Dec 30 Watch 6:18 Why one Republican senator opposes higher stimulus payments Most Republican senators remain skeptical about raising direct payments to $2,000, which Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says has no realistic path to pass. One of the Republicans opposed to the increase is Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson. He joins Amna… Continue watching
Dec 30 Missouri senator to contest Electoral College win for Biden By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press A Republican senator says he'll object when Congress meets next week to certify President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the election. Continue reading
Dec 30 WATCH: GOP-led Senate rejects vote on Trump’s push for $2,000 checks By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The showdown between the outgoing president and his own Republican Party over the $2,000 checks has thrown Congress into a chaotic year-end session just days before new lawmakers are set to be sworn into office. Continue reading
Dec 30 Biden team announces new staff picks, highlighting effort to ‘build an administration that looks like America’ By Yamiche Alcindor President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team plans to announce Wednesday a new slate of staffers for their incoming administration and to celebrate hitting their goal of 100 diverse appointments by the end of 2020. Continue reading
Dec 30 Investigators say ‘no fraudulent absentee ballots’ in Georgia county By Associated Press Investigators who audited the signatures on more than 15,000 absentee ballot envelopes in one Georgia county found “no fraudulent absentee ballots,” according to the audit report. Continue reading
Dec 30 WATCH: Pelosi holds weekly briefing amid COVID-19 relief checks push By Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will hold her weekly press briefing Wednesday as Democratic lawmakers push for $2,000 relief checks to help Americans struggling during the pandemic. Continue reading
Dec 30 Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies at 41 from COVID-19 By Associated Press The state's newest congressman, set to take office in January, was admitted to a Monroe hospital on Dec. 19 after testing positive for the coronavirus disease. Continue reading
Dec 29 Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to take Wisconsin case By Associated Press The campaign had asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots in Dane and Milwaukee counties, the state's two most heavily Democratic counties. Continue reading
Dec 29 How Biden’s Education Department will tackle pandemic and Trump-era policies By Candice Norwood Addressing the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on education will be among some of the most urgent issues facing President-elect Joe Biden when he takes office. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 5:27 News Wrap: California extends stay-at-home orders as ICUs reach capacity In our news wrap Tuesday, California extended stay-at-home orders as some intensive care units reach capacity, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received the Moderna vaccine, the U.S. Senate deadlocks over increasing COVID relief checks, federal judges in Georgia blocked efforts to… Continue watching