Новости за 18.12.2020

Senate Majority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) says it’s looking increasingly unlikely that negotiators will reach a coronavirus relief deal by 12 a.m. Saturday, when government funding is due to expire.Thune also warned that getting unanimous consent to...

President Trump spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron following his coronavirus diagnosis Thursday and wished him a “speedy recovery.”“President Trump wished President Macron a speedy recovery and quick return to his full duties. President Trump...

Washington Post economics reporter Jeff Stein on Friday highlighted his reporting that White House aides interve...

Meghan McCain hit back at President Trump early Friday morning after he criticized her father, the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), in a tweet. "Two years after he died, you still obsess over my dad. It kills you that no one will ever love you...

Meghan McCain hit back at President Trump early Friday morning after he criticized her father, the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), in a tweet."Two years after he died, you still obsess over my dad. It kills you th...

COVID-19 relief and getting the economy back on track must be top priorities in the next legislative session, incoming lawmakers from both parties said Thursday.Congress early in the pandemic passed a large relief bill and a few pieces of...

We still don't know what to term the 'post-acute COVID syndrome,' or what causes persistent symptoms in some patients.

Former President Obama shared that his family's quarantine included an extra guest during the beginning of the pandemic.On a ...

Scientists involved in a project in search of alien life are now investigating a mysterious radio wave signal that appears to have come from Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the sun. ...

The federal government is hours away from a shutdown as a year-end deal on coronavirus relief remains elusive and at least one senator is threatening to withhold consent for a short-term funding measure to keep department...

President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team expressed concern Friday about what it described as an “abrupt halt” in cooperation with the Defense Department.The Pentagon had said it was rescheduling meetings with the transition team originally...

President-elect Joe Biden's transition team expressed concern Friday about what it described as an "abrupt halt" in cooperation with the Defense Department.The Pentagon had said it was rescheduling meetings with th...

The New York City Department of Investigation published a report Friday in which if found that local authorities used excessive force during protests against police brutality and racism over the death of George Floyd this...

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) both received their first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Friday as members of Congress are starting to gain early access to inoculation from the...

Families that attended a Christmas event in South Carolina over the weekend have been notified by local officials that a maskless Santa Claus who greeted children has since tested positive for COVID-19....

President-elect Joe Biden and incoming first lady Jill Biden will receive their first doses of the coronavirus vaccine publicly on Monday, according to his transition team.Incoming White House press secretary Jen P...

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is warning that he could prevent the passage of a stopgap bill to keep the government funded.Hawley, speaking to reporters, vented frustration that he was "in the dark" about the sweeping package being negotiated by...

Chalk it up as a case when conventional wisdom desperately needs to be challenged.The Washington political class is convinced that a Biden-led Washington can forge a large-scale infrastructure bill with Congress, regardless of who controls the...

GOP Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.) on Friday blocked an effort to pass a second round of stimulus checks, arguing coronavirus relief needs to be targeted and raising concerns about the country's debt.Sen. Josh Hawley (R-M...

Sen. Cory Booker says wedding bells won't be ringing this Christmas — he's not planning to pop the question to Rosario Dawson this year.The New Jersey Democrat appeared Thursday on VICE TV's "Cari and Jemele (Won’t) Stick To Sports" talk show...

E. Jean Carroll is offering to delay collecting testimony and DNA evidence in her defamation case against President Trump, whom she has accused of sexual assault, if he gives up other records related to the case. The offer comes as the Department of...

Donald Trump Jr. will campaign for incumbent Republican Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) in Georgia this weekend ahead of the Senate runoffs next month.President Trump's eldest son will hold a "Defend the Majority" rally...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Friday morning that he is feeling "more optimistic" than the day before about congressional leaders reaching a deal on a $900 billion coronavirus relief bill soon....

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Friday morning that he is feeling “more optimistic” than the day before about congressional leaders reaching a deal on a $900 billion coronavirus relief bill soon. McConnell said leaders “have...

Former President Obama is revealing his annual list of favorite TV shows and movies, during a year he says he, like most others, was "stuck inside a lot" due to the coronavirus pandemic.The 44th president continued a yearly tradition of sorts,...