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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.
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Axios:
Trump is torching his own party and its leaders on his way out of power  —  President Trump is torching his own party and its leaders on his way out of power — and tossing gas on the fire with a public call for mass protest next week and a vote to overturn his defeat.
Politico:
At least 12 GOP senators to challenge Biden's win  —  Nearly a quarter of Senate Republicans are officially preparing to challenge President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College win on Jan. 6, a stunning development that demonstrates just how far some in the GOP will go to align themselves …
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
GOP senators, led by Cruz, to object to Electoral College certification, demand emergency audit  —  The lawmakers call for an electoral commission to be established to audit results.  —  Democrats push back on electoral college night  —  A group of GOP senators led by Sen. Ted Cruz …
Discussion: Mediaite, POLITICUSUSA and WKRN-TV
Ben Tobin / Courier-Journal:
Mitch McConnell's Louisville home vandalized following his blockage of $2,000 stimulus checks  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — United States Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's Louisville home has been vandalized following his blocking of $2,000 stimulus checks to most Americans.
Ted Cruz:
Joint Statement from Senators Cruz, Johnson, Lankford, Daines, Kennedy, Blackburn, Braun, Senators-Elect Lummis, Marshall, Hagerty, Tuberville  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), John Kennedy (R-La.) …
USA Today:
Pelosi, McConnell homes vandalized after Congress adjourns without securing $2,000 stimulus checks  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The homes of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were vandalized over the weekend after Congress adjourned Friday without securing $2,000 stimulus checks.
Discussion: The Hill and TheBlaze
WDRB:
Sen. Mitch McConnell's Louisville home vandalized  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's home in the Highlands area of Louisville was vandalized overnight.  —  Messages were written on the front of the home in red and white spray paint.
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
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.
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Kaelan Deese / The Hill:   Proud Boys to attend Jan. 6 DC rallies ‘incognito’
Axios:
D.C. becomes hotbed for violent protests
Discussion: Raw Story and Forbes
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.
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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
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.
Discussion: Salon and Washington Post
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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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
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Josh Hawley Wants to Be America's Most Dangerous Republican  —  WATCH OUT … Keep an eye on this guy.  He's Trump without the stupidity or incompetence or personal obnoxiousness or open racism.  —  If you pay unusually close attention to debates about the American political economy …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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
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
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 …
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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Washington Examiner:
Judge tosses Gohmert election lawsuit against Pence
 
 
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Richard Fausset / New York Times:
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