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7:45 AM ET, January 5, 2021

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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Lou Dobbs Asks Why It Has Been So Hard ‘Finding Actual Proof’ of Trump's Baseless Election Claims  —  Fox Business' Lou Dobbs is continuing to side with President Donald Trump's baseless claims about the election being “stolen” from him.  —  On Monday, Dobbs said the following:
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Rudy Takala / Mediaite:
Martha MacCallum Grills Brad Raffensperger on Leaking Trump Call: ‘It Feels Like This is Very Much About a Grudge’  —  Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) sparred with Fox News' Martha MacCallum over the details of who recorded his phone call with President Donald Trump …
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Trump's Call Leaves Allies Fearful for American Democracy
Discussion: Reuters and The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
Trump sabotaging GOP on his way out of office with push to overturn election  —  President Trump is effectively sabotaging the Republican Party on his way out of office, obsessed with overturning his election loss and nursing pangs of betrayal from allies whom he had expected to bend the instruments of democracy to his will.
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John Cassidy / New Yorker:
Trump's Authoritarian Moment Is Here  —  If there were any doubt remaining that Donald Trump still represents a dire threat to American democracy, the events of this weekend dispelled it.  As a new Congress gathers to confirm that the voters chose Joe Biden to be the next President …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Loeffler to object to certification of presidential election results  —  Source says she will likely object to certification of Georgia's presidential election results  —  Sen. Loeffler: Warnock's values are ‘out of step with Georgia’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Georgia Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
An Insurgency From Inside the Oval Office
Rep. Jamie Raskin / Medium:
Statement of Congressman Jamie Raskin and Sarah Bloom Raskin on the Remarkable Life of Tommy Raskin  —  TAKOMA PARK, M.D. — Congressman Jamie Raskin and Sarah Bloom Raskin today released the following statement about their son Thomas (Tommy) Bloom Raskin:  —  “On January 30, 1995 …
Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Prosecutor: Wisconsin pharmacist thought vaccine was unsafe  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin pharmacist convinced the world was “crashing down” told police he tried to ruin hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine because he believed the shots would mutate people's DNA, according to court documents released Monday.
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New York Times:
Pharmacist Accused of Tampering With Vaccine Was Conspiracy Theorist, Police Say  —  The police say a Wisconsin pharmacist believed the Moderna vaccine would harm people and tried to sabotage the effort to vaccinate frontline workers.  —  A pharmacist who was arrested on charges …
New York Times:
Pence's Choice: Side With the Constitution or His Boss  —  The vice president will preside on Wednesday when Congress convenes to ratify Joe Biden's victory.  President Trump still seems to hold out hope that his loyal No. 2 could change the outcome.  —  WASHINGTON — Speaking to supporters …
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John Solomon / Just The News:
Trump lawyer suggests Pence could defer certifying election, send requests to state legislatures  —  Jenna Ellis suggests the vice president could seek clarity from legislators in states where election results are being disputed.  — Article  —  One of President Trump's campaign attorneys …
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
With Objection to Biden's Win, Josh Hawley Puts His Party in a Bind  —  The Republican senator from Missouri said he wanted to draw attention to problems with election laws.  But critics insist his bid has more to do with serving his own political ambitions.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump's Electoral College scheme divides 2024 GOP successors
Discussion: The Hill, Salon, New York Times and Fortune
Washington Post:
Proud Boys leader arrested in the burning of Black Lives Matter banner, D.C. police say  —  The leader of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, was arrested by D.C. police late Monday afternoon on a warrant charging him with burning a Black Lives Matter banner taken from a historic Black church during …
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New York Times:
Trump Lawyer on Call Is a Conservative Firebrand Aiding His Push to Overturn Election  —  Cleta Mitchell had been quietly helping President Trump's attempt to subvert the election results when the recording of him pressuring Georgia elections officials was revealed.
Discussion: Bloomberg and DNyuz
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Daniel Bice / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Bice: Milwaukee law firm ‘concerned’ by attorney's role in Trump call trying to upend Georgia election results
Politico:
Biden transition hoping for victory but bracing for defeat in Georgia  —  Joe Biden is eyeing a more ambitious agenda for the first 100 days of his presidency — if, that is, Democrats can win twin upsets in a pair of Georgia Senate runoffs on Tuesday.  —  But Biden's advisers are privately skeptical …
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
New Republican poll shows statistical tie in Georgia
Li Yuan / New York Times:
In a Topsy-Turvy Pandemic World, China Offers Its Version of Freedom  —  Surveillance and censorship bolster Beijing's uncompromising grip on power.  But in the country's cities and streets, people have resumed normal lives.  —  Duncan Clark's flight was rolling down the runway in Paris …
Discussion: Twitchy
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Ebony Bowden / New York Post:
China says Joe Biden will ‘restore normalcy’ to US relations
Discussion: The Daily Caller
New York Times:
America Can't Even Produce the Things It Invented
Discussion: Noahpinion
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo News:
GOP congressman suggests he regrets his vote for Trump  —  WASHINGTON — Describing President Trump's  —  phone call with Georgia's top election official as “frightening,” an Illinois Republican congressman suggested that he now regrets his vote for the president and might even be open …
Jody Harrison / HeraldScotland:
Could Donald Trump be planning to snub Joe Biden with trip to Scotland?  —  Donald Trump ‘could ditch inauguration’ with Turnberry trip'  —  Speculation is mounting that US President Donald Trump could be planning to snub the inauguration of successor Joe Biden - by flying to Scotland.
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Scott Carroll / KATV-TV:
Arkansas governor: ‘Joe Biden is our president-elect and he will be confirmed’
Discussion: Washington Times
Dan Primack / Axios:
Dominion plans to sue Sidney Powell, doesn't rule out Trump  —  Dominion Voting Systems plans to sue attorney Sidney Powell “imminently” for defamation, and is continuing to explore similar suits against President Trump and others, company founder and CEO John Poulos told the Axios Re:Cap podcast on Monday.
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Kamala Harris accused of plagiarizing MLK anecdote in October interview with Elle magazine  —  Critics say story told by VP-elect resembles 1965 reminiscence by King  —  Harris is being an ‘understudy’ for Biden, stepping away from spotlight: Deroy Murdock
 
 
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Tom Bowman / NPR:
Trump And The Military: What An Erratic Commander In Chief Leaves Behind
US Food and Drug Administration:
FDA Statement on Following the Authorized Dosing Schedules for COVID-19 Vaccines
Roger Sollenberger / Salon:
Kelly Loeffler's new Facebook ad darkens skin of Raphael Warnock, her Black opponent
Discussion: The Guardian and Raw Story
Ruth Ben-Ghiat / NBC News:
Trump's call to Georgia election officials highlights White House bunker mentality
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Trump administration lawyer says apportionment data may not be ready until February
Discussion: Election Law Blog
NBC4 Washington:
DC National Guard to Respond to Pro-Trump Protests This Week
 Earlier Items: 
Marc Kovac / The Columbus Dispatch:
Gun rights groups happy as Gov. Mike DeWine signs ‘stand your ground’ legislation into law
Discussion: Breitbart, NPR and The Hill
Alexis Stevens / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: U.S. Attorney for North Georgia resigns, effective immediately
Discussion: The Hill
 

 
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Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech

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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
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