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President-elect Joe Biden and his wife made an appearance on ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve on Thursday, and Jill suffered a prop malfunction.

On Thursday’s “CNN Newsroom,” former Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) defended objecting to the certification of the Electoral College in the 2004 election by stating that “there’s no comparison” to what she did and what Republicans are planning to do with

Nearly 30 Republicans from the United States House of Representatives have vowed to object to the certification of Electoral College votes in favor of Joe Biden on January 6.

Jon Ossoff’s production company produced a two-part report for Al-Jazeera in 2015 that praised China’s growing power and influence in Africa.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Thursday dismissed attempts to raise the amount of stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 in a standalone measure, dismissing the House legislation and accusing Democrats of advocating “socialism for rich people.”

Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) announced on social media on Thursday that he will join an expected objection to the electoral college certification.

Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner, Stacey Abrams’s sister, changed a previous order of hers regarding 4,000 voters’ eligibility in Georgia.

VALDOSTA, Georgia — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem urged Georgians to rally behind GOP Sens. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) and David Perdue (R-GA) here on Wednesday, the second of many stops in her latest swing through the Peach State ahead of Tuesday’s upcoming U.S. Senate runoffs.

Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) said Thursday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” that her colleague Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) was bordering on “sedition or treason” by announcing he will object to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral college win in the Senate.

Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) said Thursday on CNN’s “Newsroom” that his colleague Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is attaching his name to “one of the biggest lies in American history” by objecting to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral college win in the Senate on January 6.

Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) released a lengthy statement Wednesday following news of his colleague, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) announcing his intention to object to the Electoral College votes on January 6, contending President Donald Trump and his allies are “playing with fire.”

Representatives and senators are expected to object to Electoral College votes on Wednesday, which will set off a procedure allowing Republicans to air allegations of vote fraud.

To give Georgia Democrats a boost, more than 50 Hollywood stars have already put in overtime to help flip the Senate. Adding their names to the team roster, Bradley Whitford will reunite with his Get Out director Jordan Peele for a Georgia fundraiser that is intended to help Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock declare victory on January 5.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Wednesday said the House stand-alone bill to increase stimulus checks to $2,000 has “no realistic path to quickly pass the Senate,” maintaining any action on that front will need to include Section 230 reform and investigations into voter fraud.

Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) said Thursday during an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) objection during the Electoral College certification process next week will fail.

Rep.-elect Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) is joining the ranks of select House Republicans, as well as Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), in challenging the Electoral College votes in certain states on January 6, she announced this week.

President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will return to the White House on New Year’s Eve rather than attend their previously scheduled celebration at Mar-a-Lago, according to the president’s schedule.

President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday announced he has nominated three former senior Obama administration officials for top positions at the Pentagon, prompting praise from the foreign policy establishment.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) responded to criticisms of his plan to object to Electoral College certification by stating Democrats have done so before “in order to raise concerns about election integrity.” And that it’s the “right” of every member of Congress to do so.

President Trump signed an executive order on Monday that would provide emergency scholarships for students affected by school closures.

Democrat Jon Ossoff, running against Sen. David Perdue (R-GA), says he is opposed to local law enforcement agencies cooperating closely with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to keep criminal illegal aliens from being released into Georgia communities.

MARIETTA, Georgia — Georgia Democrat Senate candidate Jon Ossoff vowed amnesty for all illegal aliens “who otherwise follow the law,” if he is elected, in response to a question about immigration during a campaign event Wednesday.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) slammed Walmart after a tweet from the company’s corporate account called him a “sore loser” after he said he would object to certifying the electoral college results on January 6.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Wednesday that he will not jump ahead of more vulnerable populations, such as seniors, to receive a vaccine for the Chinese coronavirus despite his status as an elected official, telling reporters that he is “not the priority.”

USA Today claimed Tuesday that Georgia Senate Democrat candidate Raphael Warnock’s sermon calling for America to repent for its worship of “whiteness” is “missing context.”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Wednesday responded to the news of Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) announcing his intention to join some House Republicans in objecting to the 2020 Electoral College vote on January 6, expressing confidence that Joe Biden “will be confirmed by the acceptance of the vote of the Electoral College as the 46th President of the United States.”

Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) warned that Democrats will nationalize lockdowns if they seize both U.S. Senate seats from Georgia.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Wednesday criticized Senate Republicans, and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) specifically, for blocking Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) request for unanimous consent on approving $2,000 stimulus checks for the American people, contending the Senate GOP possesses “an endless tolerance for other people’s sadness.”

Left-wing actress-comedian Amy Schumer is slated to lead a phone bank to flip Georgia blue on January 5, following her cousin Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) infamous rallying cry to “take Georgia” and then “change the America.”

Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Live ” that his colleague Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) was helping President Donald Trump perpetrate “fraud” by announcing he will object to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral college win in the Senate.

Democrat Senate candidates Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are leading GOP incumbent Sens. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) and David Perdue (R-GA) in battleground Georgia less than a week out from the January 5 runoff elections, according to a JMC Analytics and Polling survey released this week.

For the sixth year in a row, Wired has listed President Donald Trump at the top of the publication’s “Most Dangerous People on The Internet” list. According to the leftist tech publication, Trump “remains the world’s single most powerful source of disinformation and the internet’s most toxic cyberbully.”

Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” that his colleague Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is attempting to overthrow democracy by announcing he will object to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral college win in the Senate on January 6.

During “CNN Newsroom,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) blasted Hawley’s decision as “grossly irresponsible” because it will undermine “public confidence in our democratic process.” He added that the move to prevent President-elect Joe Biden from the presidency “will not succeed.”

U.S. Rep.-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) told The Kyle Olson Show this week that a senator will object to the electoral college vote, which will trigger debates and votes in both the House and Senate next week.

Conservative talk radio host Mark Levin stated on Wednesday that it is “truly shocking” that Democrats will openly support “anti-semites like Raphael Warnock for the U.S. Senate” without any pushback, noting that it “portends a dangerous immorality by a party that has a long history of hatred dating back before the Civil War.”