Cities brace for more pain as lawmakers clash over COVID relief bill

In Dayton, Ohio, 102 city employees agreed to take voluntary separation, and the city is not planning to have new police or fire classes in 2021.

• Dec 11, 2020

New Hampshire House speaker died of COVID-19

A medical examiner ruled Thursday on Dick Hinch's unexpected death.

• Dec 10, 2020

Biden facing pressure to pick Rep. Deb Haaland as Interior Secretary

Tribal leaders, progressives and prominent women have called for Biden to pick Haaland as his interior secretary.

• Dec 10, 2020

Georgia Congresswoman-elect says runoffs are "really about turnout"

"About 30% of those voting in 2020 did not vote in 2016," the Georgia Democrat said of her campaign's voter outreach efforts.

• Dec 10, 2020

Arizona GOP asks followers if they'd die to overturn Trump loss

"Live a life of service to a cause greater than yourself," the official account of the Arizona GOP also told its supporters.

• Dec 10, 2020

CDC director allegedly ordered deletion of email

The head of a House oversight committee questioned whether CDC Director Robert Redfield interfered with coronavirus guidance.

• Dec 10, 2020

Pelosi says lawmakers have made "great progress" on COVID relief bill

Pelosi said that she had "great respect" for the bicameral, bipartisan group of lawmakers engaged in negotiations.

• Dec 10, 2020

Second gentleman to teach entertainment law at Georgetown

Law students will be able to sign up to take an entertainment law course taught by the vice president-elect's husband in the spring.

• Dec 10, 2020

Biden to nominate Tai for trade rep and McDonough for veterans affairs

Tai would be the first Asian American woman to be USTR. McDonough was President Obama's White House chief of staff.

• Dec 10, 2020

Biden heading to Georgia to stump for Ossoff and Warnock

The outcome of the two runoff elections in Georgia will be crucial to the success of Mr. Biden's agenda and confirmation of his Cabinet nominees.

• Dec 10, 2020

Pelosi says lawmakers are "close" to reaching deal on COVID relief proposal

Pelosi's comments come as a bipartisan group of lawmakers has started circulating a framework for a deal.

• Dec 10, 2020

House passes stopgap bill to fund government through next week

The short-term funding bill will prevent a shutdown at the end of the week and offer more time for negotiations.

• Dec 10, 2020

YouTube bans videos with false claims of election fraud

YouTube said it is removing videos that falsely claim widespread voter fraud or errors changed the outcome of the U.S. election.

• Dec 10, 2020

Investigation into Hunter Biden's "tax affairs" began in 2018

Hunter Biden said he "takes this matter very seriously" but is "confident" a review will show he handled his affairs "legally and appropriately."

• Dec 10, 2020

Texas sues over election results in battleground states Biden won

In his long-shot lawsuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton takes aim at the results in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Georgia.

• Dec 10, 2020

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