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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
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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.
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.
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Trump Crosses a Bright-Red Line — In a bombshell conversation with Georgia's secretary of state yesterday, President Donald Trump made monkeys of every Republican official and every conservative talking head who professed to believe Trump's allegations of voter fraud.
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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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump's Phone Call Is What Coup Fever Looks Like — The U.S. president goes back to Georgia, looking for some votes to steal. He knows that he's been beat. — Like the little boy haunted by ghosts in the horror movie “The Sixth Sense,” President Donald Trump sees dead people everywhere.
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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.
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Patricia Murphy / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Gov. Brian Kemp absent from GOP campaign trail in closing days
Gov. Brian Kemp absent from GOP campaign trail in closing days
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Raheem Kassam / The National Pulse:
Trump Call Actually Reveals a President Deep into Detail, with Establishment Republicans Dismissive, Unwilling, and Rejecting Transparency
Trump Call Actually Reveals a President Deep into Detail, with Establishment Republicans Dismissive, Unwilling, and Rejecting Transparency
Teo Armus / Washington Post:
Georgia elections board member calls for probe into Trump's call seeking to pressure Raffensperger
Georgia elections board member calls for probe into Trump's call seeking to pressure Raffensperger
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
The GOP Can't Stop Biden but They'll Murder Democracy Trying
The GOP Can't Stop Biden but They'll Murder Democracy Trying
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Tia Mitchell / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Democrats denounce Trump's call to Raffensperger as criminal, GOP mostly silent
Democrats denounce Trump's call to Raffensperger as criminal, GOP mostly silent
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CNN:
Trump's deranged phone call with Georgia secretary of state reveals a desperate man
Trump's deranged phone call with Georgia secretary of state reveals a desperate man
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump knows no limits as he tries to overturn the election
Trump knows no limits as he tries to overturn the election
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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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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
Mitch McConnell's Slipping Grip on the Republican Party
Mitch McConnell's Slipping Grip on the Republican Party
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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
The time to question election results has passed, all living former defense secretaries say
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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:
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Kate Conger / New York Times:
Hundreds of Google Employees Unionize, Culminating Years of Activism — The creation of the union, a rarity in Silicon Valley, follows years of increasing outspokenness by Google workers. Executives have struggled to handle the change. — OAKLAND, Calif. — More than 225 Google engineers …
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Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE:
Google Workers Publicly Launch Union
Google Workers Publicly Launch Union
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New York Times:
We're Google Workers. And We're Forming a Union.
We're Google Workers. And We're Forming a Union.
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Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill:
Google employees announce creation of union
Google employees announce creation of union
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The Daily Caller
Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Plane Sightings Fuel Rumors Trump Planning Escape to Scotland on Day Before Biden Inauguration — GOLF WAR — Something strange is happening on the west coast of Scotland. According to a report from the Sunday Post, a lot of unusual U.S. military activity has been recorded at one airport …
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Peter Swindon / The Sunday Post:
Donald Trump could be planning Turnberry trip as Scots airport told to expect a high-flyer the day before Joe Biden's inauguration
Donald Trump could be planning Turnberry trip as Scots airport told to expect a high-flyer the day before Joe Biden's inauguration
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Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Biden inauguration will include ‘presidential escort’ to White House, virtual parade
Biden inauguration will include ‘presidential escort’ to White House, virtual parade
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
U.K. judge rules Julian Assange should not be extradited to the U.S. — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange must not be extradited to the U.S., where he's wanted on charges of violating the Espionage Act and hacking government computers, because of the high risk of suicide in U.S. custody, a British judge in London ruled Monday.
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BBC:
Julian Assange: Wikileaks founder extradition to US blocked by UK judge
Julian Assange: Wikileaks founder extradition to US blocked by UK judge
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Elian Peltier / New York Times:
U.K. Judge Blocks Assange's Extradition to U.S., Citing Mental Health Concerns
U.K. Judge Blocks Assange's Extradition to U.S., Citing Mental Health Concerns
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Jill Lawless / Associated Press:
UK judge refuses extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange
UK judge refuses extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange
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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 …
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Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Terry McAuliffe raises a record $6.1 million in bid to reclaim Executive Mansion — RICHMOND — Democrat Terry McAuliffe announced Monday that he has raised more than $6 million for his comeback bid for Virginia governor, far surpassing what previous gubernatorial hopefuls have raised at similar points in their campaigns.
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Janice Dean / Fox News:
The tragic rise of Andrew Cuomo amid COVID-19 — a real American crisis — Had the governor admitted his terrible decisions instead of making posters, plastic mountains and coronavirus artwork, many of us would've forgiven him — We need real leadership, not a Gov. congratulating himself in middle of pandemic: Janice Dean
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 …
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Georgia Holds the Key to Unlock $2,000 Checks — Despite Mitch McConnell's obstruction last week, a Democratic Senate would have no real obstacle to the popular relief measure. — Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock speaks at a rally on Sunday in Savannah, Georgia.
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Georgia runoffs: 3 things to watch
Georgia runoffs: 3 things to watch
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