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# Apologies! Today's "Quick hits."
- URL: https://www.readtangle.com/apologies-todays-quick-hits/
- Published: 2020-12-22T17:32:45.000Z
- Updated: 2020-12-22T17:32:45.000Z
- Description: Here they are...
- Author: Isaac Saul
- Tags: Newsletter, #substack

Hey there,

Just like you, I hate newsletters that send more than one email a day, and I try to avoid doing that at all costs. But I wanted to make sure you got a proper news briefing today. [Today’s Tangle is a special edition about the incredible, unthinkable spending bill](/covid-19-bill-stuffed-with-pork-hidden-laws) passed in Congress yesterday. It deviates from the typical Tangle format — and I hope you consider sharing it with friends, family and colleagues.

However, at the bottom of the newsletter, I forgot to include the “Quick hits” section — which I know a lot of people rely on to avoid having to wade through social media and the news to keep up. So here they are…

# Quick hits.

1. Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York are communicating with Justice Department officials about [getting access to Rudy Giuliani’s emails](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/feds-have-discussed-making-legal-request-giuliani-s-electronic-communications-n1250714?ref=readtangle.com), according to NBC News.
2. President-elect [Joe Biden received the COVID-19 vaccine on national television](https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/21/politics/bidens-coronavirus-vaccination/index.html?ref=readtangle.com) yesterday.
3. In a wide-ranging press conference yesterday, [Attorney General William Barr repeatedly contradicted President Trump](https://www.axios.com/barr-special-counsel-hunter-biden-voting-96a0dee4-3c64-455a-8d14-86e43cad6931.html?ref=readtangle.com), saying he will not appoint a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden, will not try to seize voting machines for inspection and that Russia was behind a massive U.S. government computer systems hack.
4. Under the threat of legal action, several [Fox News and Newsmax personalities are issuing on-air retractions](https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/12/21/fox-news-newsmax-walk-back-election-fraud-claims-after-voting-machine-manufacturer-threatens-legal-action/?ref=readtangle.com) of previous comments they made implicating Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic in “stealing” the election from Donald Trump.
5. Sen. John Thune (R-SD), the No. 2 ranking Republican in the Senate, told CNN that an effort by House conservatives to overturn the election would [“go down like a shot dog”](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-22/thune-says-challenge-to-biden-win-to-go-down-like-a-shot-dog?ref=readtangle.com) in the Senate.

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Best,

Isaac & the Tangle team