Pelosi reelected House speaker as new Congress is sworn in
The California Democrat is set to shepherd her party through a new Congress with the slimmest majority in years.
Trump heard on phone call urging Georgia officials to change 2020 election results
"I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have," Mr. Trump told Georgia's secretary of state, according to audio obtained by CBS News.
Paul Ryan denounces GOP efforts to challenge electoral votes
Ryan said it is "difficult to conceive of a more anti-democratic and anti-conservative act."
Gottlieb says feds should expand vaccine eligibility to speed up pace of shots
Scott Gottlieb, former chief of the Food and Drug Administration, said the vaccine should be made it available for 75 and above first, followed by 70 and older, and 65 and above.
U.S. vaccine chief says "we need to improve" pace of COVID-19 shots
Moncef Slaoui, the chief adviser to Operation Warp Speed, said 17.5 million doses of coronavirus vaccines have shipped so far in the U.S.
McConnell dashes hopes for $2,000 coronavirus relief checks
McConnell said the House-passed bill increasing direct payments from $600 to $2,000 "has no realistic path to quickly pass the Senate."
GOP Senator Josh Hawley to challenge certification of electoral votes
Hawley, of Missouri, is the first Republican senator to commit to objecting when Congress meets to tally the Electoral College votes January 6.
Biden and Harris heading back to Georgia ahead of runoffs
Mr. Biden and Harris will be in Georgia to stump for Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff for the second time.
McConnell rejects standalone $2,000 checks, ties increase to other Trump requests
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked an attempt to vote on the $2,000 stimulus checks, but reintroduced the $1,400 increase — with a catch.
Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff receive COVID-19 vaccine
The vice president-elect received her shot on camera as part of efforts to build public trust in the coronavirus vaccine.
Judge blocks attempted voter purge in two Georgia counties ahead of runoffs
The boards of elections in two Georgia counties targeted more than 4,000 registered voters ahead of the January 5 runoffs.
Biden warns vaccine distribution plans are "falling far behind"
Biden says Americans need to brace for a "very tough period for our nation."
House overrides Trump's veto of $740 billion defense funding bill
The annual defense policy bill must pass both chambers of Congress with two-thirds majorities.
DeWine and Whitmer fight "common enemy" during pandemic
Whitmer said "in lieu of a broader national strategy, it really was on us to navigate" the coronavirus pandemic.
Gottlieb sees "grim month ahead" as virus surges along coasts
Cases are rising in Massachusetts, California, New York and Florida, Gottlieb said.