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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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Politico:
Senate GOP opposition grows to Electoral College challenge  —  The Senate Republicans opposed to certifying President-elect Joe Biden's win are heading toward a hefty defeat on Wednesday.  The only remaining question is this: how badly do they lose?  —  Just 11 GOP senators have signaled support …
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 …
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 …
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.) …
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Trump Pressures Pence to Reject Electoral Votes
Tina Nguyen / Politico:
MAGA activists plot revenge on Republican ‘traitors’
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
Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Lt. Gov. Suggests Trump Committed Election Fraud In Pennsylvania
Discussion: Daily Kos
CBS Pittsburgh:
Pa. Sen. Jim Brewster Not Sworn In As State Senate Dissolves Into Chaos Over Contested Election
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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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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:
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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Washington Times:
Judge bans Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio from D.C.
Blake Montgomery / The Daily Beast:
Proud Boys Leader Released From Jail but Banned From D.C.
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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 …
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Michael Brendan Dougherty / National Review:   Another ‘Perfect’ Phone Call
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
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
US: Hack of federal agencies ‘likely Russian in origin’  —  Top national security agencies are confirming in a rare joint statement that Russia was likely responsible for a massive hack of U.S. government departments and corporations, rejecting President Donald Trump's claim that China might be to blame
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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, Washington Post and spiked
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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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
 
 
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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
Jonathan Ben-Menachem / The Appeal:
New York Ends a Punishment That Traps People in Poverty
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.
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