Congress passes massive COVID relief and government funding bill

The $900 billion aid package was added to a $1.4 trillion spending bill that funds the government through September.

• Dec 22, 2020

New York, Washington state impose curbs on passengers from U.K.

Moves are designed to keep a new, highly contagious strain of COVID-19 from being brought to their states or spreading within them.

• Dec 22, 2020

What we know – and don't know – about the suspected Russian hack

Cybersecurity experts say the economic, societal, and military impact of this hack cannot be overemphasized.

• Dec 22, 2020

Harris hits campaign trail with Ossoff and Warnock in Georgia

"Everything is at stake when it comes to the need to elect Reverend Raphael Warnock, to elect Jon Ossoff." Harris said in Columbus, Georgia.

• Dec 21, 2020

Mixed-status families eligible for stimulus checks in COVID bill

The inclusion of relief for mixed-status families, who did not receive stimulus checks in the spring, was a bipartisan effort.

• Dec 28, 2020

DACA faces biggest legal test ahead of Biden presidency

A federal judge in Texas is set to review the legality of the Obama-era policy, which shields 640,000 young undocumented adults known as "Dreamers" from deportation.

• Dec 21, 2020

Barr announces new charges 32 years after Lockerbie bombing

The announcement of charges against the alleged top bomb maker came on anniversary of the attack.

• Dec 21, 2020

Barr breaks with Trump over cyberattack and naming special counsels

Barr said the probe involving Hunter Biden is "being handled responsibly and professionally."

• Dec 21, 2020

House Democrats issue subpoenas in probe of interference at CDC

The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis said "efforts to interfere with scientific work at CDC were far more extensive and dangerous than previously known."

• Dec 21, 2020

Biden receives first dose of COVID vaccine, stressing its safety

Mr. Biden joins a growing list of public officials who have shared their experiences getting inoculated against COVID-19 as part of efforts to build public trust in its safety.

• Dec 21, 2020

Lawmakers reach agreement on COVID economic relief package

Overall government funding was also extended another day to avoid a shutdown and provide time to add the virus package to the funding bill.

• Dec 21, 2020

Second stimulus check: How much would you get?

The $900 billion package includes $600 per-person cash payments — half of what people received in the spring. President Trump says that's not enough.

• Dec 23, 2020

Klain faults Trump administration for mixed messages on hack

Klain said there have been different messages coming from the White House, secretary of state and President Trump's Twitter feed.

• Dec 20, 2020

Transcript: Mary Daly on "Face the Nation"

The following is a transcript of an interview with San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly that aired Sunday, December 20, 2020, on "Face the Nation."

• Dec 20, 2020

Transcript: Kevin Mandia on "Face the Nation"

The following is a transcript of an interview with Kevin Mandia, FireEye CEO, that aired Sunday, December 20, 2020, on "Face the Nation."

• Dec 20, 2020

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