On Friday, the Supreme Court rejected a widely panned bid by Texas to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s election win. While left-leaning articles highlight that no justice indicated any endorsement of Texas’ arguments, right-leaning articles highlight that while the order does not foreclose any other pending or future election appeals at the Supreme Court, time is running out.

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From the left: Supreme Court rejects Texas-led effort to overturn Biden’s victory, Politico
From the center: Supreme Court rejects Texas's push to overturn Biden victory, The Hill
From the right: Supreme Court declines to hear Texas case over election results, Fox News

Also in the news: On Friday afternoon, the Senate approved by voice vote a one-week temporary funding measure to avert a government shutdown and the president signed the bill Friday evening. While left-leaning articles highlight that the risk of a shutdown next week still hasn’t been eliminated, right-leaning articles highlight that Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., was burning the Senate clock earlier in the day on the National Defense Authorization Act.

Trump has been pressuring congressional Republicans to overturn the results of the 2020 election through imploring them to keep on fighting. While left-leaning articles highlight that Trump has also enlisted Vice President Pence to reach out to party leaders and governors in key states to see what else can be done, right-leaning articles highlight that in a Thursday tweet, Trump suggested that president-elect Joe Biden would be an “illegitimate president.”

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From the left: Trump pressures Reps to help overturn the election, The Washington Pos
From the center: GOP on breaking with Trump: 'I'd get my house bombed tonight', The Hill
From the right: Live Updates: Trump claims Biden will be 'illegitimate president', Fox News

Also in the news: The Justice Department is investigating the finances of president-elect Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. While left-leaning articles highlight that the federal investigation into Biden threatens to embolden congressional Republicans, right-leaning articles highlight that British journalist Piers Morgan blasted the American news media for turning a blind eye to Thursday’s Hunter Biden scandal.

On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representative votes on a one-week stopgap funding bill so lawmakers can have more time to reach a deal on COVID-19 relief. While left-leaning articles highlight that the White House demanded “far skimpier” unemployment benefits in exchange for $600 direct stimulus payments per person and child, right-leaning articles highlight that conservative Senator Josh Hawley joined socialist Senator Bernie Sanders’ call for cash payments.

There are 3303 news articles covering this topic. 56% (1836) are left leaning, 31% (1043) are center, and 13% (424) are right leaning.

From the left: White House big foots coronavirus relief negotiations, The Washington Post
From the center: House to take up week stopgap bill as COVID-19 talks drag on, Reuters
From the right: Hawley carves niche in field demanding stimulus, The Washington Examiner

Also in the news: President Trump and 17 states he carried are joining Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s effort to file a lawsuit in the Supreme Court against four key states in attempt to block electors from finalizing Biden’s victory. While left-leaning articles highlight that out of 50 lawsuits filed around the country that aim to contest Biden’s victory, Trump has lost more than 35, right-leaning articles highlight that the brief filed by Missouri and other states warns that the changes enacted by state executives opened the states’ elections up to potential fraud.

Congressional leaders continue to remain at odds over details of a coronavirus relief bill, including funding for state and local governments and a liability shield to protect against coronavirus-related lawsuits. While left-leaning articles highlight that Conservative Senator Josh Hawley, Senator Bernie Sanders, and JPMorgan Chase all agree that Congress should send workers more checks, right-leaning articles highlight that Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said he spoke with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and offered a bill on behalf of the president amounting to $916 billion.

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From the left: Sanders, Hawley, JPMorgan: More checks for workers, The Washington Post
From the center: Congressional Leaders Remain At An Impasse On COVID-19 Relief, NPR
From the right: Mnuchin offered bigger pricetag than $908B relief package, Fox News

Also in the news: On Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked the Supreme Court to toss out votes in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. While left-leaning articles highlight that the vast majority of Republicans refuse to comment on the situation, right-leaning articles highlight that Paxton claimed states didn’t do enough to protect absentee and mail-in ballots.

On Monday, federal Judge Linda Parker, rejected Michigan Republicans’ effort to have their state’s election results decertified. While left-leaning articles highlight that armed protestors gathered outside Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s home on Saturday, right-leaning articles highlight that Parker wrote that granting the request would disenfranchise over 5 million Michigan voters who participated in the 2020 Election.

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From the left: Protesters surrounded the home of MI secretary of state, The Washington Post
From the center: Judge rejects MI Republicans' effort to decertify election results, The Hill
From the right: Judge rejects Michigan GOP push to decertify results, Washington Examiner

Also in the news: On Monday, president-elect Joe Biden announced the team he would like to lead the nation’s COVID crisis, which includes nominating California attorney general Xavier Becerra to lead the Health and Human Services Department. While left-leaning articles highlight that Becerra created an environmental justice bureau in 2018 which focuses on the unequal effect pollution has on the health of those who live in the most vulnerable communities, right-leaning articles highlight that Republicans slammed Biden after he announced his choice of Becerra.