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8:55 PM ET, December 30, 2020

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Washington Post:
Hawley's plan to contest electoral college vote certification ensures drawn-out process  —  Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced Wednesday that he will object next week when Congress convenes to certify the electoral college vote before President-elect Joe Biden's victory is cemented …
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Politico:
Hawley vows to challenge Biden electors, forcing vote McConnell hoped to avoid  —  Sen. Josh Hawley on Wednesday pledged to challenge President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Pennsylvania and possibly other states on Jan. 6, when Congress is set to certify the results of the 2020 election.
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
You Should Be Angry.  —  Before we get started: Shortly after I finished writing today's newsletter, Josh Hawley announced that he is going to buck Mitch McConnell and join House Republicans to force a roll-call vote on whether or not to accept the Electoral College votes.
CNN:
Trump to return to Washington early ahead of Republican plan to disrupt certification of Biden's win
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
How Congress and coronavirus could quash Trump's Electoral College gambit
CNN:
GOP senator to delay affirming Biden victory by forcing votes on Electoral College results
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump Could Still Start a Last-Ditch War With Iran
Discussion: Fox News and Raw Story
Washington Post:
McConnell says push for $2,000 stimulus checks has “no realistic path to quickly pass the Senate”  —  The Senate leader said the measure would be too costly, would not be targeted towards needy, and help families that are living comfortably.  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) …
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
The GOP Just Let Democrats Have Their Stimulus and Campaign On It Too  —  Next week, voters in Georgia will determine which party controls the U.S. Senate in 2021 — and thus, quite plausibly, the future of macroeconomic, climate, and health-care policy in the United States.
Discussion: New York Times, KDFX-TV and COURIER
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell and GOP reject House's $2,000 stimulus checks
Jason Sattler / USA Today:
I underestimated Biden in 2020 and have hope for 2021. Post-Trump detox is just the start.
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Shots are slow to reach arms as Trump administration leaves final steps of mass vaccination to beleaguered states  —  Federal and state officials say the pace will soon accelerate, but the logistical challenges are also expected to intensify in the new year  —  In suburban Milwaukee …
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Discovery of Virus Variant in Colorado and California Alarms Scientists  —  A more contagious version of the coronavirus may alter the course of the pandemic in the United States, researchers said.  —  A contagious variant of the coronavirus spreading through Britain has left that nation grappling …
Taryn Ryder / Yahoo Entertainment:
Dr. Drew reveals COVID-19 diagnosis months after apologizing for downplaying coronavirus  —  Celebrity doctor Drew Pinsky has tested positive for COVID-19.  Pinsky, known as “Dr. Drew,” is “under surveillance” according to a message shared on his Instagram account.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Biden's Team Tells Senate Democrats To Send Him Judicial Nominees ASAP  —  The president-elect wants recommendations for all existing district court vacancies by Jan. 19, says his incoming White House counsel.  —  President-elect Joe Biden is signaling that he's ready to move quickly with nominating judges once he's sworn into office.
Discussion: The Hill, CNN, Reason and Political Wire
Axios:
Scoop: Trump administration declassifies unconfirmed intel on Chinese bounties  —  The Trump administration is declassifying as-yet uncorroborated intelligence, recently briefed to President Trump, that indicates China offered to pay non-state actors in Afghanistan to attack American soldiers …
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CNN:
Trump was briefed that China sought to pay non-state actors to attack US forces in Afghanistan  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump received information earlier this month that China sought to pay non-state actors to attack American forces in Afghanistan, a senior administration official said.
NBC News:
Feds probing if Nashville bomber believed in lizard people conspiracy  —  Investigators are exploring several conspiracy theories as potential motives behind the Christmas Day bombing outside an AT&T building in Nashville, including evidence that the bomber believed in lizard people …
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Ted Cruz's Georgia Runoff Fundraising Is Actually Going to His Campaign.  He's Not Alone  —  The runoff is a gold mine for politicians.  And now that they can run Facebook ads in Georgia, they're rushing for it.  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) needs your help to keep the U.S. Senate in Republican hands.
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James Arkin / Politico:
Strong early-vote turnout gives Dems hope in Georgia runoffs
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Are Georgia's Senate Democratic candidates as ‘radical’ as Republicans are making them out to be?
