Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Monday, January 4, 2021

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:


A stage is set up on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, in preparation for a rally on Jan. 6, the day when Congress is scheduled to meet to formally finalize the presidential election results. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

DC mayor calls in National Guard ahead of pro-Trump protests
Bracing for possible violence, the nation’s capital has mobilized the National Guard ahead of planned protests by President Donald Trump’s supporters in connection with the congressional vote expected Wednesday to affirm Joe Biden’s election victory.

NAACP calls on Georgia DA to investigate Trump call

Analysis: With call, Trump shows no limit to his power grab
As he seeks to prevent certification of election, Trump plans to attend DC rally

In call to Georgia's secretary of state, Trump pushed QAnon and 4chan-created conspiracy theories

Trump drive to overturn election, rescue Senate majority collide in Georgia

Trump's call could put the President in jeopardy, legal experts say

Trump pressure campaign on Georgia backfires with GOP

Many more in GOP rejecting Trump’s bid to undo his defeat

Negative ads in Georgia Senate runoff race go from strange to absurd

Inside McConnell's handling of Trump's election challenge

Biden: Trump coronavirus vaccine rollout is 'off to a God-awful start'

Where GOP senators stand on objecting to Electoral College votes

OnPolitics: The call heard around the world

Explainer: Did Trump break the law by pressuring a Georgia election official to 'find' votes?

Georgia's Raffensperger says Trump's defeat is the 'cold hard truth,' hints at probe

House Republicans rush to Trump's defense over Georgia call as Democrats prep censure resolution

'The Power Is Literally In Your Hands': Biden Urges Georgians To Vote Tuesday

Threats of violence and the virus grip Capitol Hill

At Georgia rally, Pence says America will 'hear the evidence' of election fraud on Jan. 6

Watch live: Trump holds rally in Georgia ahead of Senate runoffs

Judge rejects GOP effort to overturn election

Ga. secretary of state says Perdue 'owes my wife an apology' over threats

Proud Boys leader arrested, accused of burning church banner

"Yet the president persists": Georgia's top election official refutes Trump claims

Delay, dismantle, resist: DeVos leaves a legacy like no other Education secretary

Joe Biden asks Georgia Democrats to help win the state a 4th time to move agenda forward

Georgia Senate race holds far-reaching implications — especially for LGBTQ Americans

Perdue balks at Raffensperger's demand for apology, doubles down on calls for resignation

Trump personally ordered aircraft carrier to stay in the Middle East: report

U.S. judge blocks Trump sanctions targeting human rights lawyers, war crimes tribunal

Kelly Loeffler says she will object to the certification of Biden's Electoral College win

Dems pass new House rules over GOP outcry
Trump pressure on Georgia election official puts spotlight on Pence, top Republicans

Trump administration lawyer says apportionment data may not be ready until February

Obama warns of threats to 'fundamental principles of our democracy' after Trump Georgia call

Pence, Biden warn of high stakes of Georgia Senate runoffs

More than 100 House GOP lawmakers expected to object to at least one state's electors

Biden holds rally in Georgia on eve of runoff elections

Biden says electing Georgia's Ossoff and Warnock would lead to $2,000 stimulus checks

Gen Z is using TikTok to encourage youth voter turnout in Georgia's runoffs

Democrats start to eye a post-Pelosi era

US attorney in Georgia abruptly resigns

Leave your guns at home, Washington police warn pro-Trump rally-goers

Ohio governor signs 'stand your ground' bill into law

A look at the history of runoff elections in Georgia

Georgia election official slams Trump claims of widespread voter fraud as 'easily, provably false'

Pentagon approves DC mayor's request to deploy National Guard for upcoming demonstrations

Trump's Call To Georgia Election Officials Sparks Debate Over Legality, Ethics

Biden largely mum on Trump’s effort to reverse election
Trump 'just plain wrong' on fraud claims: Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger

Trump Georgia call divides House GOP

Kamala Harris accused of plagiarizing MLK anecdote in October interview with Elle magazine

Georgia election: Donald Trump's phone call fact-checked

'It's a dark place': Trump's call a window into a President consumed

Top Georgia election official says White House pushed him to take Trump call
FBI warns of cyberattacks to distance learning

Julián Castro expects "good, healthy" turnout of Latino voters in Georgia

Warnock accuses Loeffler of 'scandalizing my name'

There were 18 attempted calls from the White House to GA secretary of state's office, sources say

Study: Warming already baked in will blow past climate goals

MAGA marchers plot final D.C. stand on Jan. 6

Washington braces for intense opening to a pivotal year

Election fight tears at GOP

Pelosi narrowly reelected speaker, faces difficult two years

Read the full transcript and listen to Trump's audio call with Georgia secretary of state

Georgia's diversifying suburbs could be boon for Democrats in Senate runoffs

Here we go again: What to expect as Georgia counts votes

Perdue says Trump call with Georgia secretary of state won’t affect runoff

Trump And The Military: What An Erratic Commander In Chief Leaves Behind

Trump's bid to steal Georgia exposes GOP election ruse

Georgia Senate candidates in full-court press ahead of pivotal runoff elections

'You're the arsonist here': NBC's Chuck Todd confronts GOP senator over effort to overturn election results

