nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor1 38Z1|||Pence Backs Republican Lawmakers’ Plan To Object To Electoral College Results||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Eleven senators and senators-elect said they’d reject electors “from disputed states” without an investigation into the votes in those states. They did not provide evidence for their concerns.


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

Several Republican senators and senators-elect have announced plans to reject electors from “disputed states” without an audit of the votes in those states. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, pictured on Nov. 10, 2020, is among those promising to challenge the Jan. 6 vote to certify the Electoral College results.

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



Eleven senators and senators-elect said they’d reject electors “from disputed states” without an investigation into the votes in those states. They did not provide evidence for their concerns.


FN: [[LAST-MINUTE CALL]] GOP reps gather on conference call with Trump, planning for Electoral College vote rejection</a ((lubuntu at wor1 38Z1))

=”https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-splits-electoral-college-certification“>GOP reps gather on conference call with Trump, planning for Electoral College vote rejection

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Politics
Jan 02

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

By Travis Loller, Associated Press

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Nation
Jan 02

Cruz leads 11 GOP senators challenging Biden win over Trump

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

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Jan 02

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

By Christopher Weber, Associated Press

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|| Here’s what happened when Democrats challenged Bush’s win ||Once a model, California now struggles to tame COVID-19

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New COVID-19 Variant Spreads To Dozens Of Countries

Ambulances are parked outside the NHS Nightingale hospital at the ExCeL center in east London on Friday. Hospitals in the U.K. are preparing for an influx of patients as the coronavirus continues to spread.

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The new strain, which likely originated in the U.K. in September, has spread to more than 30 countries across several continents. Meanwhile, the U.S. saw record COVID-19 deaths in December.


India Authorizes AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use

FN: [[EMERGENCY AUDIT]] GOP senators, led by Cruz, to object to Jan. 6 Electoral College certification unless this happens</a ((lubuntu at wor1 38Z1))

=”https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-senators-cruz-electoral-college-certification-audit“>GOP senators, led by Cruz, to object to Jan. 6 Electoral College certification unless this happens