Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Tuesday, December 22, 2020 (1 Viewer)

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


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Trump Calls Relief Bill 'A Disgrace,' Asks For Changes After Bitter Negotiations
President Trump threatened a hard-fought relief bill passed by Congress on Monday, calling it "a disgrace" in a video released on Twitter Tuesday evening.

Trump pardons former campaign adviser George Papadopoulos, ex-GOP congressmen, and others

Trump slams massive COVID bill as 'disgrace', demands Congress increase direct payments to Americans

Trump pardons individuals charged in Russia probe, ex-GOP lawmakers

White House announces 15 pre-Christmas pardons

Trump calls Covid relief bill unsuitable and demands Congress add bigger stimulus payments

Who's who in Donald Trump's desperate last stand

President Trump grants several high-profile pardons

Trump gives Barr, Durham power to present classified info to grand jury in Russia investigation

Florida Democrat files petition to disbar Gaetz

Nuclear weapons agency updates Congress on hacking attempt

Trump pardons 15, including people convicted in Mueller probe

Exclusive: Venezuela resumes direct oil shipments to China despite U.S. sanctions

Biden now says it will take ‘six months’ to reverse Trump’s immigration policies

Trump administration considering granting Saudi prince legal immunity for alleged assassination plot, sources say

Trump’s executive order set the stage for Falwell’s political activities

Meadows makes surprise appearance at GA ballot signature audit

Republican AGs back NRA in legal battle against New York

Key lines from Biden's remarks ahead of Christmas

DACA backers ask judge for reprieve until Biden administration

Newsom faces backlash for not picking Black woman for Senate seat

U.S. approves NYSE listing plan to cut out Wall Street middlemen

Trump slams relief bill, calls on Congress to increase stimulus money

Newsom to pick first black woman for CA secretary of state

What Biden’s top teacher means for reopenings

Brexit trade deal between EU and UK possible on Wednesday - ITV's Peston

House Democrats push Biden's Pentagon pick on civilian control of military

Warnock’s wife told officer that her husband is 'a great actor' after domestic dispute

Trump announces wave of pardons, including Papadopoulos and former lawmakers Hunter and Collins
An experienced advocate: Praise for Miguel Cardona, Biden's education secretary pick

How the Georgia runoffs could delay Biden's Cabinet
Biden: Trump ‘failed’ to shore up nation’s cybersecurity

Alex Padilla to replace Kamala Harris, becoming California's first Latino senator

It's not just Covid relief: Smokey the Bear, horse racing and the Dalai Lama included in government funding bill

Politics updates: Biden blasts Trump for lack of response to cyber hack

Sidney Powell accuses White House officials of blocking her access to Trump

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, 82, says he will retire 'eventually': 'Hard to know exactly when'

Deutsche Bank says Trump's private bankers have resigned

Biden says he sees no evidence cyber attack is under control

Fed enters Biden era with clipped wings and a warning from Republicans

Joe Biden says he will push for more stimulus checks in next Covid relief bill

Biden says cyberattack happened on ‘Trump’s watch when he wasn’t watching’

US deaths in 2020 top 3 million, by far most ever counted

COVID relief bill stuffed with pork, including $10M for Pakistan 'gender program'

Trump threatens 30-day reign of destruction on the way out of office

Growing number of GOP lawmakers back Electoral College challenge

Biden: No 'obvious choice' yet for attorney general

From Trump's impeachment trial to Hunter Biden: The biggest political scandals of 2020
"Three-martini lunch" tax break draws outrage. It also may fall short for restaurants.

Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani blasts investigators as federal probe heats up

Trump-Biden transition live updates: Biden says 'darkest days' ahead in COVID battle

Why 'Pivot Counties' That Stuck With Trump May Be a Warning for Democrats - NY Times
Biden picks Connecticut schools chief as education secretary

Former Election Security Official Says It Will Take 'Years' To Undo Disinformation

Loeffler: Georgia won't let Warnock, left-wing media drive country toward socialism

Department of Justice sues Walmart over opioid crisis

More than 1.6 million votes cast so far in Georgia Senate runoff

Election conspiracy theories and talk of martial law grip the Trump White House

AOC and Rand Paul publicly feud over whether lawmakers should take the COVID-19 vaccine immediately - BI
Perdue seeks payoff from Trump loyalty in Georgia runoff

