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As of 9 p.m. Wednesday:
1. $150K progressive jackpot hits for local player
A local and longtime patron of The Orleans, won $150,403 on New Year’s
Eve, according to a Boyd Gaming news release.
2. EDITORIAL: Pelosi and Democrats move to rig the House rules
The Georgia U.S. Senate races will determine whether Democrats have a GOP backstop in the upper chamber to temper their worst instincts. Just take a look at what happened in the House on Monday.
3. Senate rejects challenge to Biden’s Arizona win
The Senate has overwhelmingly turned aside a challenge to Presidentelect Joe Biden’s victory in Arizona, guaranteeing the result will stand.
4. Trump addresses supporters at rally outside White House
“We will never concede. You don’t concede when there’s theft involved,” the president said to a largely unmasked crowd that cheered enthusiastically when he said, “We will stop the steal.”
5. CARTOON: Wokeness run amok
The 117th Congress opens gender- and intelligenceneutral.
As of 9 p.m. Wednesday:
1. Congress reconvenes after rioters cleared from Capitol
Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell says Congress “will not be deterred” in confirming the results of the presidential election hours after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol.
2. President Trump addresses supporters gathered in Washington
President Donald Trump told his die-hard supporters he would never concede the “rigged” presidential election Wednesday as they gathered in the Ellipse in front of the White House.
3. Zappos remembers longtime CEO Tony Hsieh
Tony Hsieh is once again looking over downtown Las Vegas, this time in the form of a memorial at Zappos headquarters.