HotAir Daily Express 12/23/2020

White House to staffers: Your departure begins on January 4 ADVERTISEMENT [Christmas Eve nutcracker for GOP: House Dems to rush Trump-proposed $2000/person relief aid]( Ed Morrissey [White House to staffers: Your departure begins on January 4]( Ed Morrissey [Keith Ellison is still suing restaurants staying open to stay alive]( Jazz Shaw [That video of Warnock's wife is really... something]( Jazz Shaw ADVERTISEMENT [Breaking: HHS announces purchase of 100 million more Pfizer vaccine doses]( Ed Morrissey [Would Trump really veto the relief bill?]( Jazz Shaw [The most isolated continent on the planet now reports cases of COVID-19]( Karen Townsend [Trump grants clemency to 20 including a pardon for George Papadopoulos]( John Sexton [Biden: Yes, I still think the stories about Hunter were Russian disinformation]( Allahpundit [Just in time for Christmas: Porch pirates vs. Glitterbomb 3.0]( John Sexton [Georgia runoffs: Where have all the pollsters gone?]( Ed Morrissey [Sidney Powell to Fox News: I'm being blocked from seeing Trump]( Allahpundit [Foreign and domestic (Antifa) terror threats continue against police in NYC]( Jazz Shaw [California nears 2 million cases of coronavirus just weeks after passing 1 million mark]( John Sexton [Birx quits: The accusations this week have been very hard on my family so I'm retiring after the transition]( Allahpundit [AOC has a left flank and it has already accused her of selling out]( John Sexton [Today's hot topics on #TEMS: Congress' pork barrel, Newsom's peril, immigration deferral, a Die Hard Christmas carol, and more!]( Ed Morrissey [Poll: Majority says Pelosi must go]( Allahpundit [Chicago medical center suspends vaccinations after more negative reactions]( Jazz Shaw [Texas strays from federal guidance on COVID vaccine plan]( Karen Townsend ["Extreme confidence": Fauci gets the COVID vaccine]( Allahpundit [Professor Shi welcomes visit to Wuhan virology lab, lab quickly says that's not approved]( John Sexton [Breaking: Newsom appoints Padilla to replace Harris in Senate]( Ed Morrissey [Susan Rice: We regret to inform you that immigration and asylum changes have been moved from Day 1 to Day ...]( Ed Morrissey [John Thune: Any attempt to overturn the electoral college vote on January 6 is going down "like a shot dog"]( Allahpundit [Did SETI just find an alien technosignature?]( Jazz Shaw [Iowa Dem to House: Is this a good time to ask you to throw out certified election results and name me the winner?]( Ed Morrissey [Elite contagion: Leadership mask hypocrisy spreads to Scotland]( Ed Morrissey LATEST HEADLINES WSJ [Hunter Biden's family name aided deals with foreign tycoons]( RCP ["His failure will land on my doorstep"]( AP [Biden: Reversing Trump border policies will take months]( WaPo [Republicans plunge into open battle over attempts to overturn Trump’s loss to Biden]( NYT [In shift, Twitter won’t transfer followers of official WH accounts when Biden takes office]( Donald Trump [John Thune's political career is over!]( AOC [A bill to expand stimulus checks to $2,000 is already written, Mr. President!]( Nancy Pelosi [Glad to hear you're on board with $2,000 checks, Mr. President!]( WaPo [Trump demands $2,000 stimulus checks, hinting he might not sign bill without changes]( USA Today [Poll: Americans' readiness to take the COVID vaccine spikes after the start of shots]( WaPo [Why Americans are numb to the staggering coronavirus death toll]( Philip Wegmann [Cruz to Trump: Send Paris, Iran deals to Senate so they can fail]( Stat [The questions scientists need to answer about the new variant of the coronavirus]( Matthew Continetti [Is Trump really all that holds the GOP together?]( Politico [Why social media hasn’t been able to shut down vaccine misinformation]( Byron York [The Democrats' Eric Swalwell problem]( Shay Khatiri [The military wouldn't participate in a coup. Trump can't understand why.]( Politico [Poll: Majority wants Pelosi out as House speaker]( Daniel Cox [Democrats and Republicans should argue more, not less]( NYT [Breaking: Trump pardons 15, including Papadopoulos, Duncan Hunter]( ADVERTISEMENT __________________________SUBSCRIPTION INFO__________________________ WERE YOU FORWARDED THIS EDITION OF THE HOT AIR DAILY? You can get your own free subscription to the #1 blog delivered to your email inbox early each morning by visiting: []( This newsletter is never sent unsolicited. It was sent to you because you signed up to receive this newsletter on Hot Air OR a friend forwarded it to you. We respect and value your time and privacy. If this newsletter no longer meets your needs we will be happy to remove your address immediately. [Visit the Townhall Media Preference Center to manage your subscriptions]( [You can unsubscribe by clicking here.](. 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