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The Hill reports: As many as 25,000 National Guard troops will be in Washington, D.C., for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week, the Army confirmed on Friday. The Defense Department authorized up to 25,000 service members — an increase of 5,000 from numbers confirmed earlier this week — to support the “federal law enforcement mission and security preparations” in the …

Houston’s NBC News affiliate reports: Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, will attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20, sources tell KXAN. Cruz defended President Donald Trump’s claim that the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent and volunteered to argue Texas’ failed lawsuit challenging election results in four battleground states before the Supreme Court. Calls for Cruz to resign mounted in the …

Via press release from hate group leader James Dobson: The Supreme Court refused to consider a carefully prepared case brought by the State of Texas and eighteen others. It was titled Texas v. Pennsylvania, et al. Sadly, the highest court in the land didn’t review a word of the overwhelming volume of evidence. Seven of the nine Justices decided that …

The Wall Street Journal reports: Operation Warp Speed leaders waited more than two months to approve a plan to distribute and administer Covid-19 vaccines proposed by U.S. health officials, administration officials said, leaving states with little time to implement a mass-vaccination campaign amid a coronavirus surge. State and local officials had been clamoring for months for help preparing for the …

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: Johnny Enlow, a right-wing pastor and QAnon conspiracy theorist, appeared on the Elijah Streams YouTube channel Thursday, where he declared that the outcome of the college football national championship game was a prophetic sign that President Donald Trump will remain in office. Despite the fact that Trump’s term is set to end in …

The New York Times reports: Vice President Mike Pence telephoned Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Thursday to congratulate her and offer his belated assistance — filling a leadership role all but abdicated by President Trump, who is planning to fly out of the capital shortly before Joseph R. Biden Jr. is sworn in next week. The Pence-Harris conversation, relayed by two …

And the hits just keep coming: A Texas woman who flew in a private jet to Washington D.C. to join the pro-Trump riots, and then posted photos and videos of herself in the mob as it stormed the building, was arrested Friday, officials said. Jennifer Leigh Ryan was tagged in photos on Facebook on Jan. 5 getting on a private …

The Christian Post reports: Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI have both received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccination program at Vatican City began on Wednesday, with the current head of the Roman Catholic Church and his predecessor getting the shot. After a vaccine was developed for the coronavirus, some pro-life groups and others expressed concern …

The Washington Post reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday announced that retired Army general Russel L. Honoré, known for coordinating military relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, would lead “an immediate review” of the security of the U.S. Capitol complex. “Last week, we suffered a devastating attack on the Capitol that threatened the lives of and traumatized …

The New York Daily News reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi raised the possibility Friday of criminal prosecutions of Republican lawmakers if they are found to have provided Capitol tours to people who took part in the Capitol riots. Speaking to reporters a week after a MAGA mob ransacked the Capitol and days after the House voted to impeach President Trump, …