Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Thursday, December 24, 2020 (1 Viewer)

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


Congressional leaders await Trump's next move days ahead of a government shutdown
GOP senator: "The best way out of this is for the president to sign the bill."

Trump-Biden transition live updates: House GOP blocks $2,000 checks for Americans

Pelosi says House to vote on bigger stimulus payments after GOP blocks increase

GOP blocks $2,000 checks as Trump leaves COVID aid in chaos

US parties wrangle in Congress after Trump shuns stimulus bill

Here's what happens if Trump doesn't sign the $900 billion relief package

Relief bill being sent to Trump in Florida

Trump told Congress to give Americans more COVID money, but bill with less is on its way to him

Trump's pardons reward close ties and "absolute loyalty"

Frustrated Trump met with Pence before holiday break

Trump's Attack on Coronavirus Relief Divides GOP and Threatens Recovery - NY Times

Roger Stone announces $25M lawsuit against DOJ

Democrats face a turnout test in Georgia’s Senate runoffs

'Three-martini lunch' tax break, foreign aid: Why year-end bills are stirring controversy

Coronavirus aid at risk as U.S. lawmakers block Trump's changes

Trump campaign persists with election challenges less than 2 weeks from key Jan. 6 date

Trump squeezes Republicans with eye on 2022 primaries
Brexit deal reached

Hunter Biden 'in the process' of divesting share in Chinese firm

Dominion sends legal letters to conservative media figures warning of 'imminent' action

Supreme Court in no hurry to hear Trump campaign case, sets response deadline two days after inauguration

Ohio Republican knocks Trump criticism of spending bill: 'Items he complained about' are a 'lie' or 'in HIS budget'

Prosecutors have "mounting amount of evidence" against Trump, Michael Cohen says

Brexit: Boris Johnson hails free trade deal with EU

Judge approves deal to expedite Georgia runoff ballots

Fred Upton 'stunned' by Trump pardon for ex-Michigan congressman

Top House Armed Services Republican urges GOP to avoid 'distortions' of vetoed defense bill

Trump's been playing the pardon long game his entire presidency

US says it will open a consulate in disputed Western Sahara

Warnock says he'll focus on Georgians after video of ex-wife surfaces

Trump pardons Maryland police officer imprisoned after releasing canine on suspect

Trump, Melania praise 'courage' of the public amid pandemic

Dominion Voting warns conservative media outlets defamation lawsuits are imminent

Snowden allies see opening amid Trump clemency blitz

Warehouse workers pushed to their limit as holiday orders — and virus cases — surge

150 House Democrats support Biden push to reenter Iran nuclear deal

Trump is back in Florida for Christmas, New Year's, but he vows to still fight 2020 vote

New round of Trump clemency benefits Manafort, other allies

U.S. cyber agency says SolarWinds hackers are 'impacting' state, local governments

Trump's former national security advisor calls his defense-bill veto 'a shameful last act of a failed presidency' - BI
Trump plan to curb drug costs dealt setback in court

Chris Christie on Kushner's father: One of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes I prosecuted (Video)

Kevin McCarthy slams Pelosi, calls for House GOP to reject foreign aid in coronavirus bill

Stone thanks 'God almighty' after Trump pardon

House: 2 GOP proxy votes undermine McCarthy-led suit to end the practice

Trump’s 2014 tweet on government spending resurfaces amid COVID-19 bill deadlock

Prosecutor in Manafort case knew pardon was coming so he found a legal loophole (video)

Kushner pardon revives ‘loathsome’ tale of tax evasion, sex

Accusations of racism at Google grow louder after second top Black woman pushed out

Giuliani predicts election challenge triumph after Christmas

Trump's veto of massive defense bill sets up possible override vote next week

Live updates: Biden mocks questions about Hunter, mainstream media looks away

Russian Lawmakers Pass Bills That Could Block Social Media Sites — And Stifle Dissent
A look at pardons, clemency in waning weeks of Trump tenure

McCarthy to offer UC request to revisit foreign spending in omnibus

A poisonous Superfund site scorched by wildfire is wakeup call to a quiet, growing danger

Officials discuss Hunter Biden special counsel as Barr exits

Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo interviewed animal activist posing as Smithfield Foods CEO

‘Blood cheaper than water’: Outrage over Trump Blackwater pardons

Emotional Limbaugh thanks listeners, supporters in final 2020 broadcast

California conservatives rebuke Trump pardon of Duncan Hunter

On cusp of Brexit trade deal, EU and UK talks snag on fishing

HOWARD KURTZ: Trump explodes stimulus bill, leaving Washington scrambling, millions in doubt

As Trump meets with QAnon influencers, the conspiracy's adherents beg for dictatorship

Sea-level rise from climate change could exceed the high-end projections, scientists warn

‘Complete clusterf---’: Trump leaves Washington in limbo

House poised for Christmas Eve clash on stimulus checks, government spending

How the internet's super fans went from pop stars to politics

Sterling extends rise with Brexit deal in sight, dollar falls further

Playbook PM: No one knows how this ends

Trump EPA locks in smog limits at current levels ahead of Biden

Brexit deal anticipation fuels stocks and sterling

China launches antitrust probe into Alibaba in latest blow to Jack Ma's tech empire

A look at the 29 people Trump pardoned or gave commutations

Court orders release of man charged in Daniel Pearl killing

Live: EU-UK on verge of Brexit trade deal announcement

Customers fight surprise charges as online subscriptions surge

Census armies pivot to vaccine outreach with minorities

China steps up pressure on Alibaba with anti-monopoly probe
2 months after hurricanes, Louisiana residents still hurting

Israel says Pakistan not among states it may have ties with
In a northern town brutalized by IS, Iraq tests its power

DC mayor gives Fauci special day

Police body camera footage of deadly encounter with Black man holding cellphone released in Columbus, Ohio

Coronavirus News and Updates:

Coronavirus live updates: TSA sees busiest travel day of pandemic

Dark days: Experts fear the holidays will fuel the US crisis
Where COVID-19 spreads most easily, according to experts

Pompeo's wife tested positive for COVID-19: report
U.S. states enlist medical, nursing students to give out COVID-19 vaccine

California Is First State To Hit 2 Million Cases, And Hospitals Are Out Of ICU Beds

Fauci shifts herd immunity goalposts, now says as much as 90% may be needed to halt coronavirus
United, Delta passengers from Britain must show negative COVID-19 tests

Health care workers furious as politicians get COVID-19 vaccines first
Black doctor who alleged COVID mistreatment dies

CDC now projects up to 419,000 US virus deaths by January 16

The U.S. has vaccinated just 1 million people out of a goal of 20 million for December

Facebook removes Australian celebrity chef's page for COVID-19 conspiracies

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Coronavirus: New York City orders international visitors to quarantine

Live updates: New studies show people who get COVID-19 less likely to get reinfected

Frequency of allergic reactions to Pfizer vaccine is greater than expected, says Operation Warp Speed adviser

Scarred by 2020, Gen Z looks to a COVID-free future

Ninth Circuit rejects California church’s appeal of Christmas shutdown

Dr. Jon LaPook shares his experience getting the coronavirus vaccine

New warnings of a Covid ‘Christmas wave and New Year’s wave in January’

New York To Use Sheriff's Deputies To Enforce Quarantine For Those Arriving From U.K.

Coronavirus mortality rate could drop 2 weeks from vaccination of 1 million people

Nurses fear what’s to come: ‘Walk down our unit for a day’

Sick employees, high volume lead to USPS backlogs

Singapore confirms first case of new coronavirus variant found in UK

The autopsy, a fading practice, revealed secrets of COVID-19