Pennsylvania accuses Texas of "seditious abuse" in its election lawsuit: "The Court should not abide this seditious abuse of the judicial process, and should send a clear and unmistakable signal that such abuse must never be replicated." https://t.co/Tv5rmMpQcK
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) December 10, 2020
Pennsylvania AG Shapiro calls the Texas lawsuit a "seditious abuse of the judicial process." https://t.co/kgFaPhljgV
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) December 10, 2020
Mass delusion among congressional Republicans: 106 House Republicans are backing the sham Texas lawsuit to over turn the will of the people. 106 House Republicans want the man who lost the election to be president. https://t.co/3yWO0K8fMv
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) December 10, 2020
🚨NEW: Latest filings in Texas #SCOTUS case now available on @DemocracyDocket. Few things to note…
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) December 10, 2020
⚖️ GA, MI, PA & WI filed their responses
⚖️D.C. + 22 states/territories filed amicus opposing
⚖️106 GOP House members filed amicus supportinghttps://t.co/mAN98tVVJK
They have betrayed their country. And while they can’t make Trump President, these radicals are setting us on a path to the end of democracy. It’s that serious. https://t.co/qlYqDVEMEj
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) December 10, 2020
Analysis: Why the Texas lawsuit to overturn the 2020 election may be the most outlandish effort yet https://t.co/HAJ6uwzOtv
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 10, 2020
We cannot normalize how totally insane it is that Trump, 18 state AGs & 106 House Republicans still trying to overturn election 37 days after, when Biden won by 7 million votes, 306 electoral votes certified, Trump campaign lost 55 court cases & presented no evidence of fraud
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) December 10, 2020
NEW: FBI agents delivered at least one federal subpoena to the Texas Attorney General's office Wednesday for information in an ongoing investigation involving AG Ken Paxton, three sources confirm, indicating the seriousness with which they are taking allegations against Paxton. pic.twitter.com/hn77HfcDwj
— Tony Plohetski (@tplohetski) December 10, 2020
Fine. bye. https://t.co/1zv1CNr20Q
— Dick Polman (@DickPolman1) December 10, 2020
Breaking: Ohio's Republican attorney general has filed a legal brief opposing the Texas lawsuit. David Yost says the Supreme Court lacks authority to order state legislatures in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to appoint electors. https://t.co/4cgA3Jsst8
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) December 10, 2020
Coronavirus relief negotiations appear to come to a halt on Thursday, with Democrats and Republicans again divided on the scope and size of a possible deal. https://t.co/3d3N25ddht
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 11, 2020
JUST IN: State watchdog finds Susan Pompeo, wife of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, traveled without proper certification on numerous occasions https://t.co/eybbJEc7S4 pic.twitter.com/5s0daU00qM
— The Hill (@thehill) December 10, 2020
Watchdog investigating Mike Pompeo to leave job ‘earlier than I anticipated’: report
— Raw Story (@RawStory) December 10, 2020
https://t.co/sobIkBf75L
Christians Plan to Walk in Circles Seven Times to Overturn the Election Results https://t.co/Yi10N4DSgc pic.twitter.com/6ea6Hhvqz7
— Hemant Mehta (@hemantmehta) December 9, 2020
Meanwhile in the all-too real world…
Breaking: An FDA panel recommended approval of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine. The agency will decide in days on allowing its broad use by the American public. https://t.co/tlsMVGRXC3
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 10, 2020
FDA’s advisers recommend Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, with agency action expected soon https://t.co/fXlcLak6Ku
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 10, 2020
Does the Trump Administration deserve credit for Operation Warp Speed's contribution to speedy vaccine development? Yes. Does it deserve credit for otherwise grossly mismanaging the pandemic response, unnecessarily costing hundreds of thousands of American lives? Also yes.
