Wisconsin Rep. Gwen Moore tests positive for Covid-19
US Rep. Gwen Moore said Monday that she has tested positive for Covid-19, becoming the latest member of Congress to announce they’ve contracted…
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Appeals court blocks New York governor’s Covid-19 restrictions on houses of worship
A federal appeals court on Monday blocked New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s restrictions on religious gatherings, saying the restrictions “are…
Continue ReadingWhen will you get a second stimulus check?
Editor’s note: This story originally ran December 18, 2020. It has been updated with President Donald Trump signing relief legislation that…
Continue ReadingBiden condemns Nashville bombing and thanks first responders for saving lives
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday condemned the bombing on Christmas morning in Nashville as he delivered remarks after a briefing from members of…
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Walter Reed doctor who criticized Trump’s hospital drive-by works last shift after being removed from schedule
Dr. James Phillips, an emergency room doctor at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, has been removed from his duty after publicly…
Continue Reading House to vote Monday evening on increasing stimulus checks to $2,000
The House of Representatives will vote on Monday on a measure to increase stimulus checks for Americans under a certain income level to $2,000 after…
Continue ReadingBiden to deliver remarks on foreign policy and national security Monday
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to deliver remarks on Monday afternoon after receiving a briefing from members of his national security and…
Continue ReadingBiden builds out White House digital operation
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named a slate of digital operatives to his incoming White House staff, preparing for an administration that, at…
Continue ReadingTrump’s plans to sign relief bill on Christmas Eve were scrapped last minute
On Christmas Eve, staff at Mar-a-Lago made preparations for President Donald Trump to sign the Covid-19 relief package and government funding bill, a…
Continue ReadingFauci shares Biden’s concern that ‘darkest days’ may be ahead in Covid-19 fight
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday expressed concern that the worst may still come in America’s battle against Covid-19, agreeing with President-elect…
Continue ReadingBenefits for millions of Americans have lapsed. What happens now?
President Donald Trump’s refusal to sign a Covid-19 stimulus and government spending package has left small business support, jobless benefits…
Continue ReadingSome Republicans plan to challenge Biden’s Electoral College victory. Here’s what happened when Democrats challenged Bush
When Congress met to tally the results of the 2004 presidential election, then-Sen. Barbara Boxer stood alone on the Senate floor to object to…
Continue ReadingKinzinger: Trump’s refusal to sign relief bill ‘shows the chaos of the whole thing’
Republican Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger said Sunday that President Donald Trump’s refusal to sign a $900 billion relief package Congress passed…
Continue ReadingFact check: Georgia Republicans run more misleading attack ads against Warnock and Ossoff
In early December, we fact–checked misleading attack ads from both Democrats and Republicans in the two Georgia runoff elections that will…
Continue Reading Execution date of only woman on federal death row on hold, potentially into the Biden administration
The only woman on the federal death row may see her execution date pushed to when the administration of President-elect Joe Biden takes over, after a…
Continue ReadingJoe Biden bets on old allies to help him confront new crises
President-elect Joe Biden is leaning on familiar faces and old allies from his decades in public life as he builds an administration that will…
Continue ReadingDemocrats Ossoff and Warnock each raise more than $100 million for Georgia Senate runoffs
Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff each brought in more than $100 million in a two-month period, setting a blistering fundraising pace in their…
Continue ReadingUSPS agrees to treat Georgia runoff ballots as express mail
The US Postal Service has agreed to take extraordinary measures to deliver mailed ballots for Georgia’s upcoming Senate runoff elections,…
Continue ReadingHouse GOP kills bid for $2,000 stimulus checks
The House of Representatives on Thursday failed to advance a measure that would increase direct payments to Americans under a certain income level to…
Continue ReadingNew $600 stimulus checks in limbo after House GOP kills proposal increasing amount to $2,000
A second round of stimulus payments that was included in a coronavirus relief package passed by Congress Monday night is now at risk if President…
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