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5:41 PM ET, January 5, 2021

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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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Washington Post:
Sen. Cruz to object to Arizona electors who certified Biden's win when Congress counts the votes  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) plans to formally object to the certification of electors from Arizona during Wednesday's joint session of Congress, according to a person familiar with the matter …
Tom Cotton / Arkansas Online:
Duty of Congress  —  The House and Senate will meet Wednesday in a joint session to count the votes cast by the electoral college in the presidential election.  —  Some argue that Republicans in Congress should object to electoral votes from certain states, such as Arizona and Pennsylvania.
Kevin Stankiewicz / CNBC:
GOP pollster says ‘the next 48 hours are going to be among the worst’ ever for Republicans  — “Democrats are unified, Republicans are not and that's what gives them the advantage,” GOP pollster Frank Luntz told CNBC on Tuesday morning.  — Luntz's remarks referred to Tuesday's Georgia …
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
SCOOP: Inside the GOP's strategy to challenge Biden's win (and the nail biter GA election)  —  With big assists from Melanie, Sarah and Kyle.  —  SCOOP: Sen. Ted Cruz and about nine or 10 other senators joined GOP Reps. Mo Brooks (Ala.), Jim Jordan (Ohio) and Andy Biggs (Ariz.) …
Tina Nguyen / Politico:
MAGA activists plot revenge on Republican ‘traitors’
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Trump Pressures Pence to Reject Electoral Votes
Jordan Williams / The Hill:   North Dakota senator on decision to back Electoral College: ‘It was brutal’
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 …
Julian Routh / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pa. Senate Republicans refuse to seat Democrat Brewster in contentious swearing-in ceremony
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
Washington Post:
No charges to be filed against Kenosha police officers in Jacob Blake shooting  —  KENOSHA, Wis. — A Kenosha police officer will face no criminal charges for shooting Jacob Blake seven times in the back and paralyzing him, an incident that touched off several days of intense protests …
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Wall Street Journal:
Kenosha Officer Won't Be Charged in Shooting of Jacob Blake  —  District attorney said officer was justified in the Aug. 23 shooting that left Mr. Jacob Blake, a Black man, paralyzed from the waist down  —  KENOSHA, Wis.—The county prosecutor said he won't bring charges against the police officer …
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.
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
New York Times:
Hacking ‘Likely’ Came From Russia, U.S. Says in Belated Official Statement on Major Intrusion  —  The operation was underway for more than a month after it was uncovered, according to four government agencies that described the hacking as an intelligence-gathering effort.
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Trump and His Heirs Dream of Endless Victory  —  If you can spare an hour, do listen to the full tape of the conversation between the president of the United States, Donald Trump, and Georgia's secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger.  Whichever adjective you use to describe Trump—delusional …
Discussion: CNN, spiked and Pharyngula
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Marcia Coyle / LAW.com:   Law Alums From Harvard and Yale Denounce Hawley, Cruz Challenges to Biden's Win
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: HuffPost and Power Line
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.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Teo Armus / Washington Post:
Sen. Josh Hawley says ‘Antifa scumbags’ terrorized his family's Virginia home. Protesters say they held a peaceful vigil.
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 …
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 …
Arnold Schwarzenegger / The Economist:
Arnold Schwarzenegger on why Republicans must stop Trump  —  It is time to end the president's “stupid, crazy and evil” ploy to cling to power, says the former governor of California  —  THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA was my first love.  I fell for this country long before I was lucky enough to live here.
Associated Press:
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter won't attend Biden's inauguration  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter will not attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.  It marks the first time the couple, 96 and 93, will have missed the ceremonies since Carter …
Discussion: The Hill and CNN
Nicholas Grossman / Arc Digital:
F*** You, Ted Cruz  —  You un-American, anti-democracy, lying sack of sh*t  —  Liar or believer?  I've asked that a lot these past four years, as Republican politicians and media figures spout falsehood after Trump-supporting falsehood.  Do they really believe it?
Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
It's Over  —  Walk toward the White House during the final days of the Trump presidency, and you'll get an unmistakable feel of a government under siege.  Buildings near Pennsylvania Avenue are boarded up in anticipation of street violence.  Monuments are choked with fencing.
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story and New York Times
Politico:
Biden to tap more Obama vets to fill key national security roles  —  President-elect Joe Biden and his transition team have begun to fill out top positions on the incoming National Security Council and at the State Department, with key roles like deputy national security adviser and deputy secretary …
Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
C-SPAN Reinstates Anchor Steve Scully in Offscreen Role  —  C-SPAN says that Scully will return to work this week, producing for its television programming and hosting ‘Washington Today’ and ‘The Weekly’ for C-SPAN Radio.  —  C-SPAN is reinstating Washington Journal host and political editor Steve Scully …
HuffPost:
Democratic Senators Urge Joe Biden To Pick Doug Jones For Attorney General  —  Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and 11 other Democratic senators wrote a letter to the Biden transition team recommending their former colleague.  —  A dozen Democratic senators have sent a letter …
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Bypasses Top Career Prosecutor To Name New Acting US Attorney In Atlanta  —  Following the abrupt Monday resignation of Byung Jin “BJay” Pak, the U.S. attorney in Atlanta, President Trump is bypassing his first assistant, a career prosecutor, to name a new acting leader from outside the office.
 
 
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Jerry Moran U.S. Senator / Manhattan Mercury:
A Note To Kansans  —  I am a conservative Republican.  Therefore, I must strictly adhere to the United States Constitution.
Discussion: CNN
William Bredderman / The Daily Beast:
Loeffler's Husband Entangled in Secret Gov't Surveillance Operation
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
‘Borat 2’ Director Reveals What Really Happened With Rudy Giuliani: ‘My Jaw Hit the Floor’
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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
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