Congress poised to pass $900 billion Covid rescue package
The measure next goes to the Senate, where lawmakers are hoping to approve it later Monday evening as long as no senator objects to a quick vote. The rescue package … Read More
At least 319,190 people have died from Covid-19, according to Johns Hopkins University. It took the US 284 days to reach 9 million coronavirus cases.
President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, received their first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Monday at a hospital in Newark, Delaware.. “We owe these folks an awful lot,” … Read More
Earlier this month the President-elect said he would get the vaccine as soon as Fauci said it was safe, and that he would do it publicly to show his confidence
The shot, which Biden received in his left arm, was administered at ChristianaCare Hospital in Newark, Delaware, by Tabe Masa, who is a nurse practitioner and the head of employee … Read More
By the numbers: Counting the tweets, rounds of golf and executive actions of the Trump presidency
The story of the Trump presidency cannot be fully told in numbers. But these numbers illustrate some of the many ways Trump and his administration defied the status quo of … Read More
FDA authorizes a second vaccine as average daily coronavirus cases and deaths hit records
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still needs to green-light the vaccine before shots can be administered — and a CDC advisory panel is meeting this weekend to discuss … Read More
Both chambers have passed a stop-gap bill that will keep things running through the weekend as leaders continue to negotiate on a Covid relief package
The House and Senate passed a two-day extension of government funding to keep agencies operating until Sunday night. The stop-gap bill now goes to President Donald Trump for his signature. … Read More
Buttigieg on his nomination: ‘The eyes of history are on this appointment’
If confirmed by the US Senate, Buttigieg would be the first out LGBTQ Cabinet secretary approved by the chamber. Buttigieg said he remembered watching as a teenager when James Hormel … Read More
The President-elect, speaking after the Electoral College affirmed his election win, says America’s democracy is strong
“The flame of democracy was lit in this nation a long time ago. And we now know nothing, not even a pandemic or an abuse of power, can extinguish that … Read More
Biden’s win is affirmed in the Electoral College. The step gained an outsized importance due to Trump’s attacks on votes.
Yet all the battleground states that Trump has sought to overturn — Nevada, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin — cast their electoral votes for Biden. The voting kicked off … Read More
Paul Mitchell criticizes party leaders for backing the President’s conspiracy theories and his attempts to overturn the election
“This party has to stand up for democracy first, for our Constitution first, and not political considerations,” Mitchell said on CNN’s “The Lead.” “Not to protect a candidate. Not simply … Read More
