Новости за 01.12.2020

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday met virtually with President-elect Joe Biden’s intended nominees for secretary of State and director of national intelligence, praising the two in a statement while levying attacks against...

The Trump campaign filed a new lawsuit Tuesday in an attempt to overturn the election outcome in Wisconsin, just one day after the state certified its results in President-elect Joe Biden's favor.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that any deal reached on a coronavirus relief package will be added to a year-end omnibus spending bill, which means that Senate Republicans will insist on limiting the size of a new...

A rare public break between Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell took center stage during a Senate hearing Tuesday as Republicans and Democrats sparred over the expiration of corona...

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) on Tuesday issued a scathing statement after President Trump suggested in a tweet that a Reno hospital’s overflow coronavirus unit in a parking garage was “fake.”Trump retweeted an account called NetworkinVegas.com,...

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) on Tuesday issued a scathing statement after President Trump suggested in a tweet that a Reno hospital's overflow coronavirus unit in a parking garage was "fake."...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will start circulating a new coronavirus relief proposal that could garner support from the White House among Senate Republicans on Tuesday.McConnell, during a weekly...

Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday said there has been no evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome of the election, undercutting President Trump's repeated baseless claims to the contrary."To date, we have not seen...

Attorney General William Barr on Monday said there has been no evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome of the election, undercutting President Trump's repeated baseless claims to the contrary.

A group of 76 nuns tested positive for COVID-19 in an outbreak at a Franciscan convent in Germany, church officials announced on Tuesday.The convent’s Mother Superior told The Associated Press that an additional 85 nuns tested negative for the virus...

A restaurant in rural Michigan has raised more than $10,000 after refusing to close despite an order from the local health department amid rising coronavirus cases in the state.Troy Tank, who manages the now former...

Mark Kelly, Arizona's Democratic senator-elect, paid a visit to the late Arizona Sen. John McCain's (R) grave ahead of his swearing in.Kelly, along with his wife, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), and his d...

Mark Kelly, Arizona's Democratic senator-elect, paid a visit to the late Arizona Sen. John McCain’s (R) grave ahead of his swearing in.Kelly, along with his wife, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), and his daughter Claire, placed a wreath on...

Former Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill (D) said on Tuesday that after years of condoning Trump's behavior on Twitter, GOP officials have no leg to stand on when criticizing Joe Biden's Office of Management and Budget...

Former Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill (D) said on Tuesday that after years of condoning Trump’s behavior on Twitter, GOP officials have no leg to stand on when criticizing Joe Biden’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) nominee Neera Tanden.“It's...

President-elect Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) would have a seat on his Cabinet.Historically, the CEA chair — often seen as the country's most influential economist, hasn't sat on presidents'...

The Capitol's attending physician is advising members of Congress to take more stringent precautions against COVID-19, such as staying away from dinners or receptions, as they return to Washington this week during a nationwide surge in cases. ...

Academy Award-nominated actor Elliot Page is announcing he's transgender, saying he'll do everything he can to "change this world for the better."The "Umbrella Academy" star, formerly known as Ellen Page, shared a message with his more than 3...

Geoffrey Berman, the ousted U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, will be joining a New York-based law firm. Berman was hired by New York-based law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, the law firm said in a...

President Trump’s niece, Mary Trump, is set to release a second book that will “examine America’s national trauma” and her uncle’s “corrupt and immoral policies.”Mary Trump, a clinical psychologist, will release “The Reckoning” on July 20.Trump...

In the aftermath of President Trump’s long expected pardon of Michael Flynn, most questions fall into three categories: Legality, Effect, Future Pardons. Here’s my take on what is likely to be the first in a series of presidential pardons.Is the...

A comedy duo, known as the "The Good Liars," hung up "not wanted" signs with Ivanka Trump's picture on them around New York City as her father prepares to leave the White House.The posters, plastered around Manhatt...

More than 100 million people shopped online for Black Friday this year, a record high according to figures released Tuesday by the National Retail Federation (NRF).The number of online shoppers for the day after Thanksgiving hit 100.6 million, up 8...

The White House is moving forward with annual holiday parties despite the coronavirus pandemic, with the gatherings beginning in earnest this week.Stephanie Grisham, a spokeswoman for first lady Melania Trump, said that the White House is providing...

Isaac Wright Jr., whose life is the basis of the ABC series "For Life," officially announced his bid for mayor of New York City on Tuesday.Wright was sentenced to life in prison in 1991 following a wrongful conviction for crimes including...