Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Sunday, January 3, 2021 (1 Viewer)

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

Trump, on tape, presses Ga. official to 'find' Trump votes
President Donald Trump is heard on tape pleading with Georgia’s election chief to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state, suggesting in a telephone call that the official “find” enough votes to hand Trump the victory

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s made-up claims of fake Georgia votes

Full audio released of Trump's phone call with Raffensperger

Listen to the full audio of Trump's phone call with the Georgia secretary of state

Pelosi wins tight race for House speaker

Georgia's GOP secretary of state to Trump: 'What you're saying is not true'

Trump asked Georgia secretary of state to 'find' 11.7k ballots, recalculate election result

House Republicans pressure Senate GOP to object to Electoral College certification in at least 3 states

Trump’s pressure on Georgia election officials raises legal questions

Republicans condemn GOP ‘scheme’ to undo election for Trump

Trump begs Georgia secretary of state to overturn election results in remarkable hourlong phone call

Trump urged Georgia election official to 'find' votes in phone call, insisting he won: report

Ex-House Speaker Paul Ryan denounces Republican efforts to challenge electoral votes

DC mayor asks area residents to stay away from protesters 'who come to our city seeking confrontation'

Republican Liz Cheney condemns pro-Trump election challenges

Ex-Defense secretaries say military must stay out of election battles

Bipartisan group of senators: The election is over

McCarthy lays into Pelosi, claims Democrats aren't aware of what Americans need

Trump to attend D.C. protests against Congress certifying Biden victory

'This Was A Scam': In Recorded Call, Trump Pushed Official To Overturn Georgia Vote

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

Trump, Biden face new head-to-head contest in Georgia

Sen. Ron Johnson claims effort to object to Biden victory is part of 'transparency'

GOP senators want election commission similar to what decided disputed 1876 race

All 10 living former Defense secretaries declare election is over in forceful public letter

Were voters manipulated by QAnon a force behind Trump's 'red wave' in 2020 election?

The war within the GOP

Chip Roy challenges seating of House members from six presidential battleground states

McCarthy rebukes Democrats before handing gavel to Pelosi

Trump heard on tape urging Georgia officials to "find" enough votes to overturn presidential results

What to expect when Congress meets to count Electoral College results

McCarthy gives green light to conservatives' push to overturn Biden's win, as senior Republicans raise alarms

Harris: Trump Georgia phone call shows a 'voice of desperation'

Congress adopts rules governing Jan. 6 Electoral College count

U.S. Senate control, and Biden's agenda, at stake as Georgia runoff elections loom

Kamala Harris blasts Trump's call to Raffensberger in return to Georgia to help clinch Senate runoff races
Here are the five House Democrats who did not vote for Pelosi to be speaker

Trump and Georgia candidates jockey to define the stakes of Tuesday’s runoffs

Hogan Gidley: 'Owning the libs' doesn't mean losing Georgia Senate races

North Korea is showing off more than just massive missiles, but its new military hardware... BI

Ocasio-Cortez says Trump's Georgia call is an impeachable offense

Transcript: Mayor Eric Garcetti on "Face the Nation"

Trump urges Raffensperger to 'find' 11,000 votes to give him Georgia

Here's A Look At Congress' Incoming Freshman Class

Georgia election guardian Raffensperger faces heat as Trump contests defeat

Rep. Ayanna Pressley: 'What do you do when your very existence is resistance?'

117th Congress: Breaking down the historic numbers

Transcript: Governor Asa Hutchinson on "Face the Nation,"

The Fate of Rebel Billionaires in Russia and China - Bloomberg

Nashville bombing suspect may have believed in lizard people, aliens-source

'Meet the Press' host Chuck Todd grills GOP Sen. Ron Johnson over election 'conspiracy theory'

More people are moving to Georgia than ever before. Many are bringing their Democratic politics with them

Britons living in EU countries barred from returning in post-Brexit residency row - Telegraph

U.S. Senator Cruz leads long-shot Republican bid to overturn Biden's victory

More GOP lawmakers enlist in Trump effort to undo Biden win

Appeals court upholds ruling tossing out Gohmert's election lawsuit against Pence

Pence Backs Republican Lawmakers' Plan To Object To Electoral College Results

GOP senators say they will reject election results unless commission is formed

Congress set to certify Electoral College results despite GOP objections; here's why

Trump throws grenades into high-stakes Georgia Senate runoffs in final stretch
Trump may launch ‘reckless’ attack on Iran, experts fear

Senators in final bid to derail certification of Biden's victory

Navarro: 6-person team briefed hundreds of state lawmakers, showed 'receipts' of 'stolen' election

McConnell, Pelosi homes vandalized after $2,000 relief fails

GOP lawmakers reject GOP push to object to Electoral College results

Nearly a dozen Republican senators announce plans to vote against counting electoral votes

FBI: Nashville bomber sent material to ‘acquaintances’

China says it will take action against U.S. delisting of its telecom firms

LIVE UPDATES: Biden electoral win facing challenge from Cruz, other GOP senators

How Trump Tried, but Largely Failed, to Derail America's Top Climate Report - NY Times

Republican efforts to undermine Biden victory expose growing anti-democratic streak

Congress opens new session as COVID-19, Biden’s win dominate

Senate Democrats rebuke GOP colleagues who say they'll oppose Electoral College results

Loeffler tries to link Warnock to Harvey Weinstein

'Everything is at stake': How abortion became a key issue in the Georgia Senate runoffs

Trump, House Republicans held call to discuss Electoral College rejection: Brooks

Colorado congresswoman-elect appears to score win on Capitol gun rights

Live politics updates: Romney, other Republican senators blast GOP colleagues' 'egregious ploy to reject electors'

After pardon, Blackwater guard defiant: ‘I acted correctly’

Why Donald Trump poses an existential threat to the future of the Republican Party

As Some Deficit Hawks Turn Dove, the New Politics of Debt Are on Display - NY Times
More Republicans say they will object to US election results

Sen. Perdue on high-stakes Georgia runoffs: 'These last three days are really critical'

Sanders keeps invoking Kentucky's 'poorest counties' in call for $2K checks. But they all voted for McConnell.

