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12:20 AM ET, January 4, 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 …
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Washington Post:
Audio: Trump's full Jan. 2 call with Ga. secretary of state  —  As Georgia runoff looms, Republicans stick to election fraud claims  —  Audio: Trump berates Ga. secretary of state, urges him to ‘find’ votes  —  Republicans previously promised Trump would accept the election results
Washington Post:
Here's the full transcript and audio of the call between Trump and Raffensperger  —  About 3 p.m. Saturday, President Trump held an hour-long call with Brad Raffensperger, Georgia's secretary of state, in which he repeatedly urged him to alter the outcome of the presidential vote in the state.
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Trump Call to Georgia Official Might Violate State and Federal Law  —  The president's demand for action to overturn the result of the election in the state raised questions about whether he violated election fraud statutes, lawyers said, though a charge is unlikely.
Patricia Murphy / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Gov. Brian Kemp absent from GOP campaign trail in closing days  —  Sen. Kelly Loeffler has brought in the biggest GOP names in the country in the closing days of her re-election runoff campaign, including Sen. Ted Cruz from Texas, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and, on Sunday …
Discussion: Washington Post
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Trump demands Georgia elections official overturn his defeat in hourlong call  —  ‘The data you have is wrong,’ Raffensperger replies  —  President Donald Trump badgered and berated Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in a call Saturday, repeating falsehoods about his election defeat in Georgia …
Alayna Treene / Axios:
“The clock is ticking”: Trump's powers are failing him in his White House final days  —  President Trump's caught-on-tape effort to bully the Georgia secretary of state shows that the powers Trump used to cajole his way to the top of business — and into the presidency — are now failing him in his White House final days.
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
It's Time to Speak for America  —  The Republican party and the conservative movement must now choose: Trump or America.  —  “I was surprised to hear nothing from Mr. Chamberlain during the whole of September 2, which was a day of intense crisis . . . . However, when Parliament met in the afternoon …
Discussion: DNyuz
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump knows no limits as he tries to overturn the election
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Nancy Pelosi Is Re-elected as House Speaker
New York Times:
Trump, in Taped Call, Pressured Georgia Official to ‘Find’ Votes to Overturn Election
Washington Post:
All 10 living former defense secretaries: Involving the military in election disputes would cross into dangerous territory  —  Ashton Carter, Dick Cheney, William Cohen, Mark Esper, Robert Gates, Chuck Hagel, James Mattis, Leon Panetta, William Perry and Donald Rumsfeld are the 10 living former U.S. secretaries of defense.
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
The time to question election results has passed, all living former defense secretaries say  —  The time to question election results has passed, and there is no role for the military in changing them, all of the living former defense secretaries said in an extraordinary rebuke to President Trump …
Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas:
Cotton Statement on Joint Session of Congress  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 734-0430  —  Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the joint session of Congress later this week:
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Politico:
Congress adopts rules governing Jan. 6 Electoral College count  —  The rules of Congress' Jan. 6 session governing the counting of Electoral College votes will remain identical to those used for decades, under a resolution adopted Sunday by the House and Senate.
Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:   Chip Roy challenges seating of House members from six presidential battleground states
Jason Lemon / MSN:
‘Momentum Gaining’: Mo Brooks Says More GOP Lawmakers to Object to Election Certification
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump to give ally Nunes the Presidential Medal of Freedom  —  Congressman from California has accused FBI and Justice Department of bias against Trump during Russia probe.  —  President Trump on Monday is expected to give Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) the Presidential Medal of Freedom …
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Axios:
Trump to give Reps. Jim Jordan and Devin Nunes Presidential Medal of Freedom
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Jessica Yun / Yahoo Finance:
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma suspected missing  —  Speculation has swirled around Chinese billionaire Jack Ma's whereabouts after reports surfaced that the high-profile businessman has not made a public appearance in more than two months.  —  The Alibaba founder also failed to appear …
Discussion: Reuters
CNN:
Carl Bernstein: This is the ultimate smoking gun tape  —  Legendary Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein reacts to audio obtained by the Washington Post of President Donald Trump pushing Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” votes to overturn the election results in the state.Source: CNN
Discussion: Raw Story and CBS News
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Nancy Pelosi Secures Another Term as Speaker, as Senate Hangs in Balance  —  The vote, largely along party lines, punctuated an opening day marked more by precaution than pomp, as the 117th Congress convened under the threat of a deadly pandemic.  —  WASHINGTON — Democrats returned …
Discussion: ABC News, Al Jazeera, DNyuz, UPI and Politico
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Philip Ewing / NPR:
Pelosi Is Narrowly Reelected Speaker
Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
Moore to appear in House for Speaker's vote after testing positive for COVID-19
Discussion: Fox News
Wall Street Journal:
Roku Nears Deal to Buy Rights to Quibi's Content  —  Short-form streaming service Quibi is winding down its operations after failing to gain traction  —  Quibi is in advanced talks to sell its content catalog to Roku Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, as the short-form …
Tarini Parti / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Inauguration to Feature Virtual Parade  —  The president-elect's inaugural committee lays out plans for scaled-down events on Jan. 20  —  President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration will include a virtual parade as part of a series of events on Jan. 20 that have been scaled …
Discussion: Axios
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Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Biden inauguration will include ‘presidential escort’ to White House, virtual parade
Discussion: Associated Press
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Georgia runoffs: 3 things to watch  —  Attention is turning to Tuesday's twin runoffs in Georgia to decide control of the U.S. Senate.  — These are three things to watch, from a conversation I had with Patricia Murphy of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, who's covering the race...
Discussion: Politico
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