Nov 30 Congress returns with pandemic relief aid, federal funding unresolved By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Congress is returning to Washington for one last attempt at deal-making this year. The only absolute must-do is preventing a government shutdown on Dec. 11. But lawmakers are also debating whether to deliver another round of coronavirus relief before President… Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 5:09 U.K. grapples with lockdown fatigue, Brexit transition By PBS NewsHour The U.K. is currently facing two monumental challenges: managing COVID-19 measures amid protests and lockdown fatigue, and its quickly approaching Brexit from the European Union. Frank Langfitt, NPR Correspondent and author of “The Shanghai Free Taxi” joins Michael Hill from… Continue watching
Nov 29 Completed Wisconsin recount confirms Biden's win over Trump By Associated Press Wisconsin has finished a recount of its presidential results, confirming Democrat Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump in the key battleground state. Trump vowed to challenge the outcome in court even before the recount concluded on Sunday. Continue reading
Nov 28 High court takes up census case, as other count issues loom By Mike Schneider, Mark Sherman, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s attempt to exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to divvy up congressional seats is headed for a post-Thanksgiving Supreme Court showdown. Continue reading
Nov 28 AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts military role in vaccines By Robert Burns, Associated Press From the get-go, President Donald Trump has miscast or exaggerated the military’s role in his administration’s crash program to accelerate the development, production and eventual distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Continue reading
Nov 28 Iran's supreme leader vows revenge over slain scientist By Amir Vahdat, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday demanded the “definitive punishment” of those behind the killing of a scientist who led Tehran’s disbanded military nuclear program, as the Islamic Republic blamed Israel for a slaying that has raised fears of reignited tensions… Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 10:23 Capehart and Abernathy on why Trump is still casting doubts on the election Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart, and Gary Abernathy, an Ohio-based writer and contributing columnist to The Washington Post, join Amna Nawaz to discuss this week's politics, including President Trump's undermining of the election process and President-elect Joe Biden's picks for… Continue watching
Nov 27 Former House Republican flips central California seat By Associated Press Republicans have picked up their 11th seat overall in the U.S. House and the third seat in California. Continue reading
Nov 27 Appeals court rejects Trump challenge of Pennsylvania race By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press A federal appeals court in Philadelphia has rejected President Donald Trump’s latest effort to challenge the election results in a case expected to reach the U.S. Supreme Court if Trump appeals. Continue reading
Nov 27 New rule could allow firing squads, gas for federal executions By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The amended rule, published Friday in the Federal Register, allows the U.S. government to conduct executions by lethal injection or use “any other manner prescribed by the law of the state in which the sentence was imposed.”… Continue reading