— Evan McMullin 🇺🇸 (@EvanMcMullin) December 10, 2020
New from @JoeBiden: “…today’s approval by the Food & Drug Administration of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is a bright light in a needlessly dark time. We are grateful to the scientists and researchers who developed this vaccine.” pic.twitter.com/7jaBiCNxft
— Johnny Verhovek (@JTHVerhovek) December 10, 2020
What better way to celebrate the first night of Chanukah? What an accomplishment for all of humanity. https://t.co/ZeWTvMFFKr
— Nathan H. Rubin (@NathanHRubin) December 10, 2020
That was nice while it lasted…
Doctors say they suspect pro sports leagues are exploring private purchases of Covid-19 vaccines and the Public Health Agency of Canada tells me it can’t stop Pharma companies from selling their vaccines to a “private enterprise."
— Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) December 10, 2020
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BREXITSHAMBLES BRITAIN BETRAYS ITSELF
Brexit: ‘Strong possibility’ that UK will not agree trade deal with EU https://t.co/Z2C4gUSEAf
— Gary Gibbon (@GaryGibbonC4) December 10, 2020
Stop lying #BorisJohnson. Australia doesn’t have a deal with the #EU
— Anna Soubry (@Anna_Soubry) December 10, 2020
In the Referendum campaign & after they won Johnson & other #Leave leaders promised a Brexit deal – in the GE19 campaign he said it was “oven ready” #Brexit: built on deceit, delivered by liars https://t.co/0vQ1fCjLDg
Long lines of U.K.-bound trucks are jammed in the French port city of Calais as British businesses stockpile goods ahead of the December 31 Brexit deadline.
— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) December 10, 2020
Talks between the EU and the U.K. are likely to end without a trade deal, sources say https://t.co/2CVgUl4ar4 pic.twitter.com/ZuN6dNbmtR
In the space of one and a half year – during all of which Johnson was in charge – we went from No Deal being 'a million-to-one against', to it being 'a strong possibility'.
— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) December 10, 2020
Every responsible cabinet member, every MP, every journalist, should be asking him how this happened. ~AA pic.twitter.com/OTibAfxQsE
Brexiteers claimed that the UK never have sovereignty. They continue to claim that this perceived lack of sovereignty is more precious than anything. So tell us, HOW is it: Better than jobs and investment? Better than stable food prices? Better than freedom to travel?
— Dr. Jennifer Cassidy (@OxfordDiplomat) December 10, 2020
Tell us.
BREAKING: The UK will make a unilateral declaration promising to remain fully aligned to EU food safety and animal health rules for the production of agrifood products destined for Northern Ireland after January 1, @rtenews News has learned.
— Tony Connelly (@tconnellyRTE) December 10, 2020
In a contested field, the "Australian-style deal" is the most flagrant lie in British politics. It's as if words no longer have any meaning. "The question is which is to be master – that is all". https://t.co/twa10XpLYH pic.twitter.com/StIFbCYyFL
— Robert Saunders (@redhistorian) December 10, 2020
Brexit talks update:
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) December 10, 2020
(by Tjeerd Royaards) pic.twitter.com/79fXy8DgQM
COMING SOON: 'Make Do and Mend' & 'Dig for Victory' pic.twitter.com/X80HbhWgyM
— The DM Reporter (@DMReporter) December 10, 2020
Hard for us to admit but Clarke was right all along, we've been betrayed. Betrayed by a weak parliament and a useless government packed with fools and led by liars and cheats… #BorisHasFailedTheNation pic.twitter.com/6y5Av7llwh
— Brexitshambles (@brexit_sham) December 10, 2020
‘I never thought leopards would eat my face’ etc etc. https://t.co/2s7xcUlNHg
— Christine Best (@tinajaneb33) December 10, 2020
"A constitutional granny flat." @AlexKane221b tells @MarkCarruthers7 that Unionism has been moved into a difficult position by Brexit… pic.twitter.com/ZKOOFbtYVm
— bbctheview (@bbctheview) December 10, 2020
The Overnight Note 