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Country sees 28th consecutive day with over 100,000 new coronavirus cases recordedScott Atlas resigns as pandemic adviser after controversial tenureCongress races to avoid government shutdown amid pandemicWisconsin and Arizona certify Joe Biden election victoriesSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 12.41pm GMT A former head of US election security who said Donald Trump's defeat by Joe Biden was not subject to voter fraud should be “taken out at dawn and shotâ€, a Trump campaign lawyer said.Condemnation of Joe DiGenova's remark about Chris Krebs was swift, including calls for his disbarment and the charge that he was behaving like a “mob attorneyâ€. Related: Trump lawyer: ex-election security chief Krebs should be 'taken out and shot' 12.28pm GMT Those scenes in Memphis, Missouri are quite a contrast to what we are going to see at the White House over the next few weeks, as the Washington Post reports that amid the pandemic, the president's residence will be hosting a spate of indoor holiday parties. Josh Dawsey writes:While many public health professionals have asked Americans not to congregate in large group settings and avoid travel over the holidays because of the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 266,000 Americans and infected 13 million more, the White House is expected to throw more than a dozen indoor parties, including a large congressional ball on 10 December, officials say.The parties will be paid for by the Republ
