Новости за 21.12.2020

A sweeping year-end deal to provide coronavirus relief and fund the government also greenlights the creation of two new museums.The deal, text of which was released Monday afternoon, will create the National Museum of the American Latino and...

Republicans like to mock Modern Monetary Theory — the idea that government can print money with impunity, that government can spend whatever it wants without the need to tax. Modern Monetary Theory is basically the “Dick Cheney ‘deficits don’t...

President-elect Joe Biden was vaccinated for the novel coronavirus publicly on Monday in a bid to shore up Americans’ confidence in the vaccine as doses are distributed across the country.A nurse practitioner at ChristianaCare hospital in Delaware...

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio mocked Fox News's coverage of remarks he made last week in which he said he sees "redistribut[ing] wealth" as part of his mission in overseeing the city's education system.Addressing u...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Monday he will "insist" that any COVID-19 relief next year include protections against coronavirus-related lawsuits."I think liability relief is really important,...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Monday he will "insist" that any COVID-19 relief next year include protections against coronavirus-related lawsuits."I think liability relief is really important," McConnell said during an...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in a Monday tweet criticized the limited time lawmakers have been given to read the $2.5 trillion stimulus bill before they are expected to vote on Monday.“Congress is expected to vote on the second largest...

A former data manager for the Florida Department of Health sued the state Monday, alleging a recent police raid on her house was an illegal act of retaliation.Rebekah Jones has said she was fired from the health department in May for refusing to...

Right-wing protesters in Oregon swarmed the state capitol early Monday calling for an end to the state's COVID-19 restrictions and the resignation of the state's Democratic governor.Video of the incident obtained b...

Congress unveiled a $2.3 trillion spending package it is expected to approve in a matter of hours that prov...

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris stumped for Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock in Georgia on Monday, underscoring the importance of the two runoff races that will ultimately determine...

Top Republicans in the House are pushing back on Democrats’ calls to make changes to motions to recommit (MTR), a procedural tool used by the minority to alter bills at the eleventh hour on the floor. Eight such motions backed by the GOP were...

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that New York is slated to get $54 billion in the coronavirus relief bill Congress is expected to approve on Monday.The New York Democrat said...

Former first lady Michelle Obama is among a list of prominent figures taking part in a drive-in get-out-the-vote concert to help mobilize voters in Georgia ahead of the state's pivotal Senate runoff elections next month....

Conservative media outlet Newsmax issued a clarification on Monday about recent claims made by guests about a voting software company the network suggested flipped votes to President-elect Joe Biden."Newsmax would...

Since the Second World War, our alliance with the democratic nations of Europe has been the fulcrum of America’s global security posture. Intelligence and counterterrorism cooperation form an important part of this partnership.My agency, the U.S....

HEALTH CAREHCA Healthcare hired Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas to work on health care policy issues affecting hospitals. Bruce Mehlman, former general counsel and policy director for the House Republican Conference, and David...

Attorney General William Barr on Monday said he saw no reason to tap a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden's finances or claims of election fraud.Barr, speaking at a Justice Department press conference abou...

President Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump postponed campaign events in Georgia on Monday due to the coronavirus relief bill vote in Congress."Excited to be in Fulton Cty, GA this AM for an Early Voting event [with Se...

An avowed white supremacist who ran for Congress in 2018 while advocating for pedophilia and rape was arrested last week for allegedly kidnapping a 12-year-old girl.The Fresno County Sheriff’s Department said in statement that Nathan...

Amazon said it is closing a warehouse in New Jersey until Dec. 26 after an increase of asymptomatic coronavirus cases detected through the company’s in-house testing program.An Amazon spokesperson said workers will be paid for all shifts they miss...

Top Trump administration health officials were subpoenaed by House Democrats on Monday, after an investigation showed "extensive" political interference with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Monday that he expects Americans will start receiving stimulus checks as early as next week from the COVID-19 relief package that Congress is poised to approve."The president...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D) office said Sunday that he will re-enter quarantine after exposure to a person who tested positive for the coronavirus.A representative for Newsom said the governor has tested neg...

Tennessee's Republican governor this weekend signed an executive order limiting gatherings in some public spaces but again declined to order a statewide mask mandate as cases continue to climb nationwide.In ...