Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Saturday, January 2, 2021

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

Rejecting Trump veto, Republican-led Senate backs defense bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump suffered a stinging rebuke in the U.S. Senate on Friday when fellow Republicans joined Democrats to override a presidential veto for the first time in his tenure, pushing through a defense policy bill he opposed just weeks before he leaves office.

U.S. Judge dismisses Gohmert's attempt to force Pence to decide election results

GOP-led Senate again blocks $2,000 stimulus check vote

READ: Ruling dismissing Gohmert's lawsuit against Pence
Senate overrides Trump veto of defense bill, forcing it into law over president's objection

Graham supports Trump's call for bigger stimulus checks as McConnell doubles down on opposition

Frustrations flare as $2,000 checks blocked for fourth straight day

GOP rebuffs Trump on $2K aid, defense as Congress wraps up

Trump and Hawley set off Republican meltdown with Georgia elections looming

Threats sparked by disinformation could lead to real world violence in Georgia, activists say

Trump’s attacks on Senate Republicans complicate his Georgia message
Trump says Senate runoff elections in Georgia are 'illegal and invalid'

Trump attacks No. 2 Senate Republican as the President turns on allies in his final days in office

Georgia Republicans Deliver Persistent Message: Fear the Democrats - NY Times

‘Exercise in futility’: Republicans lambaste Hawley’s push to challenge election
Graham bucks McConnell: $2,000 payments 'not socialism

A record three million early votes cast in Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff races

Trump biographer on Pence: 'The most cringe-worthy display of bootlicking'

US bans anonymous shell companies with 'historic' legislation

Loeffler, Perdue run hard-line pitch in swing state Georgia

Here are some of the dozens of new laws that just took effect across the US

Ex-GOP senator suggests forming new party, calls Trump 'ringmaster' of Republicans

With Trump a no-show, Mar-a-Lago guests left to party maskless with Rudy Giuliani and Vanilla Ice

U.S. House Democrats introduce ethics, legislative reforms

Pelosi's home vandalized with pig's head, message about $2k checks

A program sent fresh food to struggling families. Despite demand, it may end.

Trump-Biden transition live updates: Judge tosses suit against VP seeking reversal of election

President Trump says South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem should challenge 'RINO' Sen. John Thune in 2022

How Biden defied history at every turn to win

EXPLAINER: Stakes high for U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia
After Trump’s drubbing in the courts, liberals fear a legal hangover

83 House members oppose Dem bid to ban gun carry at Capitol

Illinois starts new year by expunging nearly 500,000 marijuana arrest records

Georgia Sen. Perdue blasts Ossoff over payments by China-backed 'propaganda' company: 'He got caught'

New laws in 2021: Ban on some sunscreens, more secure IDs, cash in a college account

GOP torn over Trump’s Electoral College challenge of Biden

China senior diplomat says U.S. relations at 'new crossroads'

Sen. Perdue speaks to Fox News from quarantine

'He'll shiv you': Rick Wilson's warning to Biden about McConnell

More than 3 million have voted early in Georgia Senate runoff

Federal judge in Texas dismisses Gohmert suit aimed at overturning election

House rules package to fund panel resolving contested elections

Five flashpoints to watch for in 2021 economy

Biden set to supercharge clean energy push with $40B stash

Judge Rejects Last-Minute Claim That Pence Can Ignore States' Presidential Electors

Romney: McConnell said electoral vote is "most consequential"

Appeals court vacates order delaying woman’s execution

Democrats aim to weaken GOP minority with House rule change

Iran nuclear crisis: Tehran to enrich uranium to 20%, UN says

Georgia keeps Senate agenda in limbo

It’s now easier for your boss to pay down your student loans. What you need to know

Pence may choose 2020 election winner ‘as he sees fit,’ Gohmert says in court filing

‘Cheap trick’: China rebuffs Taiwan’s latest offer for talks

Trump vetoes Calif. fishing bill over seafood trade deficit

De Blasio under fire for dancing in deserted Times Square

Gen Z Republicans see new era for party after Trump

Seven Senate races to watch in 2022

Black farmers look to next Congress, Biden to dismantle ‘culture of discrimination’

Protesters demand answers in 1st Minneapolis police shooting death since George Floyd

First Minneapolis police death since George Floyd captured on bodycam

Dollar sucked into downward spiral by U.S. twin deficits

Prosecutors seek delay in trial over George Floyd's death, citing coronavirus

Live politics updates: Several prominent Republican senators skip NDAA vote

How Misinformation Lit The Fire Under A Year Of Political Chaos In Michigan

Coronavirus News and Updates:

'COVID, COVID, COVID': In Trump's Final Chapter, a Failure to Rise to the Moment - NY Times

U.S. COVID-19 cases surpass 20 million as deaths mount

Covid-19: New variant 'raises R number by up to 0.7'

Romney urges sweeping vaccine plan as U.S. surpasses 20 million COVID-19 cases

Coronavirus live updates: More in LA dying from COVID without underlying conditions

Virginia state senator dies from COVID-19

Coronavirus Is Surging: How Severe Is Your State's Outbreak?

Millions of Americans moved during the pandemic — and most aren't looking back

Pfizer and BioNTech to offer COVID vaccine to volunteers who got placebo

December was the deadliest, most infectious month since start of pandemic

Different efficacy data for Chinese COVID-19 vaccine "real and valid"-media

Romney: Lack of comprehensive vaccine distribution plan is 'inexcusable'

Coronavirus World Map: Tracking The Spread Of The Outbreak

Teacher whose video of students hugging became a sensation dies from Covid-19

Psychologist gives stress management tips for the new year

As Covid crisis grows, many California businesses flout the rules

Hundreds attend evangelist singer's NYE concert in LA despite skyrocketing COVID-19 cases

Once a model, California now struggles to tame COVID-19

Twelfth worker at California poultry company dies of COVID-19

Look at Wuhan a year after 1st acknowledgment of COVID-19

26 retirees die after visit by COVID-infected Santa

How a group of widows who lost partners to Covid are coping with their grief, together

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