Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Sunday, December 20, 2020

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

Lawmakers reach COVID-19 relief deal

Congress seals agreement on COVID relief, government funding

Lawmakers reach $900 billion Covid relief deal in major breakthrough

Biden chief of staff Ron Klain faults Trump administration for mixed messages on hack

Trump campaign takes fight over Penn. election, ballot laws to Supreme Court

Trump wants Supreme Court to overturn Pennsylvania election results

Congress to pass deal with $600 stimulus checks

Adam Schiff: Definite that Russia was behind cyber hack on US
Trump's talk of martial law sends White House staffers rushing to the press

'They potentially have the capacity to cripple us': Romney raises alarm about cyberattack tied to Russia

'Surprise' billing fix to be included in spending package
Front-line doctors criticize Perdue, Loeffler in new Georgia ad

Dollar climbs, sterling sinks as coronavirus lockdowns stoke haven demand

Virginia man who ran for Congress arrested for kidnapping, child porn

Trump campaign independently filing with Supreme Court over election results

Top Intelligence Democrat accuses Russia of cyber hack that resulted in 'big haul'

Trump downplays Russia in first comments on hacking campaign

Romney says Trump has 'blind spot' on Russia, calls hack 'extraordinarily damaging'

Agreement likely Sunday on nearly $1 trillion virus aid bill

Senators, experts confident Russia behind cyberattack despite Trump skepticism

Heated Oval Office meeting included talk of special counsel, martial law as Trump advisers clash

Top lawmakers reach agreement on key hurdle in coronavirus relief talks

Biden chief of staff says hack response will go beyond 'just sanctions'

Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows attempted to hide his COVID-19 diagnosis and the White House outbreak - BI

In Senate runoffs, organizers confront familiar foe: Georgia's strict election rules

Chris Wallace defends Jill Biden: No one 'made a fuss' over calling Martin Luther King Jr. a 'doctor'

Romney says Russia attacked U.S. with no fear of reprisal

Keep up the good work, Putin tells spy agency staff

Sen. Barrasso on coronavirus relief bill: 'This gets done today'

Politics updates: Lawmakers appear to reach compromise as stimulus package deal nears

Mitt Romney: 'Really sad' Trump is leaving Washington with 'nutty' conspiracies

Pentagon plan on cyber split draws strong Hill criticism

Will Biden wage a confirmation battle over AG? Some current DOJ insiders hope so

GOP winning the Georgia ad war as Dems shift money to ground game

A Conservative Justice in Wisconsin Says He Followed the Law, Not the Politics - NY Times

Nunes calls for new criminal referral over Peter Stzrok texts

Biden's options for Russian hacking punishment: sanctions, cyber retaliation

Barr: CIA 'stayed in its lane' ahead of launch of FBI's Russia probe

Pressley: Direct payments are 'survival checks,' not stimulus

U.S. Congress to meet Sunday to vote on COVID-19 relief, spending package

Romney: GOP 'has strayed' from what he once knew

Trump downplays Russian hack in first comments on massive breach, implicates China

Trump's impeachment foretold everything that's happened since

Navarro: 'We are all China hawks' because of Trump

John Barrasso: Confirmations for Biden nominees 'not going to be a garden party'

After days of silence, Trump says Russian cyberattack may have been China

Trump calls Bolton 'one of the dumbest people in Washington' after former aide weighs in on martial law report

Joe Biden says 'no time to waste' as climate team unveiled

McCarthy renews call for Pelosi to remove Swalwell from House Intel, says FBI should brief entire committee

Trump downplays impact of massive hacking, questions Russia involvement

AP sources: Trump floats Sidney Powell as special counsel

Fired attorney Sidney Powell advising Trump to chart a scorched-earth course

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp attends WH Christmas party despite President Trump attacks

More than 1.3 million votes already cast in key Georgia races

Romney: Trump continuing to dispute election results is 'really sad' and 'embarrassing'

Toomey praises end of Federal Reserve lending programs, will support relief deal

Trump downplays massive cyber hack on government after Pompeo links attack to Russia

Tommy Tuberville alludes support of Senate challenge to Electoral College

As end approaches, Trump gets doses of flattery, finality

Trump-Biden transition live updates: Biden introduces key climate, energy picks

The Newest Guardians of the Galaxy Are Run by the U.S. Military - NY Times

Live Updates: Trump plans 'big rally' for Loeffler, Perdue in Georgia

Is Trump Cracking Under the Weight of Losing?

