Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Saturday, December 19, 2020 (1 Viewer)

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:


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'Immediate need': State, local govts decry being left out of Covid aid bill
One group in need most likely won't be getting much help at all in a new Covid aid package — and that has some deeply upset.

Congress battles to strike stimulus deal on eve of shutdown

Trump promises 'wild' protest in Washington DC on Jan. 6, claims it's 'impossible' he lost

Nearly 50 years after death of wife and daughter, empathy remains at Biden's core

Biden environmental team heavy on experience, diversity

Politics live updates: Stimulus talks stretch into weekend; McConnell hopes to get deal done Saturday

Georgia Gov. Kemp attends White House Christmas party despite Trump attacks

John Brennan calls Durham inquiry a 'trolling exercise'

Trump Claims Credit for Vaccines. Some of His Backers Don't Want to Take Them - NY Times

Explainer-Russia's potent cyber and information warfare capabilities

In Georgia Runoffs, Dems Are Running Hard On Health Care. Republicans? Not So Much

Biden weighs options for education secretary who will face early political pressure in school reopening bid

Biden may stagger nominations from House to avoid cutting into slim Democratic majority

Latest Attacks on Raphael Warnock Take a Key Phrase Out of Context

Internecine Democratic battle playing out in choice for AG

US government caught blindsided over sophisticated cyber hack, experts say

Pompeo blames Russians for massive cyberattack

Defense secretary nominee Lloyd Austin’s career, from Alabama to Afghanistan

Betsy DeVos stalled Obama's student loan relief program. Borrowers hope Biden will fix it

‘None Of Us Really Know What the Election Results Are. It’s Like a Religious Belief.’

Millions to lose benefits day after Christmas even if Congress acts

Pressley calls Georgia GOP candidates 'the Bonnie and Clyde of corruption'

AOC calls Amazon jobs a 'scam' because more than 4,000 of its employees are on food stamps - BI

New tensions emerge between Biden transition team and Trump administration over Pentagon access

Minnesota state Sen. Jerry Relph dead from COVID-19 complications

Omar accuses Trump of 'dangerous criminal neglect' on COVID-19 response

French President Macron's condition is 'stable', presidency says

How a Trump booster group helped the head of extremist Proud Boys gain access to the White House

Congress works through the weekend to finalize COVID aid package

Congress averts shutdown; fight continues over pandemic aid

Trump is fundraising off Georgia races, but his PAC isn't spending it on candidates

Secretary of State Pompeo says hack was 'pretty clearly' Russian

Hackers' broad attack sets cyber experts worldwide scrambling to defend networks

Rockets hit major U.S. base in Afghanistan

Lou Dobbs airs fact check of own election claims about Smartmatic after legal threat

Analysis: For Republicans, profanity is suddenly scandalous

Andrew Yang raises eyebrows with call for proof-of-vaccination barcodes

Arizona GOP leaders quarrel over election

Ron Johnson twice blocks Covid stimulus checks

Suspected Russian hack: Was it an epic cyber attack or spy operation?

Michigan lawmakers, governor agree to $465M in virus aid

Politics live updates: Biden team cries foul over halt in Pentagon talks; Congressional leaders get first dose of vaccine

China issues new rules to review foreign investment on national security ground

Rubio says America needs to retaliate for cyberattack

In wake of election loss, Trump’s enemies list keeps expanding

GA secretary of state wants fired poll workers rehired

Trump's defense veto would torpedo cyber overhaul amid unfolding hack

Fear fuels gun sales as Biden vows crackdown

After hack, press quiet on ex-cybersecurity chief praised for contradicting Trump fraud claims

Hacked networks will need to be burned ‘down to the ground’

Americans wait as Congress stalls on pandemic relief

Brexit: UK-EU trade talks enter critical 48-hour period

Bill de Blasio says mission is to 'redistribute wealth' in NYC school system

Pakistan alleges India preparing for ‘surgical strike’

