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Republicans turn on Trump after Georgia loss — Democrats have pulled off at least one Senate win in Georgia, with another likely to follow. And Republicans are pointing a frustrated finger at Donald Trump. — With control of the Senate at stake in the state's two races …
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Axios:
Republicans privately furious after Trump's post-election implosion blows Senate majority — Republicans, who enabled President Trump with their silence and compliance, are privately furious with him for blowing their Senate majority. — Driving the news: Democrat Raphael Warnock …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The GOP implodes in Georgia — DRIVING THE DAY — What. A. Night. — Just after 2 a.m., the Rev. RAPHAEL WARNOCK was declared the winner in his bid against Republican Sen. KELLY LOEFFLER. About that time, his fellow Democrat, JON OSSOFF, started overtaking Sen. DAVID PERDUE in their race.
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Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
Schumer declares Democratic majority in the Senate — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) declared on Wednesday that Democrats have gained control of the Senate, with Rev. Raphael Warnock having defeated Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R) and Jon Ossoff currently leading in the race against former Sen. David Perdue (R).
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New York Times:
Georgia Senate Runoff Election Results — Live Forecast General Election Results Primary Results — Tuesday's runoff elections will determine control of the Senate. Both Democratic candidates must defeat the Republicans to capture a voting majority in both branches of Congress.
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Alex Thompson / Politico:
Liberals to Breyer: Time to retire — The results of the Georgia Senate runoffs aren't yet final. But left-wing activists are already pressuring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to take advantage of a possible Democratic majority in the Senate and retire.
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
LeBron James says he wants to buy WNBA team from Loeffler — NBA star LeBron James suggested he is interested in buying the professional women's basketball team Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) owns. — “Think I'm gone put together an ownership group for the The Dream,” James tweeted late Tuesday.
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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.
ABC News:
Georgia Senate elections live updates: Vote totals coming in for critical runoff races
Georgia Senate elections live updates: Vote totals coming in for critical runoff races
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Eddie Scarry / Washington Examiner:
Republicans can thank Trump in part for Kelly Loeffler's loss
Republicans can thank Trump in part for Kelly Loeffler's loss
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Matthew Choi / Politico:
GOP Georgia election official: Blame Trump if Perdue or Loeffler loses
GOP Georgia election official: Blame Trump if Perdue or Loeffler loses
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Evie Fordham / Fox News:
5 takeaways from Georgia Senate runoffs
5 takeaways from Georgia Senate runoffs
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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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NBC News:
Trump allies hope Wednesday's drama will be his last stand — but no one knows what's next — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's allies are hoping Wednesday marks his last stand in a weekslong effort to challenge the November election results, with multiple people close …
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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.”
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
McConnell to deliver Biden certification defense ahead of electoral challenge — Before senators begin debating an expected challenge to Arizona's Electoral College vote Wednesday, Sen. Mitch McConnell will deliver a weighty speech trying to save the Senate from itself, people familiar with his plans tell Axios.
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Congress Is Expected to Meet Into the Night as Republicans Try to Subvert the Election — Lawmakers will convene for a joint session to formalize President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s Electoral College victory, with President Trump and his allies plotting to transform the session into a final, futile attempt to overturn the results.
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Ben Sasse / Wall Street Journal:
Americans Deserve Better Than Clickbait Crack
Americans Deserve Better Than Clickbait Crack
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Wall Street Journal:
Why America Needed Mike Pence
Why America Needed Mike Pence
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Jeff Mason / Reuters:
Despite pressure from Trump, Pence won't interfere in election count Wednesday: advisers
Despite pressure from Trump, Pence won't interfere in election count Wednesday: advisers
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Politico:
Why Biden is quiet about the Electoral College challenge
Why Biden is quiet about the Electoral College challenge
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Washington Post:
After years of fealty, Pence prepares for a final performance likely to anger Trump
After years of fealty, Pence prepares for a final performance likely to anger Trump
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Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Electoral College objections in Congress: What to know
Electoral College objections in Congress: What to know
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
James Comey: Donald Trump should not be prosecuted after leaving office — Fired FBI director: next attorney general must ‘foster trust’ — President has insulted Comey and threatened him with jail — Donald Trump should not be prosecuted once he leaves the White House no matter …
Vivian Wang / New York Times:
Hong Kong Police Arrest Dozens of Pro-Democracy Leaders — The officials and activists were detained under the national security law for their efforts to choose candidates to run in the city's legislative elections. — HONG KONG — The Hong Kong police arrested dozens of elected pro-democracy officials …
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Washington Post:
‘Total submission’: With mass arrests, China neutralizes Hong Kong democracy movement
‘Total submission’: With mass arrests, China neutralizes Hong Kong democracy movement
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Natasha Khan / Wall Street Journal:
Hong Kong Police Arrest 53 Opposition Figures Over Alleged Subversion
Hong Kong Police Arrest 53 Opposition Figures Over Alleged Subversion
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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 …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside the West Wing: Trump didn't want to go back to Georgia — With his anger rising at Georgia officials, President Trump resisted going back to the Peach State after his first runoff rally on Dec. 5. — Behind the scenes: He told advisers he didn't think he needed to go back.
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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.”
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Sohrab Ahmari / First Things:
We Laugh, They Rule — No columnist's cleverness could do justice to the absurdity of Rep. Emanuel Cleaver's opening prayer for the 117th Congress on Sunday. Cleaver, a Methodist pastor, closed his prayer for national peace “in the name of the monotheistic God, Brahma, and ‘God’ known by many names by many different faiths.
Osita Nwanevu / New Republic:
The Corporations Funding the End of Democracy — What are we going to do about what's happening in Congress today? If we're honest with ourselves, most of us will do nothing. There are, granted, different varieties of nothing. And one of the privileges of being a political writer …
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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.
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TMZ.com:
Dr. Dre Shares Message After Suffering Brain Aneursym — 8:12 PM PT — Dre just posted a message thanking everyone for their love and support, saying, “Thanks to my family, friends and fans for their interest and well wishes. I'm doing great and getting excellent care from my medical team.
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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.
New York Times:
The 10-year Stacey Abrams project to flip Georgia has nearly come to fruition. — As the Democrats Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock inched closer to flipping Georgia's two Senate seats from the incumbent Republicans, credit began to flow to one person broadly acknowledged …
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Jill Lawless / Associated Press:
WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail in UK — LONDON (AP) — A British judge on Wednesday denied bail to WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, ordering him to remain in a high-security prison while U.K. courts decide whether he will be sent to the United States to face espionage charges.
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