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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
GOP senators remove Lt. Gov. Fetterman from running first day of new session  —  Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media.  Sign up for our free newsletters.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
‘A dangerous time’: Another ugly GOP power play unfolds in Pennsylvania  —  “We're at a dangerous time in this country,” John Fetterman, the lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, told me by phone.  “One party is ignoring court rulings and election results.  If the results don't match what they like …
Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Lt. Gov. Suggests Trump Committed Election Fraud In Pennsylvania  —  Lt. Governor John Fetterman said that Trump tried the same kind of illegal election interference calls in Pennsylvania that he used in Georgia.  —  Video: … Advertisements  —  Fetterman said on MSNBC …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Pennsylvania G.O.P. refuses to seat Democratic lawmaker in State Legislature.
Discussion: The Hill
Julian Routh / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pa. Senate Republicans refuse to seat Democrat Brewster in contentious swearing-in ceremony
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: Sen. Tim Scott will vote to certify Biden's Electoral College win  —  Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) will certify Joe Biden's Electoral College win, refusing to join the growing number of Republicans planning to object to the process, Axios has learned.  —  Why it matters: Scott …
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Anita Kumar / Politico:
Trump privately admits it's over, but wants to brawl for attention  —  Donald Trump has privately acknowledged he lost the presidency.  He knows Joe Biden will replace him.  He recognizes Congress will formally certify the results on Wednesday.  —  To one person, Trump even confided he was “just disappointed we lost.”
Zeynep Tufekci / The Atlantic:
This Isn't Just Political Theater  —  If people “define situations as real, they are real in their consequences,” William Isaac Thomas and Dorothy Swaine Thomas wrote in 1928.  That sociological insight—often referred to as the Thomas theorem—offers the best way to think about this peculiar moment in American politics.
New York Times:
Pence Said to Have Told Trump He Lacks Power to Change Election Result  —  A day before he presides over a joint session of Congress to ratify Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s victory, the vice president tried to lower the president's expectations while seeking ways to mollify him.
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Ben Jacobs / GEN:
All Your Paranoid Questions About the Electoral College Certification, Answered
New York Times:
Lawyer on Trump Election Call Quits Firm After Uproar  —  The law firm, Foley & Lardner, had distanced itself from Cleta Mitchell after a recording of the call revealed she helped the president pressure Georgia elections officials.  —  A lawyer advising President Trump in recent weeks …
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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Cleta Mitchell, who advised Trump on Saturday phone call, resigns from law firm  —  Republican lawyer Cleta Mitchell, who advised President Trump during his Saturday phone call with Georgia's secretary of state in an effort to overturn the election, resigned on Tuesday as a partner …
Michael Brendan Dougherty / National Review:   Another ‘Perfect’ Phone Call
Page Six:
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are getting a divorce: 'She's done'  —  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are over.  —  Multiple sources tell Page Six that “divorce is imminent” for the Hollywood couple, with Kardashian hiring divorce attorney to the stars, Laura Wasser.
New York Times:
Election Needles: Georgia U.S. Senate Runoff  —  Democrats need to win both runoff races to control the Senate. … How the needle estimates have changed so far:  —  The table below shows our expectations for results, based on where they came from, what type of vote they were, and other results already reported.
Washington Post:
Pro-Trump forums erupt with violent threats ahead of Wednesday's rally against the 2020 election  —  Posters respond to Trump's prediction of “wild” day with discussion of potential bloodshed and advice on sneaking guns into D.C.  —  Far-right online forums are seething with references …
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Chiara Giordano / The Independent:
Trump not allowed into Scotland to escape Biden inauguration, Sturgeon warns  —  US president reportedly planning to visit his Turnberry golf resort to avoid opponent being sworn into office  —  Donald Trump will not be allowed to visit Scotland to play golf during Joe Biden's inauguration, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
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Washington Post:
Trump warned by Scottish leader to stay away amid reports he might travel to his golf resort to skip inauguration
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Seeks to Pare Back Civil Rights Protections for Minorities  —  A late move by the Trump administration would stop enforcement of protections against discriminatory practices that have a “disparate impact” on protected groups.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has embarked …
Associated Press:
AP VoteCast: GOP voters in Georgia back Trump's false claims  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — About three-quarters of voters who backed Republican candidates in Georgia's Senate runoffs say President-elect Joe Biden was not legitimately elected in November, according to AP VoteCast, a survey of voters in Tuesday's high-stakes Senate contests.
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TMZ.com:
Dr. Dre Suffers Brain Aneursym and is in ICU in L.A.  —  DR. DRE SUFFERS BRAIN ANEURYSM ... In ICU at L.A. Hospital  —  Dr. Dre is at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after suffering a brain aneurysm ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources connected to Dre and with direct knowledge tell us …
Jeff Pegues / CBS News:
Breach of air traffic control sends chilling threat as revenge for killing of Iranian general  —  Multiple air traffic controllers in New York heard a chilling threat Monday in audio obtained exclusively by CBS News: “We are flying a plane into the Capitol on Wednesday.  Solemani will be avenged.”
Discussion: CNN, DNyuz and CANNONFIRE
Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Police: Protesters outside Sen. Josh Hawley's home were ‘peaceful’  —  Protesters who gathered outside the Virginia home of Republican Sen. Josh Hawley Monday evening were peaceful and they left when police explained they were violating local picketing laws, police said Tuesday.
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Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Trump's Final Insult  —  Welcome to “The Tuesday,” a weekly newsletter that usually comes out sometime during the 24-hour period between Moon Day and Woden's Day.  To subscribe to “The Tuesday” and receive it in your in-box, please follow this link.  —  Up from the Rubble, Up from the Rabble
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
‘Mr. Bean’ Actor Rowan Atkinson Weighs in on ‘Cancel Culture,’ Teases New Film … Rowan Atkinson, the British actor known the world over for his “Mr. Bean” character, has delivered a broadside against the so-called online “cancel culture.”  —  During an extensive interview with U.K. outlet Radio Times …
David Von Drehle / Washington Post:
Hawley isn't impressing Trump voters.  He's entertaining them with his humiliation.  —  Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is a young man in a big hurry, and there's nothing wrong with that.  Abraham Lincoln's law partner and biographer William H. Herndon said of the 16th president, “His ambition was a little engine that knew no rest.”
Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
White House Task Force: Give Extra Vaccine Away to Anyone Who Wants It  —  With millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses sitting on shelves, senior officials are shifting their strategy for who should get jabbed first. … Senior officials working with the White House coronavirus task force …
New York Times:
Georgia Runoffs Live Updates: Voters Head to the Polls  —  In Democratic-heavy Atlanta and G.O.P. strongholds in North Georgia, voters eagerly line up.  —  ATLANTA — Whitney Leonard, 24, walked out of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta's West End neighborhood on Tuesday morning …
Discussion: Power Line, The Week, DNyuz and HuffPost
 
 
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NBC News:
Violent threats ripple through far-right internet forums ahead of protest
Los Angeles Times:
California posts another single-day record for new coronavirus cases: 74,000
U.S. Department of Justice:
U.S. Government Collects $7 Million in Iranian Assets for Victims of Terrorism Fund
Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and UPI
Washington Post:
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