Support for the Death Penalty Is at a 39-Year Low

The Extensive New Scale of David Perdue’s Shady Stock Trading Revealed

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The Republican from Georgia is far and away the most prolific trader in the Senate — often with shares of companies he oversees in office.

Iowa Democratic Candidate Trailing by 6 Votes Will Appeal to the House

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In a race that was essentially tied, Rita Hart wants the kind of lengthy investigation Congress can offer, but Republicans are crying foul.

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Democrats Revive Stimulus Negotiations

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Pelosi and Schumer are accepting a modest compromise bill as the basis for talks. If McConnell plays ball, it can happen fast.

What We Know About the U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan

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By Chas Danner and Matt Stieb

The largest mass-vaccination campaign in American history is about to begin. This is how it may or may not play out.

The CDC Has Relaxed Its Quarantine Guidelines

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By Amanda Arnold

Public-health experts believe that a shorter period will improve overall compliance.

In 2020, the Electoral Landscape Continued to Shift

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Who would have guessed Alaska would be more competitive than Virginia?

12/2/2020

Just a tad counterproductive from David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler’s perspective

Sidney Powell, who is greeted like a rockstar by the large crowd in Georgia, just now said she would “encourage Georgians to not vote at all until your vote is secure. I mean that regardless of party.”

—@CEDickson

12/2/2020

It is now a 52-48 Republican majority

Mark Kelly has been sworn in to the U.S. Senate.

—@kylegriffin1

Doug Collins’s Sacrilegious Attack on Raphael Warnock

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Georgia Republicans are engaged in holy war against Christian minister Warnock and his hallowed Atlanta church.

12/2/2020

It’s all happening

NEW: @NYGovCuomo says New York’s first vaccine delivery from @pfizer will be on December 15, with enough doses for 170,000 New Yorkers.

—@ZackFinkNews

12/2/2020

The recommended quarantine period has shrunk

NEW: CDC quarantine guidelines

-10 days without Covid test, no symptoms (1% residual risk)
-7 days w/negative PCR or antigen test, no symptoms (5% residual risk)
For both, continue to monitor symptoms 14 days

Get tested 1-3 days before travel, 3-5 days after travel

—@shiramstein

12/2/2020

Same as it ever was in Georgia

* GEORGIA SECRETARY OF STATE SAYS AUTHORITIES HAVE SEEN NO SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES IN SECOND RECOUNT OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION@Reuters

—@carlquintanilla

U.K. Is First to Grant Emergency Authorization for Western Vaccine

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By Benjamin Hart

High-risk Britons will start getting the shots next week.

Trump’s Racist Urban Myth Hides His Suburban Failures

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By Zak Cheney-Rice

The portrayal of Black cities as dens of criminality against pure suburbs didn’t work for him, but it’s not the first or last use of such rhetoric.

California Democrats Keep Making Unforced Dining Errors

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Gov. Gavin Newsom and SF mayor London Breed were at the same restaurant on back-to-back nights, potentially undermining their own COVID guidelines.

DOJ Investigating ‘Bribery-for-Pardon’ Scheme Involving White House

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Prosecutors say they have evidence someone in prison wanted to make a “substantial political contribution” in exchange for presidential mercy.

GA Official Warns of Trump’s Election Fraud Claims: ‘Someone’s Gonna Get Killed’

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The administrator overseeing the recount in Georgia urged Trump to stop promoting election conspiracies before his messaging results in tragedy.

Will We Get a Second Round of COVID-19 Stimulus Checks?

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Any stimulus measure enacted in the lame-duck session probably won’t include a second check. Later on, it will depend on who controls the Senate.

12/1/2020

That’s our man

Per my NBC News colleagues: Trump may announce for 2024 on inauguration day. Either way, he won’t attend the inauguration and does not plan to invite Biden to the White House or even call him.

—@KenDilanianNBC

Why Barr Appointing Durham As Special Counsel Could Backfire on Trump

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By Jonathan Chait

So we all agree investigating a former administration is good, right?

Even Bill Barr Is Contradicting Trump on Election Fraud

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This is another blow to Trump’s flagging efforts to contest his defeat.

Republicans Claw Back 4 California Congressional Seats

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It wasn’t a good election for California Republicans otherwise, but they did regain ground in the U.S. House.

12/1/2020

Good luck with that

Georgia election official Gabe Sterling: “Mr. President … it’s time to look forward. If you want to run for reelection in 4 years, fine. Do it. But everything we’re seeing right now, there’s not a path. Be the bigger man & stop. Step in. Tell your supporters don’t be violent.”

—@kylegriffin1