U.S. President Donald Trump is pictured inside of his armoured vehicle while departing his Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 31, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will return to the White House on Thursday, cutting short their lengthy holiday break in Palm Beach and
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Georgia Democratic Senate candidates Raphael Warnock (R) and Jon Ossoff (L) bump elbows during a “It’s Time to Vote” drive-in rally on December 28, 2020 in Stonecrest, Georgia. Jessica McGowan | Getty Images When Helen Ho founded Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta in 2010, she made faith outreach a central part of the organization’s civic engagement
The lobbyist brother of one of President-elect Joe Biden’s top advisors has cultivated a reputation for his deep connections in D.C. and for his decades of delivering results for corporate clients. Some past associates and clients of Jeff Ricchetti also say he has rejected requests to lobby his brother, longtime Biden aide and incoming White
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Acting Director Russell Vought speaks with reporters during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 11, 2019. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The head of the White House budget office on Thursday refused to direct staff and resources to help with the incoming Biden administration’s spending
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday that Democrats would allow for votes limiting a liability shield for tech companies and establishing a commission to examine the 2020 election if the GOP agreed to hold a separate up-or-down vote on sending $2,000 checks to most Americans. “Just give us a vote on the House-passed bill,
Michael Pack Source: US Senate Leaders of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty blasted the Trump-appointed CEO of the U.S. federal media agency. In a letter obtained by CNBC, leaders within the network criticized Michael Pack, the head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media. Radio-Free Europe/Radio Liberty is considered a non-federal broadcasting network, but it is
File photo showing stimulus checks printed at the Philadelphia Financial Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jeff Fusco | Getty Images Efforts to boost the direct payments in the year-end coronavirus relief bill to $2,000 stalled Wednesday as Senate Republican leaders and Democrats appeared divided over whether to send more relief. The Democratic-held House has approved a
US President-Elect Joe Biden talks to reporters after delivering remarks, before the holiday, at The Queen in Wilmington, Delaware on December 22, 2020. Alex Edelman | AFP | Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s effort to distribute and administer Covid vaccine shots, saying that the administration has failed to meet
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) talks with reporters following the weekly Republican Senate conference meeting in the Mansfield Room at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, December 1, 2020. Tom Williams | Reuters The Senate returns to Washington on Tuesday facing pressure to increase direct payments in the year-end coronavirus relief bill to $2,000.
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers a speech after a conference video call focused on foreign policy at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, December 28, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President-elect Joe Biden said Monday his transition team has run into “roadblocks” and “obstruction” from Trump administration officials at key agencies, hindering the incoming Biden
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., September 28, 2020. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The House will vote Monday on increasing the second round of federal direct payments to $2,000 as Democrats embrace President Donald Trump‘s calls to put more money in Americans’ pockets. The measure would boost the stimulus
US President Donald Trump departs the White House in Washington, DC, on Dec. 12, 2020. Aandrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump signed a massive coronavirus relief and government funding package into law Sunday, days after he sent Washington into a panic by suggesting he could veto the bill. He refused to
President Donald Trump listens during a White House videoconference with members of military on Nov. 26, 2020. Erin Schaff | The New York Times | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the sweeping defense bill that authorizes a topline of $740 billion in spending and outlines Pentagon policy. “Unfortunately, the
GOP Rep. Tom Reed told CNBC on Thursday that President Donald Trump‘s last-minute opposition to the coronavirus relief package approved by Congress earlier this week is hurting struggling Americans. The $900 billion bill, paired alongside a government-funding measure, was passed with veto-proof majorities in both the House and Senate. But Tuesday night, Trump attacked the package
The $900 billion coronavirus relief package includes a long-sought measure to send aid to struggling independent theaters and music venues. But now those cultural centers and small businesses are left waiting for help yet again. The measure was set to become law this week, but President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to blow up the
Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images President Donald Trump‘s opposition to a $900 billion coronavirus aid package overwhelmingly passed by U.S. lawmakers late Monday jeopardizes the first significant climate change legislation to win congressional approval in about a decade. Trump has threatened to veto the stimulus bill, which includes $600 direct checks for individuals and $35 billion
Lawsuits are coming. Dominion Voting Systems, one of the targets of President Donald Trump‘s baseless conspiracy theories about the election that he lost, has warned Fox News, major Fox personalities, other conservative media outlets, radio host Rush Limbaugh and conservative lawyers that defamation litigation against them is “imminent.” The voting machine company this week has
US President Donald Trump looks on during a ceremony presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to wrestler Dan Gable in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on December 7, 2020. SAUL LOEB / AFP Congress on Thursday officially began sending a massive Covid-19 relief deal and government funding package to President