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.

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:

Nashville bomber's bizarre writings reveal belief in aliens and lizard people  —  Package sent by Anthony Warner two days before the suicide bombing on Christmas Day in Nashville  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A man who knew Christmas bomber Anthony Warner got a disturbing surprise …

State Rep. Mike Reese of Mt. Pleasant Township dead at 42  —  State Rep. Mike Reese, elected in November to his seventh term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, died Saturday at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg following an apparent brain aneurysm.

Could Trump sue Lin Wood for legal malpractice?  —  Strange and disturbing things happened in this election, like double-voting by some liberal voters.  There is maybe a 10% chance that these things affected the outcome of the 2020 election, and it is essential that they be prevented from happening again.

The mafia turns social media influencer to reinforce its brand  —  Southern Italy's mob bosses embrace digital platforms as a way to spread their message  —  To the casual observer it was just another Facebook page dispensing inspirational messages — and the occasional threat — to its 18,000 followers.

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.

Proud Boys to attend Jan. 6 DC rallies ‘incognito’  —  Members of the far-right group the Proud Boys will attend Washington, D.C., rallies for President Trump on Jan. 6 “incognito,” with leaders of the group saying they will dress in “all BLACK” to mimic the attire of anti-fascist groups and counterprotesters.

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.

A Continent Where the Dead Are Not Counted  —  All 54 African countries put together have registered fewer Covid deaths than France.  That doesn't mean people aren't dying from the virus.  —  LAGOS, Nigeria — Christopher Johnson was known for two things.  His enthusiastic dancing in the street, which made everyone laugh.

The Pandemic Disproved Urban Progressives' Theory About Gentrification  —  From California to the Northeast, a funny thing has happened recently in America's most expensive metropolitan areas: Rents have gone down.  Ever since remote workers began fleeing urban cores at the start of the coronavirus pandemic …

As Trump pursues an electoral do-over, should Biden pick Obama as AG?  —  The New Year is upon us, and many Americans hope the turning of the calendar page will signal an end to two great uncertainties — the threat of the pandemic to our bodies, and the threat of domestic strife to the body politic …