonian and Townhall
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Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
In ad, new U.S. lawmaker vows to carry her Glock in D.C. and on Capitol grounds
In ad, new U.S. lawmaker vows to carry her Glock in D.C. and on Capitol grounds
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, Bearing Arms, Denver Post, Daily Kos and Political Wire
TMZ.com:
Tanya Roberts Is Still Alive, Despite Her Rep Having Said She Was Dead — TANYA ROBERTS SHE'S STILL ALIVE ... Despite Her Rep Saying She's Dead — TANYA ROBERTS THROUGH THE YEARS — Tanya Roberts death has been greatly exaggerated, because her rep now says she's alive …
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Towleroad Gay News
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How Biden will try to fix our vaccine rollout mess — Mounting signs that the vaccine rollout is beset by snags are a reminder of what a daunting task the Biden administration will face in overseeing successful vaccination of the public against coronavirus.
The White House:
Medal of Freedom — Established by President John F. Kennedy in 1963, this prestigious award is the Nation's highest civilian honor. It is awarded by the President of the United States to individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the security or national interests of America …
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Yuval Levin / National Review:
Failures of Leadership in a Populist Age — For many years now, an important segment of the Republican electorate has been increasingly frustrated with the elites who lead our core institutions. The political outlook of these voters has come to be defined by that frustration …
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Washington Examiner, HotAir and Raw Story
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Jon Ossoff, D-Palo Alto — Democrat Jon Ossoff, in his race for a Georgia Senate seat, has raised more money from California than from Georgia. While his Republican opponent's top two sources of funds are Georgia's top two private employers, Ossoff's top sources of money are Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook.
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National Review
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Marco Rubio / Fox News:
Georgia Senate runoffs — The fate of our nation is in Georgia's hands
Georgia Senate runoffs — The fate of our nation is in Georgia's hands
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Florida Politics
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
The Wall Street Journal Epitomizes the Failure of Elite Conservatism — Once the paper of record for conservative opinion-makers, the Journal's editorial page has betrayed its readers. — The Wall Street Journal editorial page is probably the most influential elite conservative outlet in the country.
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Wall Street Journal and The Hill
The Intercept:
FBI Questioned a Michigan Senate Staffer After Zoom Call About Banning Tear Gas … Two officers with an FBI task force showed up at the home of a Michigan state senator's chief of staff and aggressively questioned her about a draft bill she had discussed on a private legislative Zoom call.
Nicholson Baker / New York Magazine:
The Lab-Leak Hypothesis For decades, scientists have been hot-wiring viruses in hopes of preventing a pandemic, not causing one. But what if ...? … What happened was fairly simple, I've come to believe. It was an accident. A virus spent some time in a laboratory, and eventually it got out.
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National Review, New York Post, Twitchy and We Love Trump
David Holt / The Bulwark:
In Praise of Those Who Resist Temptation — The job of elected officials is to tell people the truth. Even when they want to hear lies. — The greatest, most dangerous, and most frequent temptation faced by an elected official is the temptation to tell your constituents what they want to hear.
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Talking Points Memo, The Guardian and The Week
Merrill Matthews / The Hill:
Biden should retain these Trump policies to keep America great in 2021 — President-elect Joe Biden won by running as the antithesis of President Donald Trump. But that doesn't mean that everything Trump did was bad. Prior to the pandemic, the U.S. economy was experiencing solid growth …