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For decades, Republicans have been fighting each other as those on the right go further and further to the right. Dozens of prominent elected and formerly elected Republicans have left the party. Now that President Donald Trump has been voted out, some Republicans are hoping that it'll be Democrats' turn to destroy each other from inside the party.

A New York Times report on the destruction of the GOP as Trump abandons them along with the country cited some Republicans hoping for an upside to the Trump exit.

The son of a billionaire friend of President Donald Trump's scored a no-bid contract in Florida thanks to a favor from Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).

According to the Florida Bulldog, DeSantis's administration handed more than $4 million in no-bid, COVID-19-related contracts to a New York City social media startup founder.

Republicans worked to ensure that the new COVID-19 stimulus bill would ensure a corporate tax break so that multi-national corporations can write off their martinis at lunch.

The Washington Post reported Sunday evening that the 'three martini lunch' tax deduction is included as part of the bill. President Donald Trump thinks that the free corporate lunch provision will save the restaurant industry. However, what he doesn't appear to realize is that if people are working from home, out of fear of contracting the virus, they're not going to corporate lunches. At the same time, when the outbreak is so severe that restaurants must stop indoor dining again, it's difficult to have a three-hour business lunch with executives.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) finally agreed to a COVID-19 stimulus deal after seven months of negotiations between the House and White House that McConnell refused to attend.

CNBC reported Sunday that the agreement would give Americans a one-time $600 payment per person and per child. So if you are a couple with two children, you'll get $2400. Those checks will only be available for those earning under $75,000 annually.

The 11th Circuit court rejected attempts by Sens. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) and David Perdue (R-GA) to disenfranchise Georgia voters when the state has already gone to the polls.

According to Democratic elections attorney Marc Elias, the court rejected the case, Sunday that sued Republican Secretary of State Raffensperger. The claim concerns the signature-matching process for absentee ballots.

National security analyst Samantha Vinograd noted that, despite President Donald Trump's Twitter rants and threats of martial law, the rest of the international community appears to be ignoring him.

Speaking with Reuters reporter Jeff Mason and host Fredricka Whitfield, Vinograd explained that if another country was doing what Trump is, a normal U.S. president would be on the phone coordinating a response from the global community.

According to a series of interviews conducted by Politico's Michael Kruse, associates and critics of Donald Trump have taken note that he is rarely seen in public since his re-election bid failed and he became a one-term president, with some worried his mental state may be in decline at the prospect of leaving the Oval Office.

Under a headline reading "Is Trump cracking under the weight of losing," Kruse wrote that the combination of silence from the president between rants on Twitter could be a sign that the president is having trouble coping.

A former Republican congressman from Ohio was pulled up short on MSNBC early Sunday morning after he refused to acknowledge that former Vice President Joe Biden won the 2020 election, insisting instead there is evidence of voter fraud that need to be investigated.

During a discussion with MSNBC host Kendis Gibson, ex-Rep. Jim Renacci (R-OH) insisted over and over again that the "process" of contesting the vote totals by Donald Trump needs to continue as the Senate prepares to tally the Electoral College votes.

"There is a process, we need to follow a process," Renacci stated. The process does allow for the president to continue to look into this. There are many Americans who believe there was election fraud. I believe it needs to be looked into. We have a process: January 6th the House and Senate will make the final approval of the Electoral College and they also have the right to continue to look at this, as well, until January 6th."

"I think the process is occurring," he continued. "I know people hate some of this going on, but there's a lot of Americans who believe there was a problem with the election. "

"It's way too early in the morning for this sort of BS," host Gibson interjected. "No: we're beyond that process. The Electoral College has already voted. Four years ago, were you waiting until January 6th?"

"Absolutely," the former lawmaker shot back. "I was there four years ago. There was Democrats on the House floor who contested the election of President Donald Trump, I was there. It is a process and that's the problem in Washington, nobody wants to follow the process. We could get so much done if you allow the process to occur."

"Is Hugo Chavez involved in rigging this election?" Gibson joked in reference to an accusation made by a Trump lawyer.

"I didn't say that," Renacci replied.

"I'm asking you that," the MSNBC host persisted.

"No, I don't have the details," Renacci continued. "What I do know, there's a lot of people -- they're very uncomfortable. you can laugh and smile about it, but the truth of it is, there's a process. why can't we follow the process? where would you --."

"I'm laughing and smiling about it, it's otherwise to avoid crying about it because it's really a dangerous thing and a dangerous road we're going down here with this," Gibson cut in.

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President Donald Trump's consideration of deploying the military to overturn the results of the presidential election was downplayed on CNN on Saturday by a Republican congressman arguing it wasn't a problem because it hasn't happened yet.

The idea of deploying "military capabilities" to force do-over elections was raised by former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn.

Donald Trump asked the Department of Homeland Security to intervene in the 2020 presidential election, according to a bombshell new report.

On Monday evening, the Electoral College cast 306 votes for Joe Biden, to 232 votes to Donald Trump, officially making Biden president-elect.