Dec 28 WATCH: House debates $2,000 COVID-19 stimulus checks, defense bill By Lisa Mascaro, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump signed a $2 trillion-plus COVID-19 and annual federal spending package into law. But Congress returns Monday to confront the White House on remaining priorities in a rare end-of-session showdown. Continue reading
Dec 28 Protests erupt against new Montenegro government over religion property law By Associated Press Protesters carried Montenegrin flags and chanted "Treason!" while gathered outside the parliament building in the capital as lawmakers convened Monday to discuss the proposed changes. Continue reading
Dec 28 Schumer expected to raise $2,000 stimulus checks before Senate By Candice Norwood and Associated Press Schumer said he would offer Trump’s proposal for $2,000 checks for a vote in Senate — putting Republicans on the spot. Continue reading
Dec 28 Trump signs massive pandemic relief package after criticizing deal By Associated Press President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Sunday, ending days of drama over his refusal to accept the bipartisan deal. Continue reading
Dec 27 2020 in review: Stories you may have missed and why they matter By Molly Enking It’s been decades since one world event has dominated the news cycle so completely. We lost more than 1.75 million people globally and more than 330,000 in the U.S. to COVID-19. Here’s a list of some other events that shook the… Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 4:02 2020 in Review: Stories on Climate Change, COVID-19 budgets, and the election By PBS NewsHour NewsHour Weekend producer Sam Weber joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss this year’s "Roads to Election 2020" coverage: taking a whole show on the road during the pandemic, keeping climate change front and center and finding and telling election stories that… Continue watching
Dec 26 Unemployment benefits for millions in limbo as Trump rages By Alexandra Olson, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet were set to lapse at midnight Saturday unless President Donald Trump signed an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his sudden… Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 8:09 The power of presidential pardons The ability to pardon criminals is a unique power of a president, one that can be politically motivated and often draws criticism But as Reveal's Michael Schiller explains, pardons can also change lives. Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch 10:56 Brooks and Tumulty on a COVID relief bill in limbo New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including a stalemate between Congress and the president over COVID relief, the latest pardons from President Donald Trump and… Continue watching
Dec 25 Armenia’s prime minister offers to discuss early election in response to opposition protests By Avet Demourian, Associated Press Opposition supporters have rallied for weeks, urging Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to step down over the Nov. 10 peace deal that saw Azerbaijan reclaim control over large parts of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas. Continue reading