Did Biden win by a little or a lot? Both.

Trump pushes Congress on coronavirus aid: 'Get it done'

Trump's actions show he's still only out for himself

Recall effort against California governor an attempt to 'destabilize the political system,' analysts say

U.S. lawmakers to back $1.9 billion to replace telecom equipment from China's Huawei, ZTE - source

Toomey, Schumer reportedly reach agreement on COVID relief bill language

Why The CDC Eviction Ban Isn't Really A Ban: 'I Have Nowhere To Go'

Low-income children wait months for USDA food aid to replace school meals

Lawmakers eye Sunday vote on coronavirus aid package

Kamala Harris faces challenging dynamics in White House full of longtime Biden allies

Trump returning to Georgia in last-minute push for Republican Senate candidates

Gov. Newsom challenged to address Senate’s lack of diversity

Biden will not discuss Hunter Biden probe with attorney general candidates: Psaki

Pentagon under pressure from Trump administration to split NSA and Cyber Command

Democrats cry alarm over proposal to split up NSA, Cyber Command amid hacking crisis

In Georgia, Warnock brings faith and activism to the are

Trump pushes back on reported talk of martial law: 'Fake News'

Iraq military says outlaw group fired rockets into Baghdad's Green Zone, no casualties

Transcript: Fed Reserve Bank President Mary Daly on "Face the Nation

Trump responds to Bolton's 'incompetence' claim, hints he could reveal 'stupid stories' about former adviser

Apparent social media stunt leads to more than a dozen arrests in Miami

Britain, EU tell each other to give way in trade talks

Senate fails to advance 2 Trump nominees due to absences

U.S. lawmakers expected to back $15 billion in airlines payroll assistance

You Want To Move? Some Cities Will Pay You $10,000 To Relocate

Coronavirus News and Updates:

U.S. asked to prioritize frontline essential workers as distribution of Moderna shots begins

More EU nations ban travel from UK, fearing virus variant
Facebook removes anti-vaccine 'fake news' in Israel, government says

Coronavirus live updates: People over 75 should get vaccine next, CDC panel says

Italy has patient with new strain of virus found in Britain
UK PM Johnson to chair emergency response meeting on COVID travel, freight

Top U.S. health official says third COVID-19 vaccine could come next month

Surgeon general cites antibody treatment for Trump's delay in getting vaccine

2nd COVID-19 vaccine authorized in US ships out

Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths skyrocket heading into Christmas week

Will Pfizer, Moderna vaccines' effectiveness be suppressed by new coronavirus strain?

Gottlieb says new coronavirus strain in Europe appears to be more infectious

U.S. officials eye new COVID-19 strain in UK, urge vigilance

Testing czar says Covid-19 variant no 'reason for alarm'

Over 1.8 million people have received COVID-19 vaccine shots worldwide so far: tracker

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Transcript: Scott Gottlieb discusses coronavirus on "Face the Nation"

Britain reports 35,928 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily rise so far

WHO: England's new Covid-19 variant picked up in Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia

Rep.-elect Nancy Mace still recovering from June coronavirus bout: 'I was really, really sick'

Birx travels, family visits highlight pandemic safety perils

New COVID strain in the UK: What we know in 500 words

Covid: WHO in 'close contact' with UK over new virus variant

U.S. COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan in focus as Moderna shots leave warehouses

What scientists know about the mutant coronavirus strand spreading in the U.K.

Covid live updates: Congress clears major stimulus hurdle on Fed lending; U.S. general apologizes to states for vaccine cuts

Sydney isolated from rest of Australia as COVID outbreak grows

FDA investigating allergic reactions to Pfizer vaccine reported in multiple states

'By June anyone who wants a vaccine' will have 'opportunity': Adm. Brett Giroir

Covid: Ireland, Italy, Belgium and Netherlands ban flights from UK

General sorry for ‘miscommunication’ over vaccine shipments

Contact tracers play a key role in the pandemic. And not just for tracking Covid.

Israel begins administering vaccines

Businesses, lacking legal immunity, fear COVID-19 lawsuits

Warp Speed Official: 7.9 Million Doses Of Vaccine Ready For Distribution Next Week

Dutch ban UK flights, fearing the new coronavirus variant

Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine

Racism targets Asian food, business during COVID-19 pandemic