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8:35 PM ET, January 5, 2021

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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
Discussion: Daily Kos
Julian Routh / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pa. Senate Republicans refuse to seat Democrat Brewster in contentious swearing-in ceremony
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Pennsylvania G.O.P. refuses to seat Democratic lawmaker in State Legislature.
Discussion: The Hill
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 …
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 …
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.
Washington Post:
Sen. Cruz to object to Arizona electors who certified Biden's win when Congress counts the votes
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
SCOOP: Inside the GOP's strategy to challenge Biden's win (and the nail biter GA election)
Jordan Williams / The Hill:   North Dakota senator on decision to back Electoral College: ‘It was brutal’
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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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Trump Pressures Pence to Reject Electoral Votes
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.
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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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 …
Michael Brendan Dougherty / National Review:   Another ‘Perfect’ Phone Call
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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Blake Montgomery / The Daily Beast:
Proud Boys Leader Released From Jail but Banned From D.C.
Discussion: WTOP, The Hill and Raw Story
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:
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 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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New York Times:
Biden to Tap More Former Obama Officials for Top National Security Jobs  —  The president-elect is turning to trusted former colleagues to manage complex negotiations with Iran and Russia.  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. is turning to more veterans of the Obama-Biden administration …
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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.”
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 …
NBC News:
Violent threats ripple through far-right internet forums ahead of protest  —  Online forums popular with conservatives and far-right activists have been filled in recent days with threats and expectations of violence ahead of a planned protest in Washington on Wednesday to coincide with congressional certification of the election.
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.
 
 
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CNN:
Most Georgia voters say Senate runoff elections conducted fairly, CNN exit poll shows
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Washington Post:
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