Dec 29 Watch 7:27 Bernie Sanders on the battle to increase stimulus payments Efforts to increase stimulus payments to $2,000 were blocked in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, while Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell put forth a new bill. Sen. Bernie Sanders was one of those making the case for higher stimulus… Continue watching
Dec 29 U.S. Justice Department declines charges against officers in Tamir Rice case By Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department announced that it would not bring federal criminal charges against two Cleveland police officers in the 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, saying video of the shooting was of too poor a quality for prosecutors to conclusively… Continue reading
Dec 29 Lockdowns extended in large swath of California amid surge By Brian Melley, Associated Press The state's top health official said Tuesday that Southern California and the agricultural San Joaquin Valley still have what is considered no ICU capacity and that the state's coronavirus restrictions would continue longer there. Continue reading
Dec 29 WATCH: President-elect Biden criticizes pace of coronavirus vaccine rollout By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Biden says "it's gonna take years, not months, to vaccinate the American people" at the current pace. Continue reading
Dec 29 Maryland may repeal state song, a Confederate call to arms By Brian Witte, Associated Press "Maryland, My Maryland" was written in 1861 as a call to arms for the Confederacy. It refers to President Abraham Lincoln as a despot and urges defiance to the "Northern scum."… Continue reading
Dec 29 WATCH: Vice President-elect Kamala Harris gets Moderna COVID-19 vaccine By Associated Press "That was easy! Thank you. I just barely felt it. I barely felt it," Harris said after receiving the shot. Continue reading
Dec 29 Congress lifts long-standing ban on Pell grants to people in prison By Andrea Cantora, The Conversation For the first time since 1994, incarcerated individuals can get federal aid to pay for college. A prison education scholar explains how higher education helps those who have run afoul of the law. Continue reading
Dec 29 Trump lashes out at GOP after override vote on defense bill By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A total of 109 Republicans joined with Democrats to approve the override, which would be the first of Trump's presidency. The Senate is expected to consider the measure later this week. Continue reading
Dec 29 WATCH: Trump’s $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks stalled in Senate as GOP blocks vote By Lisa Mascaro, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has blocked Democrats' push to immediately bring President Donald Trump's demand for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks up for a vote. Continue reading
Dec 28 House votes to override Trump’s veto of defense bill By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Trump rejected the defense bill last week, saying it failed to limit social media companies he claims were biased against him during his failed reelection campaign. Continue reading