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4:40 PM ET, January 6, 2021

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Politico:
Biden to tap Merrick Garland for attorney general  —  Joe Biden has selected Judge Merrick Garland to serve as his attorney general, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.  —  Biden selected Garland over former Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) and former deputy attorney general Sally Yates …
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Axios:
U.S. Capitol locked down as “March for Trump” mob breach building  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) declared that “help is needed” in a live phone interview with CBS News, in response to protestors breaching the U.S. Capitol and Senate chambers during a “March for Trump” …
Fox News:
Mitch McConnell to rebuke GOP challenge to certify Electoral College vote  —  This would be McConnell's first public statement against President Trump's supporters in Congress on the matter  —  Rep. Fulcher explains how GOP challenging of 2020 election certification will work
Washington Post:
Live updates: D.C. National Guard will be activated as mobs breach U.S. Capitol; one person shot inside; D.C. mayor imposes curfew  —  Thousands of President Trump's supporters are in Washington for rallies Wednesday to falsely assert that the presidential election was stolen from him.
CNN:
Pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol as armed standoff takes place outside House chamber  —  (CNN)Supporters of President Donald Trump have breached the US Capitol and one woman has been shot as one of the most iconic American buildings is engulfed in chaos after Trump urged his supporters to fight …
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
This Is a Coup  —  Insurrectionists are attacking the seat of American government in an attempted coup, urged on by the president of the United States.  Saying that feels melodramatic, ridiculous, and overwrought, but there's no plainer way to describe what is currently unfolding.
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Bitter Reality of the Post-Trump GOP  —  Mitt Romney's flight to Washington, D.C., hadn't even taken off yesterday when the chants from the back of the plane began: “TRAI-TOR! … The Republican senator from Utah is used to angering Donald Trump's most die-hard fans.
Washington Examiner:
Congress certifies presidential electoral votes: Live blog  —  Congress is convening Wednesday for a joint session to ratify the Electoral College votes cast in November's presidential contest between President Trump and Joe Biden.  Normally nothing more than a formality …
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Live Updates: Pro-Trump Protesters Storm the Capitol  —  Mitt Romney, on his way to a secure location, says, ‘This is what the President has caused.’  —  As the entire Senate was hustled into the Capitol basement by uniformed police officers, Senator Mitt Romney, Republican of Utah …
Discussion: The Hill and CBS Pittsburgh
Associated Press:
The Latest: Romney chides Trump bid to challenge Biden win  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress' tally of the Electoral College vote won by Joe Biden (all times local):  —  Sen. Mitt Romney says President Donald Trump's election challenge has “disgraced the office of the presidency.”
New York Times:
Pence and McConnell Moved Toward Certification Before Session Was Halted
USA Today:
Why Kelly Loeffler can take part in the Electoral College count and David Perdue can't
Discussion: RedState
CNN:
Pence breaks with Trump on Electoral College role
NBC News:
Biden to nominate Merrick Garland as his attorney general
Discussion: BuzzFeed News, The Hill and Fox News
Alana Wise / NPR:
Pence Says He Doesn't Have Power To Reject Electoral Votes
Politico:
Why Biden is quiet about the Electoral College challenge
Discussion: ABC News
Politico:
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 …
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.
Discussion: National Review, Raw Story and Fox News
CNN:
Biden to nominate Merrick Garland as attorney general  —  (CNN)President-elect Joe Biden has decided to nominate Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general, people familiar with the matter tell CNN, a long-awaited decision that moved toward completion Wednesday as it became apparent that Democrats …
Jeff Flake / New York Times:
My Fellow Republicans, Trump Is Destroying Us
Alayna Treene / Axios:
McConnell: “Our democracy would enter a death spiral” if Congress overturned election
Marc Caputo / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The GOP implodes in Georgia
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
America's anti-democratic Senate, in one number  —  41,549,808.  —  Well, it's official.  Georgia Democratic Senators-elect Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are going to Washington.  The Senate will be evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans.  That means that, with Democratic Vice …
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Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
Schumer declares Democratic majority in the Senate
Evie Fordham / Fox News:
5 takeaways from Georgia Senate runoffs
Liz Peek / Fox News:
Warnock's Georgia win means politics of envy, grievance beat hope, prosperity message - here's how
New York Times:
Georgia Senate Runoff Election Results
CNBC:
Stocks extend their gains amid Georgia runoff results, Dow jumps 500 points to record
Discussion: The Week and NBC New York
Giovanni Russonello / New York Times:
A Democratic Twist in Georgia
Discussion: Salon, National Review and IJR
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 …
David Rutz / Fox News:
Chris Wallace: Mike Pence chose Constitution over Trump by not rejecting electors  —  Congress debates Republican objections to electoral vote  —  Wallace: Pence choosing the Constitution over Trump was the right and only choice  —  Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace said Vice President …
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Wall Street Journal:
Why America Needed Mike Pence
Discussion: Mediaite and Vox
 
 
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Rasmussen Reports:
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