House approves $900 billion Covid rescue package, sending it to the Senate
The House of Representatives on Monday passed a far-reaching $900 billion Covid relief package that promises to accelerate vaccine distribution and…
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Biden poised to nominate Connecticut education chief Miguel Cardona as education secretary
President-elect Joe Biden is poised to nominate Connecticut education commissioner Miguel Cardona as his education secretary, two people familiar…
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Congress poised to pass long-awaited $900 billion Covid rescue package
Congress is on the verge of passing a far-reaching $900 billion Covid relief package that promises to accelerate vaccine distribution and deliver…
Continue Reading West Point faces worst cheating scandal in decades
The US Military Academy at West Point is dealing with the fallout from a major cheating incident involving 73 cadets, the largest cheating episode at…
Continue Reading White House considers Covid testing requirement for travelers from UK
The White House is considering requiring travelers from the United Kingdom to present proof of a negative coronavirus test before arriving in the…
Continue Reading White House considers testing requirement for travelers from the United Kingdom
The White House is considering requiring travelers from the United Kingdom to present proof of a negative coronavirus test before arriving in the…
Continue Reading State Department reverts to Phase 1 Covid-19 restrictions amid nationwide surge in cases
The State Department is reverting back to Phase 1 Covid-19 guidelines, which include limiting travel to mission critical trips and putting…
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Barr says no need for special counsels to investigate election or Hunter Biden
Attorney General William Barr on Monday rejected several of President Donald Trump’s inflammatory and unfounded statements regarding the…
Continue Reading Four key ways Barr broke with Trump at the attorney general’s news conference
Two days before he leaves the Justice Department, Attorney General William Barr offered his sharpest rebuke to date of President Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading US Navy sails nuclear submarine through Strait of Hormuz
The US Navy nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine USS Georgia transited the Strait of Hormuz Monday accompanied by two additional American…
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Biden gets virus vaccine shot as Moderna distribution begins
NEWARK, Delaware — President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to…
Continue Reading Biden receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine
President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in public on Monday afternoon. The shot was…
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Texas Capitol reopening after being closed over virus fears
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Capitol will reopen to the public in January after being closed for much of the year because of the pandemic, a…
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President-elect Joe Biden receives vaccine, urges Americans to take vaccine as it becomes available to them
NEWARK, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to…
Continue Reading Biden to receive Covid-19 vaccine Monday
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to receive the first dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in public on Monday. Biden’s…
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Direct deposits expected to start by next week from new stimulus bill
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said Monday that Americans who qualify for $600 direct payments in the new pandemic relief…
Continue Reading Barr contradicts Trump by saying it ‘certainly appears’ Russia behind cyberattack
Outgoing Attorney General William Barr on Monday said it “certainly appears” Russia is behind a massive cyberattack on US federal…
Continue Reading Fauci says he would advise against additional restrictions on UK travel as country grapples with new coronavirus variant
US public health officials are not currently advising the White House to intensify restrictions on travel from the United Kingdom, even as a slew of…
Continue Reading Barr disputes Trump in citing Russia behind cyberattack
Outgoing Attorney General William Barr on Monday said it “certainly appears” Russia is behind a massive cyberattack on US federal…
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AG Barr says there’s ‘no reason’ for special counsels to investigate election or Hunter Biden
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Attorney General William Barr said Monday that there is “no reason” to appoint a special counsel to probe…
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Stimulus vote interrupts Georgia runoff campaign
As lawmakers in Washington rush to pass a $900 billion stimulus plan to offer relief to millions of Americans dealing with the impact of the…
Continue Reading Barr, breaking with Trump, says hack of US government agencies ‘certainly appears to be the Russians’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Breaking with President Donald Trump, outgoing Attorney General William Barr says he sees “no reason” to appoint a special…
Continue Reading Barr says he sees no reason to appoint special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden; says he won’t appoint one
WASHINGTON (AP) — Breaking with President Donald Trump, outgoing Attorney General William Barr says he sees “no reason” to appoint a special…
Continue Reading House Democrats subpoena HHS and CDC directors for documents in political interference investigation
House Democrats on Monday subpoenaed Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Continue Reading Justice Department charges third Libyan defendant in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has unsealed charges against a Libyan bombmaker in the 1988 explosion of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie,…
Continue Reading Robert E. Lee statue removed from US Capitol
Virginia’s statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was removed from the US Capitol overnight Sunday, Gov. Ralph Northam’s office…
Continue Reading Dennis Hastert Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Dennis Hastert, former Republican speaker of the House. Hastert was sentenced to 15 months in prison in a hush money…
Continue Reading Pop-up super PACs flood Georgia runoff: ‘It’s about the big message’
The message on the two trucks with the blue electronic billboards was hardly subtle and impossible to miss as they rolled through the busy streets of…
Continue Reading Sidney Powell back at the White House Sunday night
Attorney Sidney Powell, who has repeatedly pushed baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, was spotted leaving the White House late…
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5 things to know for December 21: Stimulus bill, Covid-19, White House, Pan Am, Iraq
Today marks the winter solstice, the official start of the season and the shortest day of the year. This year, it also coincides with a special event…
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