U.S. keeping aircraft carrier in Persian Gulf, after all

Georgia Senate runoff on pace of record-setting vote haul

Fact check: Trump’s made-up claims of fake Georgia votes in controversial phone call

Nancy Pelosi: How she rose to the top - and stayed there

Trump to award Medal of Freedom to GOP Reps. Devin Nunes and Jim Jordan

Clues about post-Trump politics await in Georgia

House lawmakers abandon social distancing as Pelosi reads oath to new members

The other Georgia slugfest: a Brian Kemp-Stacey Abrams rematch

Not happening: Pence can't keep Trump in office past Jan. 20

QAnon Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene Refuses to Wear Mask at Congressional Swearing-In

Cotton breaks with conservative colleagues who will oppose electoral vote count

Analysis: The coming week will make history. Here's what to know

Kamala Harris blasts Trump's call to Raffensberger in return to Georgia to help clinch Senate runoff races

What is Section 230 and why do people want it repealed? (video)

Rodney Davis slams Democrats over 'shameful' plexiglass structure to 'protect' Pelosi votes

Still there: Trump’s fans part of his legacy, Biden’s trial

Ohio governor battles with CNN host over election security issues

Here are some of the biggest new laws that went into effect Jan. 1

British judge denies U.S. extradition request for WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange, citing suicide risk

Live Updates: Rep. Collins predicts Georgia Senate runoff races will be close

POLITICO Playbook: The backstory of Trump’s Georgia call

The Memo: 48 hours that will shape start of Biden presidency

David Perdue urges GOP colleagues to object to Biden's victory over Trump

Atlanta's Promise Is Tested in a Year of Racial and Political Tension - New York Times

New Congress sworn in with 2020 tensions still simmering, Georgia runoff looming

Trump urges Georgia official to "find" votes to overturn 2020 election results (audio/video)

Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs

‘Break up the groupthink’: Democrats press Biden to diversify his tech picks

Manufacturers want Biden to boost ‘buy American’ practices

An Ohio city shows the devastating impact of 2020's rise in gun violence

Oil prices touch multi-month highs as OPEC+ expected to hold output

Joe Biden to get 'presidential escort' to White House, virtual parade instead of traditional inaugural festivities

Trump to give Nunes Medal of Freedom: reports

When online harassment moves into the real world - 60 minutes (video)

Two shootings in Florida's Miami-Dade County leave 12 wounded

Cotton says he will not oppose electoral vote count

Walmart Ignored Red Flags As Opioid Sales Boomed, Former Pharmacists Say

How the Pentagon can help Biden make America greener

Prospects bleak for big Biden climate legislation even with Georgia victories

Hogan says lawmakers' 'scheme' to overturn election results 'makes a mockery of our system'

China telco shares lose 5% in first trading day since NYSE delisting announcement

Chinese start-up Nio doubles deliveries as local competition ramps up for Tesla

Gunman kills pastor at Texas church before being captured by police

Ex-solicitor general says Trump 'talking like a mafia boss, and not a particularly smart mafia boss'

Amid Isolation And Loneliness, Elderly Face Crumbling Safety Net

The most memorable political quotes of 2020

Niger village attacks killed 100, says prime minister

Report shows 21 years of airline passenger traffic growth got erased in 2020

World stock markets kick off 2021 at record highs

Deaths of 2 female Army soldiers probed, 1 fatally shot on freeway

Puerto Rico Swears In A New Governor Who Inherits Multiple Crises

South Korea reports population drop, with more deaths than births for first time

Coronavirus News and Updates:

In deadliest week so far, U.S. loses more than 18,400 lives to COVID-19
New vaccine sabotage case details revealed

Vaccination drive enters new phase in US and Britain

Most U.S. COVID-19 vaccines go idle as New York, Florida move to penalize hospitals
Coronavirus live updates: UK moves to full national lockdown

CDC says Arizona has US's highest rate of new COVID-19 infections
'Growing body of evidence' that COVID-19 leak from Chinese lab a 'credible possibility,' Trump official claims

New York finds first case of more contagious, 'UK' strain of coronavirus

Vaccination drive enters new phase in US and Britain

Larry King moved from ICU after COVID-19 hospitalization

U.S. cities, left behind in COVID-19 aid, look for lifeline in Biden era

Coronavirus updates: Dr. Anthony Fauci says 100M vaccine shots is 'realistic goal' in first 100 days of Joe Biden's presidency

UK rolls out AstraZeneca vaccine, hails lead in fight against coronavirus

Fauci: Vaccinations are ramping up in a `glimmer of hope’

Video of virus patients' deaths stirs controversy

U.S. may cut some Moderna vaccine doses in half to speed rollout, official says

Inside the fight to include HIV-positive people in Covid vaccine trials
Factbox-Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus

PHOTOS: Coronavirus outbreak sparks global health emergency

Australia's most populous state reports zero COVID cases, urges thousands to get tested

Inflatable costume could be behind Covid outbreak at California hospital

UK: Dialysis patient, 82, first to get Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

Japan PM says government will consider state of emergency for Tokyo area

U.K. warns of more lockdown measures as it fights COVID-19

Pandemic's revolution in transportation and commerce rivals 19th-century railroad construction