New York City changes admissions at many schools to ease racial segregation

Rebuilding trust in the Justice Department starts — but doesn't end — with Biden's choice of attorney general

Feds push to keep Ghislaine Maxwell jailed, question statements about husband

Trump’s lost before. This time’s different

Strzok said Steele dossier 'intended to influence' as well as inform, declassified texts reveal

DOJ charges Zoom employee for helping Chinese govt shut down Tiananmen Square commemorations

Experts warn of "catastrophic" wave of evictions if ban ends

Ex-governor of Mexico’s troubled Jalisco state shot dead

Tesla shares jump to record high ahead of S&P 500 debut

US charges ex-Zoom employee with shutting down Tiananmen Square events

'Our Houses Are Not Safe': Residents Fear Taliban In Afghanistan's Capital

LIVE UPDATES: Georgia Senate runoffs see more than 1 million ballots already cast

Senate investigators fault FAA over Boeing jet, safety

Pence announces Space Force members will be called 'guardians'

Trump stays off-camera as vaccine is distributed

Snow, holiday shipping loads delaying 10 million packages a day

Maricopa resists election subpoenas from AZ state senator

Democrats eye slipping waiver for Biden’s defense pick into spending bill

Forests in Brazil emitting more carbon than they absorb due to climate change: Study

Massive iceberg pivots, breaks near south Atlantic penguin colony island

Supreme Court Punts In Census Case, Giving Trump A Chance To Alter Numbers

AOC says Dems' slim House margin has its benefits: 'We're able to push a little bit more'

Oversight committee member questions Treasury Department's approval of $700M loan to shipping firm

‘Big win for democracy’: Bosnian city of Mostar gets a vote

Federal charges for 2 after boy abandoned at Mississippi Goodwill

Trump-Biden transition live updates: Biden to receive coronavirus vaccine next week

Congress is negotiating a new round of stimulus checks. Here's when you might get the cash

How Trump and past presidents have wielded the presidential pardon

Spanish lawmakers pass law allowing assisted suicide

For Garcetti, there’s no escape from L.A.

Fed allows banks to resume share buybacks, JPMorgan stock jumps 5% aljazeera

Coronavirus News and Updates:

New COVID-19 strain spreads more quickly, UK medical chief says

AP: States spent over $7B competing for early virus supplies

States are receiving less vaccine than promised. We now know why

Coronavirus live updates: US reports worst week in metrics since pandemic began

Biden adviser Zeke Emanuel criticizes Trump vaccine rollout, vows to do better

Undocumented immigrants are dying of COVID, but many fear getting vaccine

Fairbanks clinician is third Alaskan with adverse reaction to COVID-19 vaccine

FDA grants authorization to Moderna for 2nd COVID-19 vaccine

California hospitals struggling as coronvirus cases explode

Minnesota State Sen. Jerry Relph dies from COVID-19 complications

Texas doctors in rural hotspots left out in cold on vaccine

In California, wealthy patients are offering top dollar to cut the line for a Covid-19 vaccine

Tens of thousands vaccinated, more to come

If COVID-19 Vaccines Bring An End To The Pandemic, America Has Immigrants To Thank

Young adults are also dying from COVID: "It could be you"

FEMA to reimburse California hotels used to protect vulnerable populations during pandemic

Doctors 'furious' only 7 residents make 1st vaccine wave at California hospital

Stanford Apologizes After Vaccine Allocation Leaves Out Nearly All Medical Residents

84 million Americans expected to travel over winter holidays

'We are getting crushed.' What's behind the alarming rise in California's Covid-19 cases

Fauci, NIH yet to get Covid vaccine despite role developing it

Covid: Italy latest European country to order Christmas lockdown

How will big US cities change after COVID-19?

India hits 10 million coronavirus cases but pace slows

Emails: WHO was warned of fallout over yanked Italy report

I Felt Fine, But Tested Positive For The Coronavirus. What's That Really Mean?

Pharmacies’ starring role in vaccine push could create unequal access

Portugal’s armed forces help nursing homes battle the virus