Dec 09 Lawmakers act to avert shutdown, buying time for virus relief talks By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The House on Wednesday easily passed a temporary funding bill that sets a Dec. 18 deadline for Congress to wrap up both a virus relief measure and a $1.4 trillion government spending bill. Continue reading
Dec 09 Hunter Biden says he’s facing federal investigation over ‘tax affairs’ By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press In a statement released by the president-elect's transition office, the younger Biden said he learned about the investigation on Tuesday. He did not disclose details of the matter. Continue reading
Dec 09 U.S. government, states bring antitrust action against Facebook By Marcy Gordon, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Federal regulators asked for Facebook to be ordered to divest its Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services as the U.S. government and 48 states and districts accused the company of abusing its market power. Continue reading
Dec 09 Iran says U.S. sanctions hinder access to COVID-19 vaccines By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press While the U.S. insists that medicines and humanitarian goods are exempt from sanctions, restrictions on trade have made many banks and companies across the world hesitant. Continue reading
Dec 08 New White House offer adds $600 checks to COVID-19 relief By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The Trump administration dived back into COVID-19 negotiations, offering a $916 billion package to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that adds a $600 direct payment to most Americans. Continue reading
Dec 08 WATCH: First lady Melania Trump joins Toys for Tots Drive By Associated Press This is Melania Trump's fourth year in a row at the event. The First Lady chatted with children before helping Marines and children sort toys and make Christmas cards, which will be included with each gift for children. Continue reading
Dec 08 WATCH: House Democratic Caucus holds news briefing By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Already, Capitol Hill leaders are moving a key government shutdown deadline to the end of next week, but progress is slow and key decisions are yet to be made. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 3:26 Congress nears economic aid deal as critical deadlines approach With the COVID-19 pandemic surging and some economic relief set to expire soon, Congress is nearing a deal on hundreds of billions of dollars in new aid. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to walk us through what's on the table. Continue watching
Dec 07 Uber to sell self-driving vehicles arm amid pandemic struggles By Cathy Bussewitz, Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Uber is selling off its autonomous vehicles development arm to Aurora as the ride-hailing company slims down after its revenues were pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Dec 07 Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for first time By Sharon Cohen, Associated Press Feeding America, the nation's largest anti-hunger organization, has distributed 4.2 billion meals in an 8-month period. That's an unprecedented pace in the group's history. Continue reading