Новости за 16.12.2020

Christopher Krebs, the nation’s former top cybersecurity official, told lawmakers Wednesday that he stood by his statements that the 2020 election was secure and safe from interference while warning against further attacks against the election...

Democracy has won. Trump has lost. There is celebration throughout the free world.

House Democratic leaders on Wednesday voiced support for Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) to be the next Interior Secretary, a move that would leave the party with an even slimmer margin.Haaland has emerged as the leading contender for the post and has...

The Postal Service on Tuesday released the calendar of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy after a federal lawsuit and months of pressure from Democrats, although the document has been almost entirely redacted. The calendar, released as part of an...

Film producer Jeffrey Katzenberg and Disney Executive Chairman Bob Iger are reportedly both under consideration for ambassadorships in President-elect Joe Biden's administration, according to The Hollywood Reporter.A report published on the...

Fewer Americans are moving than at any point in more than 70 years, but those who are moving are abandoning major urban centers at the fastest pace in two decades as they relocate to the suburbs.A new ...

The State Department canceled its holiday party on Wednesday after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was forced to go into quarantine after exposure to someone with the coronavirus. People familiar with the situation told The Washington Post that the...

Days after electors voted to make it official that Joe Biden is president-elect, and one day after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) congratulated Biden on his victory, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said at a congressional hearing that the...

Days after electors voted to make it official that Joe Biden is president-elect, and one day after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) congratulated Biden on his victory, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said at a congre...

Myon Burrell walked out of prison as a free man nearly two decades after he was sentenced to life in prison as a teen for the death of a young girl killed by a stray bullet.Burrell has maintained...

A coalition of small-business owners in Minnesota say they plan to reopen early, before an order from the state's governor to stay closed expires.Gov. Tim Walz (D) ...

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) warned that Democrats must improve their message to rural voters noting that party members need to give the demographic a reason to vote for them.During an interview with ...

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) warned that Democrats must improve their message to rural voters noting that party members need to give the demographic a reason to vote for them. During an interview with The New York Times, Tester called the...

Asian American lawmakers are focusing their lobbying efforts on President-elect Joe Biden's pick to lead the Labor Department as they fight to ensure Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are not shut out...

Asian American lawmakers are focusing their lobbying efforts on President-elect Joe Biden's pick to lead the Labor Department as they fight to ensure Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are not shut out from a “secretary” role for the first...

A member of the press who traveled with President-elect Joe Biden to Georgia on Tuesday has since tested positive for the novel coronavirus, leading the transition team to direct one of its communications staffers to quarantine out of an abundance...

Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) have teamed up to introduce a bill designed to repeal the Patriot Act.The two House members are proposing bipartisan legislation designed to limit government surveillance of people without...

The conservative outlet One America News (OAN) will not recognize Joe Biden as president-elect until Congress certifies the Electoral College vote.CEO Robert Herring tweeted that "our investig...

The head of the House Democratic Caucus predicted Wednesday that the party will rally behind an emerging coronavirus relief package, forecasting "strong support" from Democrats despite some liberal grumbling that the aid being discussed is...

A Scottish man was jailed after traveling by Jet Ski to the Isle of Man to see his girlfriend, violating COVID-19 restrictions.Dale McLaughlan traveled from the southwestern coast of Scotland on Friday to his girlfriend’s home on the Isle of Man,...

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Wednesday that the organization will elevate the Negro Leagues to “Major League” status.The move, the league said in an announcement, will be “correcting a longtime oversight in the game’s...

A Trump administration official pushed for a herd immunity strategy to respond to coronavirus, writing that it is good for lower-risk people to be infected with the virus, according to emails obtained by Congress.P...

President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday commended the latest progress toward a bipartisan coronavirus relief package but described it as a “down payment” on what will ultimately need to be enacted early next year.“The stimulus package is...

Independent pharmacies across the country, from small towns to big cities, are struggling to stay afloat, and it’s not just due to the coronavirus pandemic. Perkins Drugs & Gift Shop in Gallatin, Tenn., abruptly shuttered both of its locations...

More than 300 police officers in the U.S. have died in the line of duty due to COVID-19, the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) reported Wednesday.The FOP said that as of Wednesday, it has counted 302 officer coronavirus fatalities across...