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Washington Post: The Post has published Trump’s full phone call with Georgia election officials. Listen to the audio and read the transcript.

Washington Post: The Post has published Trump’s full phone call with Georgia election officials. Listen to the audio and read the transcript.

By Amy Gardner and Paulina Firozi

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Washington Post editorial: The U.S. needs a democracy overhaul. Here’s what Biden’s first step should be.

Washington Post editorial: The U.S. needs a democracy overhaul. Here’s what Biden’s first step should be.

SINCE LOSING reelection, President Trump has failed to overturn the results. But his post-election tantrum, not to mention his behavior before now, has magnified legitimate concerns about weaknesses in the nation’s democratic institutions. Mr. Trump lost the electoral college by a secure margin.

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Musings on the New Year: A Tale of Two Veeps and ‘unseaming’ Capo McConnell ‘from the nave to th’ chops’

Musings on the New Year: A Tale of Two Veeps and ‘unseaming’ Capo McConnell ‘from the nave to th’ chops’

By BERRY CRAIG 

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Former Vice President Al Gore, who lost to President George W. Bush 20 years ago, is back in the news. 

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From AFL-CIO Press Clips: The Nation: The Stimulus Battle Highlights McConnell’s Pernicious Politics

From AFL-CIO Press Clips: The Nation: The Stimulus Battle Highlights McConnell’s Pernicious Politics

The Senate majority leader remains the master of obstruction as he blocks the popular $2,000 check.

By JEET HEER

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