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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
‘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 …
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Washington Post:
Audio: Trump's full Jan. 2 call with Ga. secretary of state  —  As Georgia runoff looms, Republicans stick to election fraud claims  —  Audio: Trump berates Ga. secretary of state, urges him to ‘find’ votes  —  Republicans previously promised Trump would accept the election results
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Trump Call to Georgia Official Might Violate State and Federal Law  —  The president's demand for action to overturn the result of the election in the state raised questions about whether he violated election fraud statutes, lawyers said, though a charge is unlikely.
Washington Post:
Here's the full transcript and audio of the call between Trump and Raffensperger  —  About 3 p.m. Saturday, President Trump held an hour-long call with Brad Raffensperger, Georgia's secretary of state, in which he repeatedly urged him to alter the outcome of the presidential vote in the state.
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Trump Crosses a Bright-Red Line  —  The president's nonstop abuse of power seems determined to force a reckoning.  —  Staff writer at The Atlantic  —  In a bombshell conversation with Georgia's secretary of state yesterday, President Donald Trump made monkeys of every Republican official …
Raheem Kassam / The National Pulse:
Trump Call Actually Reveals a President Deep into Detail, with Establishment Republicans Dismissive, Unwilling, and Rejecting Transparency  —  “I don't know about that... I don't have it in front of me... we're looking into that...”  —  These weren't the vague, non-committal words …
Discussion: The Lid
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump knows no limits as he tries to overturn the election  —  There are but 16 days left in President Trump's term, but there is no doubt that he will use all of his remaining time in office to inflict as much damage as he can on democracy — with members of a now-divided Republican Party acting as enablers.
Alayna Treene / Axios:
“The clock is ticking”: Trump's powers are failing him in his White House final days
Discussion: Washington Post, DNyuz and The Hill
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
It's Time to Speak for America
Discussion: DNyuz
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Nancy Pelosi Is Re-elected as House Speaker
New York Times:
Trump, in Taped Call, Pressured Georgia Official to ‘Find’ Votes to Overturn Election
Washington Post:
All 10 living former defense secretaries: Involving the military in election disputes would cross into dangerous territory  —  Ashton Carter, Dick Cheney, William Cohen, Mark Esper, Robert Gates, Chuck Hagel, James Mattis, Leon Panetta, William Perry and Donald Rumsfeld are the 10 living former U.S. secretaries of defense.
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
The time to question election results has passed, all living former defense secretaries say
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas:
Cotton Statement on Joint Session of Congress  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 734-0430  —  Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the joint session of Congress later this week:
Discussion: Business Insider
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Politico:
Congress adopts rules governing Jan. 6 Electoral College count  —  The rules of Congress' Jan. 6 session governing the counting of Electoral College votes will remain identical to those used for decades, under a resolution adopted Sunday by the House and Senate.
Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:   Chip Roy challenges seating of House members from six presidential battleground states
Jessica Yun / Yahoo Finance:
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma suspected missing  —  Speculation has swirled around Chinese billionaire Jack Ma's whereabouts after reports surfaced that the high-profile businessman has not made a public appearance in more than two months.  —  The Alibaba founder also failed to appear …
Discussion: Reuters
Patricia Murphy / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Gov. Brian Kemp absent from GOP campaign trail in closing days  —  Sen. Kelly Loeffler has brought in the biggest GOP names in the country in the closing days of her re-election runoff campaign, including Sen. Ted Cruz from Texas, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and, on Sunday …
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Politico:
Trump's pressure on Georgia election officials raises legal questions
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump to give ally Nunes the Presidential Medal of Freedom  —  Congressman from California has accused FBI and Justice Department of bias against Trump during Russia probe.  —  President Trump on Monday is expected to give Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) the Presidential Medal of Freedom …
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Axios:
Trump to give Reps. Jim Jordan and Devin Nunes Presidential Medal of Freedom
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
CNN:
Carl Bernstein: This is the ultimate smoking gun tape  —  Legendary Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein reacts to audio obtained by the Washington Post of President Donald Trump pushing Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” votes to overturn the election results in the state.Source: CNN
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Nancy Pelosi Secures Another Term as Speaker, as Senate Hangs in Balance  —  The vote, largely along party lines, punctuated an opening day marked more by precaution than pomp, as the 117th Congress convened under the threat of a deadly pandemic.  —  WASHINGTON — Democrats returned …
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Philip Ewing / NPR:
Pelosi Is Narrowly Reelected Speaker
Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
Moore to appear in House for Speaker's vote after testing positive for COVID-19
Discussion: Fox News
Wall Street Journal:
Roku Nears Deal to Buy Rights to Quibi's Content  —  Short-form streaming service Quibi is winding down its operations after failing to gain traction  —  Quibi is in advanced talks to sell its content catalog to Roku Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, as the short-form …
Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Biden inauguration will include ‘presidential escort’ to White House, virtual parade  —  President-elect Joe Biden's pared-down inauguration is slated to include a “presidential escort” to the White House and a virtual parade as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic.
Discussion: Associated Press
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Tarini Parti / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Inauguration to Feature Virtual Parade
Discussion: Axios
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Georgia runoffs: 3 things to watch  —  Attention is turning to Tuesday's twin runoffs in Georgia to decide control of the U.S. Senate.  — These are three things to watch, from a conversation I had with Patricia Murphy of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, who's covering the race...
Discussion: Politico
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