The Hill Articles: January 3, 2021

Cotton breaks with conservative colleagues who will oppose electoral vote count Trump gives Nunes Medal of Freedom Hogan says lawmakers’ ‘scheme’ to overturn election results ‘makes a mockery of our system’ Seven kids, two adults dead in California crash Biden inauguration will include ‘presidential escort’ to White House, virtual parade Trump, Biden face new head-to-head contest in Georgia Pope Francis condemns those who vacationed abroad to avoid coronavirus restrictions DC mayor asks area residents to stay away from protesters ‘who come to our city seeking confrontation’ 10 former Defense secretaries call on Pentagon to stay out of election fight Chip Roy challenges seating of House members from six presidential battleground states Harris: Trump Georgia phone call shows a ‘voice of desperation’ Norway enacts new restrictions as coronavirus surges Ocasio-Cortez says Trump’s Georgia call is an impeachable offense Georgia Democratic lawmaker to seek censure of Trump over Raffensperger call Biden and Putin — US-Russia relations after Trump Cori Bush shares picture of expanded ‘Squad’ Durbin: Trump Georgia call ‘merits nothing less than a criminal investigation’ McCarthy says he supports effort to challenge Electoral College results Five centrist Democrats oppose Pelosi for Speaker in tight vote Kinzinger: Republicans can’t with ‘clean conscience’ object after hearing Trump tape Are the increasingly upbeat economic forecasts for 2021 warranted? Washington Post releases full audio of Trump phone call with Georgia secretary of state Pelosi wins Speakership for fourth time in dramatic vote Biden adviser: Trump recording ‘irrefutable proof’ of Trump’s ‘assault on American democracy’ Ex-GOP Speaker Ryan denounces effort to challenge Electoral College results Ideology or interests? China’s strategy to deceive the West Ex-solicitor general says Trump ‘talking like a mafia boss, and not a particularly smart mafia boss’ Coalition of 7 conservative House Republicans says they won’t challenge election results Trump-created commission offers recommendations on policing Speaker Pelosi, it’s time to get back to work Pelosi sets up call on election challenge: ‘No situation matches Trump presidency’ 1 dead, 1 injured in Texas church shooting Fauci: US coronavirus outbreak ‘likely will get worse’ in coming weeks Senate swears-in six new lawmakers as 117th Congress convenes COVID-19 doesn’t care about New York or New Delhi Trump asked Georgia secretary of state to ‘find’ 11.7k ballots, recalculate election result GOP senators face criticism in wake of challenges to Electoral College vote Perdue says he would support objecting to Electoral College vote Bipartisan group of senators: The election is over House sets up ‘separate enclosure’ for votes from members exposed to COVID-19 Fatal shooting of Army drill sergeant in Texas under investigation GOP has become the party of the primal scream GOP attacks Democrats for allowing Moore to vote after positive COVID test Tapper spars with DeWine over GOP effort to overturn election results Slaoui: Could be months before we know if COVID-19 transmission possible after vaccination Graham: Electoral College challenge ‘a political dodge’ 11 coal miners killed by armed attackers in Pakistan Sunday shows: Health officials push back on Trump’s ‘exaggerated’ COVID death toll claim Moore to appear in House for Speaker’s vote after testing positive for COVID-19 Many Americans cannot sleep — and the pandemic makes it worse ‘Trumpification’ of the GOP will persist Hoyer on GOP challenges to Biden win: ‘A sad day’ Abrams says concession comparisons to Trump are ‘apples to bowling balls’ Surgeon General says ‘no reason to doubt’ COVID-19 death toll number Will Axiom Space provide a commercial space station replacement for NASA’s ISS? Cruz says people accusing him of sedition need to ‘calm down’ LIVE COVERAGE: House votes to name Speaker Our ‘woke’ media world, post-Trump Shooting at Virginia Walmart leaves three injured NBC’s Chuck Todd to GOP senator on Electoral College challenge: ‘You’re the arsonist here’ George Conway calls Meadows a ‘moron’ and a ‘disgrace’ Surgeon General vows COVID-19 surge can be tempered Gohmert talks of violence in streets after his lawsuit is dismissed Pelosi expresses confidence ahead of Speakership vote Georgia Senate runoffs show us that ranked choice voting is the best idea Loeffler sidesteps questions on challenging Electoral College vote in Senate Fauci says he didn’t expect such a high US death toll from COVID-19 Fauci pushes back on Trump on COVID-19 ‘exaggerated’ remarks: ‘The deaths are real deaths’ Surgeon General says rate of vaccine rollout is increasing Minimum wage hike could be Biden’s bipartisan breakthrough For myopic media, breaking up with Trump will be hard to do Five top challenges for Biden on defense UK eyes stricter lockdown provisions Twenty states raise minimum wage at start of new year US hits 350,000 COVID-19 deaths amid fear of surge after holiday gatherings Economist Moore says he’s not sure US needs ‘massive stimulus bill’ COVID-19 is wild card as Pelosi faces tricky Speaker vote Sunday