Concern mounts over government cyber agency's struggle to respond to hack fallout

Pence 'welcomes the efforts' of lawmakers to contest election results

Incoming House members to convene for the first time on Sunday

Mitch McConnell's Kentucky home vandalized with graffiti: 'Where's my money'

Iran's foreign minister urges Trump to avoid Israel 'trap' to provoke war
Iran commander vows 'resistance' a year after Soleimani killing

Biden flexes Georgia muscle alongside GOP in Senate races

Murkowski says 'nothing to warrant overturning the results' of election
Proud Boys to attend Jan. 6 DC rallies 'incognito'

Before Embracing America-First Agenda, David Perdue Was an Outsourcing Expert - NY Times

Delayed AG pick raises pressure on Biden to field a diverse leadership team at Justice Department

Ohio gov. signs bill requiring women to cremate or bury aborted fetus

Why an Iran Attack Could Be Biden’s ‘Hour One’ Crisis

Trump-Biden transition live updates: Romney objects to 'ploy' by fellow GOP senators

Nashville bomber mailed writings promoting conspiracy theories

Perdue relies on GOP loyalty after COVID derails campaign

Immigrant Areas Shifted Red, Even In Democratic Strongholds - NY Times

Secret Service in the business of protection, not politics: ANALYSIS

Biden VA pick faces 'steep learning curve' at massive agency

The Navajo Nation faces a battle to protect its elders and traditions as Covid-19 deaths spike

GOP senators threaten to object to Electoral College results if commission is not formed

11 Republican senators, led by Ted Cruz, push to delay certification of Biden victory

In Georgia, Biden’s presidency meets early defining moment

Lindsay Graham slammed Mitch McConnell for delaying $2,000 stimulus payments: 'Going from $600 to $2,000 doesn't make you a socialist' - BI
Bitcoin soars past $33,000, its highest ever

Gohmert rejects claims he called for violence

Proud Boys flock to Washington 'incognito' for Jan. 6 protests

FBI asking to speak with anyone who received materials from suspect in Nashville bombing

2021 marquee contest: Virginia governor’s race in high gear

UK PM Johnson could lose his seat and majority at next election - poll

Police union asking for more medical training, equipment after Andre Hill shooting
World's richest people added $1.8T to their combined wealth in 2020

The Latest: Ariz. gov. rejects call for online learning

2020: The Year Black Voters Said, ‘Hold Up’

The New Year Will Bring More Transparency In Hospital Prices

Washington Has Been Lucrative for Some on Biden's Team - NY Times

Watch out LA: Feds calculate riskiest, safest places in US

GOP Pennsylvania House member Mike Reese dies

Two French soldiers killed in Mali -French presidency

Lawmakers push to add 'Selena' to National Film Registry, boost Latino visibility in media

Al Qaeda-linked group says it was behind killing of French soldiers in Mali

Pandemic-fueled housing boom leaves hardest hit behind

Buried in packages, USPS, UPS and FedEx dig out

UK judge to rule on US extradition for WikiLeaks’ Assange

Tesla 2020 deliveries beat estimates, but fall just short of Musk's target

Dozens of civilians killed in Niger gun attacks

Coronavirus News and Updates:

Coronavirus live updates: US reports nearly 300,000 new cases in all-time high

'That's real:' Fauci rejects Trump claim that U.S. coronavirus deaths overcounted

'There's no running away from the numbers:' Fauci laments surging COVID deaths

Gottlieb says feds should expand vaccine eligibility to speed up pace of shots

U.S. vaccine chief Moncef Slaoui says "we need to improve" pace of COVID-19 shots

Transcript: Scott Gottlieb discusses coronavirus on "Face the Nation"

Transcript: Moncef Slaoui on "Face the Nation,"

Covid: Regional rules 'probably going to get tougher', says Boris Johnson

44 emergency room staffers infected with COVID-19 after Christmas

Coronavirus live updates: US death toll tops 350,000

Doctor warns US health care system will collapse with another Covid spike

U.S. distributes over 13.07 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines; 4.2 million administered -CDC

California funeral homes run out of space as COVID-19 rages

U.S. surpasses 350,000 Covid deaths, and another state records 1 million cases

Hospitals on high alert for new, more contagious COVID-19 strain
Russia conducts combined AstraZeneca, Sputnik vaccine trial
Israel vaccinates a million against COVID in less than two weeks

Coronavirus: Israel leads vaccine race with 12% given jab

COVID-19 model predicts 150,000 more US deaths within the next month

More contagious COVID-19 strain identified in 3 states and 33 countries: What to know

Report: Talk show host Larry King in hospital with COVID-19

The evidence on proposed COVID-19 treatments

Masks made compulsory in Australia

New York tops 1 million coronavirus cases

Japan to consider new COVID-19 emergency declaration

Fast rollout of virus vaccine trials reveals tribal distrust

Russia gives over 800,000 people its COVID-19 vaccine