Новости за 03.12.2020

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has invited hundreds of people to an indoor event at the State Department, despite a notice issued by the department last week that instructed employees to change “non-mission critical events” to virtual gatherings....

Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson (Pa.) won the race to take over as the top Republican on the House Agriculture Committee. Thompson edged out Reps. Austin Scott (R-Ga.) and Rick Crawford (R-Ark.). Thompson, who was first elected to Congress...

The Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis saw a 40 percent increase in pages dedicated to obituaries in November, mostly due to coronavirus-related deaths in the area.A newspaper spokesperson tol...

Reps. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) and Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) are facing off for the chairmanship of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, with the contest for the gavel going to a caucus-wide vote on Thursday.Meeks won the endorsement of the...

The list of Republicans who are breaking with President Trump over his wild assertions about widespread voter fraud and acknowledging the reality of President-elect Joe Biden's election win is growing longer....

Pharrell Williams on Wednesday launched an initiative dubbed Black Ambition, which aims to support Black and Latinx entrepreneurs starting businesses in technology, design, healthcare and other industries. “Recent events and tragedies have...

President Trump on Wednesday vented frustration with special counsel John Durham for not completing an investigation into the FBI’s Russia probe before the election.In a 45-minute long pre-recorded video posted on Facebook, in which he ranted about...

President Trump ranted for 46 minutes about voter fraud in a prerecorded speech he posted on Facebook on Wednesday, making unsubstantiated claims about the election being stolen from him and wrongly claiming that he trium...

President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday implored Americans not to travel and gather with family during the holiday season as coronavirus cases surge across the country.“You cannot be traveling during these holidays, as much as you want to,” Biden,...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday threw their support behind using a bipartisan, compromise plan as the basis for COVID-19 relief talks.“While we made a new offer to Leader...

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) turned down an offer to serve in President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet as Interior secretary, a source close to the transition told The Hill. Lujan Grisham is believed to be interested in a position as...

A top Senate Republican on Wednesday said Congress will likely need a stopgap bill amid a myriad of last-minute snags that are threatening quick passage of a mammoth spending bill to fund the government. Congress has until Dec. 11 to pass an...

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) proposed a joint resolution Wednesday to remove a punitive provision in the 13th Amendment of the Constitution, which outlaws slavery.The resolution calls for the House and Senate to craft an...

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) suggested President-elect Joe Biden should select a more moderate Midwestern Democrat as his next Agriculture secretary. “I realize this might hurt their chances but if Biden becomes pres he should select an Iowan...

U.S. sales of Mexican avocados are booming as the coronavirus pandemic rages on and more Americans cook at home.Avocados from Mexico (AFM) broke its yearly sales record, selling 2.1 billion pounds of avocados in the United States this fiscal year....

Republican Rep. Mo Brooks (Ala.) on Wednesday told reporters that he plans to challenge the Electoral College votes when Congress meets to certify the election for President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 6. ...

Romance authors have raised more than $400,000 in the past month to help support efforts by fellow author Stacey Abrams and others to elect Democrats in the pivotal Senate runoff races in Georgia.According to The New York Times, the effort,...

Hillary Clinton is applauding Elliot Page's announcement that he is transgender, praising the "Umbrella Academy" star for introducing his authentic self.The 2016 Democratic presidential nominee congratulated Page in a Wednesday tweet,...

John Mulaney said Tuesday that he was previously investigated by the Secret Service over a joke he made on "Saturday Night Live" that many interpreted as a threat against President Trump.The comedian and two-time Emmy winner recounted the experience...

He has convinced several voters that he won the election.