Politics

GOP attacks Dems' $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill from all angles

By Alan Fram, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The package would provide $1,400 payments to some Americans, hundreds of billions for state and local governments and boost vaccination efforts, raise tax credits for children and increase unemployment benefits.

Biden hopes infrastructure can bridge partisan divide

By Josh Boak, Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Biden said there are "a number of things out there that the American people are looking for us to step up" and do. During the presidential campaign, Biden committed to deploying $2 trillion on infrastructure and clean energy investments over…

U.S. distances itself from Trump attempts to ban WeChat

By Tali Arbel, Associated Press

The Commerce Department is reviewing recent actions, such as the rules undermining TikTok and WeChat, to ensure that efforts by the Trump administration to ban them based on claimed national-security threats were justified.

WATCH: Democrats show past Trump rallies cheering violence

By Associated Press

Lead impeachment manager Jamie Raskin said that the litany of examples showed “obvious intent” as Trump told his supporters to come to Washington, and then to “fight like hell” just before they laid siege to the U.S. Capitol.

WATCH: U.S. sides with Britain on China's BBC ban

By Associated Press

"The (People's Republic of China) maintains one of the most controlled, most oppressive, least free information spaces in the world," he said.

China bans BBC news broadcasts in apparent retaliatory move

By Associated Press

The BBC already is generally not viewable in China outside of some hotels, businesses and residential compounds for foreigners. It wasn't immediately clear if the ban would affect reception in those facilities.

Gina Carano fired from 'Mandalorian' after social media post

By Associated Press

Carano played the recurring character Cara Dune on the "Star Wars" series. She deleted the post but it was widely shared online and spurred the #FireGinaCarano hashtag to trend.

WATCH: Trump 'lit the fuse' of the Capitol insurrection, Rep. DeGette says

Democratic prosecutors in Donald Trump's impeachment trial say rioters believed they were are acting on the "president's orders" to storm the Capitol to undo Joe Biden's election victory.

Biden in call with China's Xi raises human rights, trade

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Joe Biden had his first call as president with Xi Jinping, pressing the Chinese leader about trade and Beijing's crackdown on democracy activists in Hong Kong as well as other human rights concerns.

WATCH: White House says it will defer to CDC on reopening schools

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Press secretary Jen Psaki made the comment on Thursday amid criticism that President Joe Biden has not acted aggressively enough on reopening schools.