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1:55 PM ET, January 3, 2021

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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
‘I just want to find 11,780 votes’: In extraordinary hour-long call, Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to recalculate the vote in his favor  —  President Trump urged fellow Republican Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia secretary of state, to “find” enough votes to overturn his defeat …
Senator Mitt Romney:
Romney Statement On Certification of Presidential Election Results  —  SALT LAKE CITY- U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) released the following statement in response to an announcement that several Republican senators plan to oppose certification of the presidential election results:
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: As Pelosi scrambles for her job, McConnell loses control  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  WELCOME to the 117th Congress!  —  The new session starts at noon — yes, on a Sunday — and it promises to be a fascinating opening day.  —  THE MAIN EVENT is the speaker's vote …
Politico:
Congress opens amid fears of Covid spread  —  The ongoing coronavirus pandemic loomed large over every aspect of Sunday's opening day of the 117th Congress, with fears of spreading the virus front and center and lawmakers fighting over masks on the floor of the House.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Two Republican lawyer-senators look for loopholes in democracy  —  Even in the face of a jarring effort to subvert the will of the American electorate, Senate political maneuvering remains a rock of constancy.  —  After scores of House Republicans made clear their willingness to side …
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Jason Lemon / MSN:
‘Momentum Gaining’: Mo Brooks Says More GOP Lawmakers to Object to Election Certification  —  Representative Mo Brooks, an Alabama Republican, said that there is momentum gaining behind the effort by some GOP lawmakers to object to the electoral votes of key battleground states in a long-shot effort …
Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:
Ted Cruz will object when Congress certifies Joe Biden's election, as 11 GOP senators demand ‘audit’ and 10-day delay  —  The ‘Trump Eleven’ say the president's loss in a handful of battlegrounds deserves an emergency inquiry before the Electoral College tally is ratified.
Caitlin McFall / Fox News:
Trump, House Republicans held call to discuss Electoral College rejection: Brooks
Harry Enten / CNN:
Democrats may make history in Georgia's Senate runoffs  —  (CNN)Poll of the week: My average of Georgia polls shows the two Senate runoffs on Tuesday are within the margin of error and way too close to call.  —  In the race for the full six-year term, Democrat Jon Ossoff is at 49% to Republican Sen. David Perdue's 48%.
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James Arkin / Politico:
Democrats go back where they started to expunge Trump era: Jon Ossoff
Discussion: National Review and NBC News
David Perdue / Fox News:
Georgians should vote for me & Sen. Loeffler to stop Dems' radical socialist agenda
Discussion: DNyuz
Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
Moore to appear in House for Speaker's vote after testing positive for COVID-19  —  Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), who announced she tested positive for COVID-19 on Dec. 28, is slated to be present at the Capitol on Sunday for the Speaker's vote.  —  While the Centers for Disease Control …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
COVID is wildcard as Pelosi faces tricky Speaker vote Sunday  —  Two years ago, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) squeaked to the Speakership by a razor-thin edge in the face of an internal Democratic revolt.  —  This year's vote might be even closer, though for vastly different reasons.
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Washington Post:
Growing number of Trump loyalists in the Senate vow to challenge Biden's victory
Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
'There's no running away from the numbers:' Fauci laments surging COVID deaths as Trump claims ‘fake news’  —  Trump misleadingly claimed CDC's virus case, death numbers were ‘exaggerated.’  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, is interviewed on “This Week.”
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Emma Green / The Atlantic:
Denver Riggleman Has Seen the Future of the Republican Party  —  Denver Riggleman had a rough December.  For one thing, he's about to lose his job: Over the summer, members of the Virginia GOP voted to kick the freshman Republican out of Congress, largely because he publicly officiated a same-sex wedding.
Business Insider:
Trump loves to point to the stock market as a sign of his success.  But since the election it's become clear: the market prefers Biden. … - President Donald Trump has long touted the rising stock market as evidence of his success.  — During the campaign, Trump also claimed …
Nathan Max / MaxNewsToday:
The Seven Aspects of Trumpism  —  Editor's Note: Steve Schmidt is one of the founding members of the Lincoln Project.  He is a communications and public affairs strategist who has worked on several Republican campaigns, including John McCain's 2008 bid for the White House, and he is now a regular political contributor to MSNBC.
Elizabeth Thomas / ABC News:
Congressional Dems move forward on $2,000 checks after Trump signs COVID relief bill  —  Despite Trump support, fate of increased payments unclear in GOP-led Senate.  —  Will Americans get $2,000 stimulus checks? … Samuel Corum/Getty Images  —  It's unclear why President Donald Trump decided …
Discussion: New York Magazine
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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Trump vetoes defense bill in escalating year-end battle with Congress
 
 
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Sukyi McMahon / The Hill:
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New York Times:
Targeted Killings Are Terrorizing Afghans. And No One Is Claiming Them.
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ABC News:
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Tom McArthur / BBC:
RSF publishes its World Press Freedom Index and places Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in the top three, the US down 10 spots at 55, and Eritrea in last place

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