David Wallace-Wells / New York Magazine:
America's Vaccine Rollout Is Already a Disaster  —  It's happening all over again.  For months, Americans who despaired about the country's coronavirus-suppression efforts looked desperately to the arrival of a vaccine for a kind of pandemic deliverance.  Now that it has arrived …
Discussion: Washington Post
Summer Concepcion / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Gov Cancels Inaugural Ceremony Over Armed Protesters Outside His Home  —  New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) on Wednesday announced that he is canceling his outdoor inauguration ceremony next month, citing “ongoing public safety concerns” over armed protesters who have gathered outside …
Discussion: UPI
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Kathy Mccormack / Associated Press:
Governor cancels inaugural, citing mask protests at his home
Discussion: WMUR
Katherine Rosman / New York Times:
Hilaria Baldwin Talks About Her Heritage, Spain, Boston, Alec and Instagram  —  Accused of a “decade long grift where she impersonates a Spanish person,” the entrepreneur and spouse of Alec Baldwin talks about Spain, Boston, her children, Instagram and more.
Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Census Bureau to miss deadline, jeopardizing Trump plan  —  The Census Bureau plans to announce it will miss a year-end deadline for handing in numbers used for divvying up congressional seats, a census official said.  That delay could undermine President Donald Trump's efforts to exclude people …
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Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Census To Miss Year-End Deadline For Delivering Numbers For House Seats
Discussion: CNN
Stephen Fowler / Georgia Public Broadcasting:
Fact Check: Brad Raffensperger's Brother Is Not A Chinese Tech Executive Named Ron  —  Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says Georgians should expect to wait in line on Election Day amidst record turnout.  —  Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger does …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Head of Georgia NAACP resigns from Raffensperger's election task force
Discussion: WALB-TV, Business Insider, UPI and WTOC
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump calls on Georgia Gov. Kemp to resign
Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
Biden to tap longtime officials for top Pentagon roles  —  President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate two former senior officials to fill the Pentagon's No. 2 and No. 3 jobs, transition officials said, further signaling the new administration's intent to forge a more predictable foreign policy …
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President-Elect Joe Biden:
NATIONAL SECURITY NOMINEES AND APPOINTEES
Discussion: The Daily Caller and UPI
David Brand / Queens News:
Man hospitalized for COVID-19 after Queens Republican club Christmas party  —  At least one person has been hospitalized for COVID-19 after attending an indoor Christmas dance party hosted by the Whitestone Republican Club earlier this month, the Eagle has learned.
Transition / President-Elect Joe Biden:
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Announce Additional Members of White House Staff  —  Transition Names 100 Accomplished, Diverse White House Staff Members by End of 2020  —  WASHINGTON - Today, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris …
Discussion: The Hill
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PBS NewsHour:   Biden team announces new staff picks, highlighting effort to ‘build an administration that looks like America’
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Secret Service to make changes to presidential detail to bring on agents who worked with Biden  —  The Secret Service is making some staff changes in the presidential detail that will guard President-elect Joe Biden, amid concerns from Biden allies that some current members were politically aligned …
Discussion: UnHerd and Political Wire
 
 
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Mark Levin / TheBlaze:
On January 6, we learn whether our Constitution will hold
Discussion: RedState
Wall Street Journal:
HHS Pushes New York, Delaware to Allow Pharmacy Technicians to Administer Covid-19 Vaccine
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National Bacon Day 2020: 12 Facts You Never Knew About The Delicious Pork Slab
Discussion: Power Line
Clay Risen / New York Times:
Ted DeLaney, Conscience of a Roiled University, Dies at 77
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
In final week, GOP resurfaces Warnock dispute with then-wife
Discussion: HotAir and Washington Times
Christina Goldbaum / New York Times:
Penn Station's New Moynihan Train Hall Set to Open Jan. 1
Discussion: Gothamist
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Sen. David Perdue became wealthy outsourcing work to Asia. Now the former CEO stands with Trump, who wants to ‘end our reliance on China.’
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
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Trump misses 20 million Covid shot target
CNN:
The multiple hypocrisies of officials who flout Covid precautions
Betsy DeVos / Fox News:
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos: Stop indoctrinating students with insidious anti-American lies
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Appeals court sends lawsuit over Trump financial records back to lower court
Discussion: Bloomberg, The Week and The Hill
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