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3:05 PM ET, January 6, 2021

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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.
Evie Fordham / Fox News:
5 takeaways from Georgia Senate runoffs  —  Here are some key takeaways after Tuesday's runoff elections  —  Even if Georgia becomes purple, US needs to learn to work together: Alveda King  —  With Democrats projected to win at least one of the two Georgia Senate runoff races …
Jeff Flake / New York Times:
'Trump Can't Hurt You.  But He Is Destroying Us.'  —  My fellow Republicans, there is power in standing up to the rank corruptions of a demagogue.  —  Mr. Flake is a former Republican senator from Arizona.  —  Today, in what is meant to be a solemn ritual of democracy …
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.
Alayna Treene / Axios:
McConnell: “Our democracy would enter a death spiral” if Congress overturned election
New York Times:
Georgia Senate Runoff Election Results
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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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 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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
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 …
Associated Press:
Biden to name judge Merrick Garland as attorney general  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge who in 2016 was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court, as his attorney general, two people familiar with the selection process said Wednesday.
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Biden To Pick Merrick Garland As Attorney General: Reports
Discussion: Vox
Wall Street Journal:
Biden to Name Merrick Garland as Attorney General
Discussion: Washington Times
NBC News:
Biden to nominate Merrick Garland as his attorney general
Discussion: BuzzFeed News, The Hill and Fox News
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.
Discussion: Washington Post, Townhall and NPR
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Pence tells Congress he lacks ‘unilateral authority’ to reject Electoral College votes
Discussion: Fox News and Daily Kos
CNN:
Pence breaks with Trump on Electoral College role
Alana Wise / NPR:
Pence Says He Doesn't Have Power To Reject Electoral Votes
Wall Street Journal:
Why America Needed Mike Pence
Discussion: Mediaite and Vox
New York Times:
Pence Said to Have Told Trump He Lacks Power to Change Election Result
USA Today:
Why Kelly Loeffler can take part in the Electoral College count and David Perdue can't
Discussion: RedState
Jaclyn Peiser / Washington Post:
Trump supporters heckle Romney, chanting ‘traitor’ on flight to D.C.
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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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Here's What Joe Biden Can Get Done With a Democratic Senate
Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
Schumer declares Democratic majority in the Senate
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 …
Quint Forgey / Politico:
'I'm going to be in your backyard': Trump sons threaten primaries for GOP lawmakers  —  Fox News, which had been carrying the remarks live, dropped its feed of the rally after the expletives uttered by the president's son aired uncensored.  —  Donald Trump Jr. speaks Wednesday, Jan. 6 …
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Justice Department says it's been affected by Russian hack  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Wednesday that about 3% of its email accounts could be compromised as part of a massive breach of federal government agencies that U.S. officials have linked to Russia.
CNN:
Dozens of Hong Kong opposition figures arrested under national security law  —  Hong Kong (CNN)Dozens of former lawmakers and opposition activists were arrested Wednesday morning in Hong Kong, on suspicion of violating the city's sweeping national security legislation, in the biggest crackdown yet since …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump set to be first president since 1932 to lose reelection, the House and the Senate  —  When President Trump lost in November, he joined some select and unpleasant company: presidents who failed to win a second term.  Modern presidents most often win reelection, including all three of Trump's immediate predecessors.
 
 
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U.S. Capitol locked down as pro-Trump protesters breach the building
Rasmussen Reports:
GOP Voters Strongly Support Senators Challenging Biden's Election
Nicholas Fondacaro / Newsbusters:
What a Slip! CNN's Cuomo Boasts ‘We Won’ in Georgia as Dems Lead
CNBC:
Stocks extend their gains amid Georgia runoff results, Dow jumps 500 points to record
Discussion: The Week and NBC New York
Washington Post:
Wealthy donors received vaccines through Florida nursing home
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Sohrab Ahmari / First Things:
We Laugh, They Rule  —  No columnist's cleverness could do justice to the absurdity …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside the West Wing: Trump didn't want to go back to Georgia
 

 
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