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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Multiple senators plan to oppose certifying election results  —  A growing number of Republican senators — led by Ted Cruz — are set to announce today they also will object to certifying state Electoral College votes on Wednesday, congressional sources familiar with their conversations tell Axios.
CNN:
Trump attacks No. 2 Senate Republican as the President turns on allies in his final days in office
Raphael Warnock / Wall Street Journal:
What's at Stake in Georgia
Discussion: Newsy
New York Times:
As Understanding of Russian Hacking Grows, So Does Alarm  —  Those behind the widespread intrusion into government and corporate networks exploited seams in U.S. defenses and gave away nothing to American monitoring of their systems.  —  On Election Day, General Paul M. Nakasone …
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Wall Street Journal:   How Russia's ‘Info Warrior’ Hackers Let Kremlin Play Geopolitics on the Cheap
Michael Laris / Washington Post:
Sneezed on, cussed at, ignored: Airline workers battle mask resistance with scant government backup  —  As the man returned from the lavatory with a mask dangling from one ear, a flight attendant asked him to put it on properly.  —  “Why?  Is something going on that I should know about?” …
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Hugo Martín / Los Angeles Times:   Coughing, sneezing, vomiting: Visibly ill people aren't being kept off planes
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.
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Matthew S. Schwartz / NPR:
Judge Rejects Last-Minute Claim That Pence Can Ignore States' Presidential Electors
John Kruzel / The Hill:
Judge dismisses Gohmert's election suit against Pence
Discussion: DNyuz, HotAir and TheBlaze
The Daily Beast:
Trump Plans to Fight the Election Even After ‘Stop the Steal’ Rally Ends  —  The president has told advisers he isn't deterred by the setbacks in the courts and won't be deterred by Congress certifying Joe Biden's win.  —  Many of Donald Trump's most dogmatic supporters see a mass protest in Washington …
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Risky Wager of Betting on Trump  —  NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE W ere the anti-Trumpers right all along?  —  They point to the president's performance over the last two months, ranging from the bizarre to the shameful, and point out that this Trump is the only Trump there has ever been.
The Times of Israel:
Iran says killers of top general Soleimani, including Trump, ‘not safe on Earth’  —  Meanwhile successor to assassinated Quds force chief threatens ‘severe revenge’ — which may come from within the United States  — 1,235 shares  —  TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's judiciary chief warned Friday …
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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
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The Times of Israel:
Israel zooms past 1 million vaccinations in sprint to vanquish pandemic
Discussion: Al Jazeera and Mother Jones
Derek Robertson / Politico:
The Eight Pieces of Pop Culture That Defined the Trump Era  —  Certain cultural figures loom so large that they eventually serve as shorthand for the spirit of their times.  There's Michael Jackson, the personification of the smiley-face maximalism of Reagan's 1980s; Lucille Ball …
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.
Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Donald Trump's Turnberry resort posts losses of £2.3 million  —  Donald Trump's flagship overseas property at Turnberry has posted annual losses of £2.3 million, marking the sixth year in a row it has failed to turn a profit under his ownership.  —  The property, the jewel …
Discussion: The Intellectualist
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.
Kalhan Rosenblatt / NBC News:
Ohio police gave Andre Hill no aid for several minutes, bodycam footage shows … Andre Hill, the unarmed 47-year-old Black man fatally shot by police in Columbus, Ohio, just three days before Christmas received no aid for several minutes after being mortally wounded, new police body camera footage shows.
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Five GOP contenders — other than Trump — for 2024  —  President Trump casts a long shadow over the Republican Party even as his attempts to cling to power look doomed to failure.  —  Trump could run again in 2024.  If he does, it is hard to see anyone beating him for the Republican nomination.
Discussion: Raw Story
Marissa Lang / Washington Post:
D.C. is becoming a protest battleground.  In a polarized nation, experts say that's unlikely to change.  —  For years, West Coast cities have borne the brunt of violent confrontations between far-right extremists and counterprotesters who come to meet them.
Discussion: The Hill and Axios
Kayla Galloway / ABC7:
Nancy Pelosi's home vandalized with graffiti, fake blood on New Year's Day  —  SAN FRANCISCO — A home in San Francisco belonging to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was vandalized early Friday morning with an apparent reference to lawmakers' failed efforts to provide Americans with $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks.
Discussion: Breitbart and CBS San Francisco
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TMZ.com:
Nancy Pelosi's House Vandalized with Pig's Head, Fake Blood, Spray Paint
 
 
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New York Daily News:
Violence adds to NYC's 2020 death toll, with 97% jump in shootings and 45% increase in murders — criminal carnage not seen in 14 years
Discussion: Townhall
Grace Segers / CBS News:
Incoming House members to convene for the first time on Sunday
Charles Bethea / New Yorker:
Can Democrats Win Georgia—and the Senate?
Discussion: CNN
Margaret Menge / InsideSources:
Harvey Weinstein ‘Fixer’ Boies Gave Thousands To Warnock in GA Senate Showdown
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP:
New York stock exchange delists Chinese telecoms firms
Wall Street Journal:
Beijing Accelerates Campaign of Ethnic Assimilation
Teresa Wiltz / Politico:
2020: The Year Black Voters Said, ‘Hold Up’
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
Covid-19 Vaccine's Slow Rollout Could Portend More Problems
Discussion: Slate
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Without Trump, or Masks, Mar-a-Lago Partied On
New York Times:
Horrified by the Blackwater Pardons
Discussion: The Guardian
Lois Beckett / The Guardian:
Facts won't fix this: experts on how to fight America's disinformation crisis
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: Liberty Unyielding