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11:40 PM ET, January 1, 2021

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Matt Naham / Law & Crime:
Judge Throws Out Lawsuit That Rep. Louie Gohmert and Fake Pro-Trump Electors Brought Against Vice President Mike Pence  —  A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against Vice President Mike Pence by Rep. Louie Gohmert and fake pro-Trump electors on Friday, finding that plaintiffs lacked standing.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Judge dismisses Gohmert lawsuit seeking to stymie Biden electoral college count  —  A federal judge in Texas has dismissed a long-shot lawsuit by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) that sought to overturn the presidential election, saying neither the congressman nor his allies have legal standing to pursue the case.
John Kruzel / The Hill:
Judge dismisses Gohmert's election suit against Pence  —  A federal judge on Friday dismissed a bid by Rep. Louie Gohmert (Texas) and other Republicans that sought to endow Vice President Pence with the legal authority to effectively overturn President-elect Joe Biden's electoral win.
Discussion: HotAir and Political Wire
Matthew S. Schwartz / NPR:
Judge Rejects Last-Minute Claim That Pence Can Ignore States' Presidential Electors  —  A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit that challenges President-elect Joe Biden's victory, as Congress moves toward finalizing the results of the 2020 election.  —  The January certification …
Matt Naham / Law & Crime:
Legal Experts Destroy Louie Gohmert Lawsuit's ‘Breathtaking’ and ‘Preposterous’ Response to DOJ and VP Pence
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
‘Exercise in futility’: Republicans lambaste Hawley's push to challenge election  —  Multiple Senate Republicans unloaded on an effort led by Sen. Josh Hawley to challenge Joe Biden's election victory as the party hurtles toward its most consequential confrontation with Donald Trump of his entire presidency.
Mike Allen / Axios:
McConnell swats back at Trump amid Republican power struggle  —  It took four years and an election defeat.  But someone with real power inside the Republican Party is standing up to — and swatting back — President Trump: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Politico:
Trump's attacks on Senate Republicans complicate his Georgia message  —  MACON, Ga. — President Donald Trump won't get his coveted $2,000 stimulus checks — and he's blaming the very Senate Republican leaders he's trying to protect in the closing days of Georgia's runoffs.
Discussion: Snopes.com, New York Post and HotAir
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
With Trump a no-show, Mar-a-Lago guests left to party maskless with Rudy Giuliani and Vanilla Ice  —  Trump returns to WH ahead of GOP's election challenge  —  (CNN)Guests who paid four-figures for tickets to President Donald Trump's annual New Year's Eve party were left to party …
Raphael Warnock / Wall Street Journal:
What's at Stake in Georgia
Discussion: Newsy
Zachary B. Wolf / CNN:
It's a new year but the politics of 2020 aren't going away
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Clark Gascoigne / The FACT Coalition:   Landmark Bill Ending Anonymous U.S. Companies Is Enacted
Washington Post:
Congress overrides a Trump veto for the first time with Senate vote on defense bill
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Congress overrides Trump's veto of defense spending bill
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Senate hands Trump his first veto override
TMZ.com:
Nancy Pelosi's House Vandalized with Pig's Head, Fake Blood, Spray Paint  —  NANCY PELOSI HOME VANDALIZED WITH PIG'S HEAD, FAKE BLOOD ... Anger Over Stimulus???  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Somebody left Speaker Nancy Pelosi a very disturbing message to kick off the new year …
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Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
How Israel Became a World Leader in Vaccinating Against Covid-19  —  Badly hit by the coronavirus, Israel has distributed the first of two vaccine doses to more than 10 percent of its population.  Prime Minister Netanyahu is leading the charge, bolstering his own battered image along the way.
Discussion: The Times of Israel and NPR
Hugo Martín / Los Angeles Times:
Coughing, sneezing, vomiting: Visibly ill people aren't being kept off planes  —  Before boarding a flight from Orlando to Los Angeles, Isaias Hernandez filled out a health checklist provided by United Airlines, asserting that he had not been diagnosed with COVID-19 and had not shown …
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Cindy Carcamo / Los Angeles Times:
Evangelist singer draws a crowd of 2,500 to New Year's Eve gathering, ignoring risk of COVID-19 spread  —  Southern California residents mostly stayed home on New Year's Eve, heeding warnings by public health officials, but several large gatherings were still held across the region …
Discussion: The Hill and KTLA
Slater Teague / WRIC-TV:
Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin dies from COVID-19 complications  —  LEBANON, Va. (WJHL) — Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin (R-Lebanon) died Friday from COVID-19 complications, the senator's office confirmed Friday night.  —  Chafin had been hospitalized at VCU Medical Center for two weeks, according to a news release.
Discussion: WTOP, New York Post and Blue Virginia
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Pelosi announces proposed rules package for incoming Congress  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Rules Committee Chair Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) announced their proposed rules for the 117th Congress Friday.  —  The Democratic rules package includes the revocation of floor privileges …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Senator Mitt Romney:
Romney: Urgent Action Needed on Vaccination Plan  —  Lack of comprehensive federal plan “inexcusable”  —  WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), a member of the Senate HELP Committee, released the following statement today regarding the urgent need for a comprehensive vaccination plan …
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New York Times:   Highly Contagious Virus Variant Now Found in 33 Countries
Danielle Ferguson / Argus Leader:
Federal judge: South Dakota can't use COVID-19 as an excuse for not having speedy trials  —  A federal judge says a state court can't use the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to delay a Codington County trial and in the same breath criticized South Dakota's response to the pandemic …
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Tracy Connor / The Daily Beast:
Federal Judge Scorches Gov. Kristi Noem Over COVID Response
Discussion: Raw Story
Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Trump Calls Georgia Senate Races ‘Illegal and Invalid’  —  President Trump continued his assault on election integrity, baselessly claiming the presidential results and the Senate runoffs in Georgia were both invalid — which could complicate G.O.P. efforts to motivate voters.
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Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Early voting ends with record 3M Georgia voters for US Senate runoffs
Discussion: HuffPost, Snopes.com and The Week
New York Times:
Horrified by the Blackwater Pardons  —  The F.B.I. agent who led the Blackwater investigation and two other letter writers are appalled by the pardon of men who killed innocent civilians.  —  To the Editor:  —  Re “Bullets Ravaged Iraqis.  Pardons Renew the Pain” (front page, Dec. 24):
 
 
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Lois Beckett / The Guardian:
Facts won't fix this: experts on how to fight America's disinformation crisis
Discussion: Business Insider
Katie Paul / Reuters:
Facebook's advertising integrity chief leaves company
WRCB-TV:
FIRST ON 3: COVID-19 vaccine administrators give doses to close contacts hours after qualified citizens were turned away
Discussion: KDFX-TV
Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Appeals court vacates order delaying woman's execution
Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Employees at suburban Milwaukee clinic unknowingly gave out 57 shots with deliberately ruined vaccine; pharmacist arrested
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John Drescher / Washington Post:
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