Texas Republican: Process on coronavirus relief bill was disgrace to taxpayers
Pence speaks to large conservative gathering despite urging COVID-19 precautions
Birx says she plans to retire, citing strain on family

Trump nominates Hope Hicks, Ric Grenell to government posts

Israel's government collapses, not with a bang but a whimper, triggering fourth election in 2 years

Town of Palm Beach will address Trump Mar-a-Lago residency ‘if and when’ it’s official

Trump EPA finalizes lead contamination rule

Rep. Chip Roy asks 'what purpose' GOP serves after omnibus passes

Post-Flint crisis, EPA overhauls rules to replace lead pipes

Former Rep. Katie Hill sues ex-husband, Daily Mail, Redstate.com over 'nonconsensual porn'

Biden says he has not discussed son's federal tax probe with AG candidates

More winners and losers from the relief bill

Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody

Trump expected to veto defense bill, forcing Congress back to the Hill

Texas moves to stop 'defund the police' initiative in Austin

Federal prosecutor overseeing Giuliani and Bannon investigations to stay on

Israel to hold snap election, with Netanyahu facing new challenges

President-elect Joe Biden blames President Donald Trump for cyber attack

Poll finds Andrew Yang favored for New York City mayor

PPP restart expected by New Year's, Cardin says
Wisconsin county spent nearly $730K on 2020 recount

Viral video shows Republican club members dancing in a conga line at maskless holiday party in New York City

Iowa Democrat Rita Hart files challenge to six-vote defeat in the House

The 'Squad' goes against Pelosi on key party-line vote

Biden camp takes issue with resetting White House Twitter following

Congress passes bill to require carbon monoxide detectors in public housing

Congress approves long-awaited $900 billion Covid rescue package, overcoming months of gridlock

Officials finally found a case of a dead person voting, accusing a Republican of pretending to be his dead mom to vote for Trump - BI

Federal prosecutors have discussed obtaining Giuliani's electronic communications, say two sources

Google denies allegations in DOJ antitrust complaint

House Republicans meet with Trump to discuss overturning election results
Congress approves $900B COVID relief bill, sending to Trump

Fox News and Newsmax, facing lawsuits, walk back wild fraud claims about voting-machine companies

Meadows: 'Stay tuned' as Trump meets lawmakers to discuss fraud 'evidence'
Trump, House lawmakers plot futile effort to block Biden win

No. 2 GOP senator: Efforts to overturn election would 'go down like a shot dog'

Majority of U.S. House votes to pass COVID aid, government funding bill

What's in the Covid relief bill? Democrats and Republicans in Congress claim wins

Rand Paul’s Senate floor speech against COVID-19 relief bill goes viral

Trump meets U.S. House Republican allies to push voter fraud claims
GOP activist’s voter challenges raise questions in Georgia

Here's which Biden Cabinet and other top roles haven't been announced yet

Pat Robertson says Trump lives in 'alternate reality' and Biden will be president

Can Biden whack Russia for its latest big hack?

Trump meets with members of Congress plotting Electoral College objections on Jan. 6

How the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill came together over a pasta dinner and Zoom chats

Surprise Medical Bills Cost Americans Millions. Congress Is Finally Set to Ban Most of Them - NY Times

Pompeo returns to office after exposure as State Dept. 'regressing' to stricter COVID measures

Republican lawmakers who downplayed coronavirus concerns face backlash over early vaccinations

Dozens of email accounts' were hacked at U.S. Treasury -Senator Wyden
Too big to read: Giant bill a leap of faith for Congress

Navarro updates report: 379K 'possible illegal votes' in MI

Live Updates: Biden economic adviser was outspokenly critical of GOP-sponsored immigration policies

Here is what we know — and don't know — about the suspected Russian hack

Chicago mayor says police officers involved in botched raid on Anjanette Young's home 'taken off the street'

Why social media hasn’t been able to shut down vaccine misinformation

'Give me a break': See Navarro's reaction to GOP senators getting vaccine

U.S. publishes list of Chinese and Russian firms with military ties

Trump's conservative agenda at HHS stalled by department's office of general counsel: sources

‘Plenty of perjury’: MAGA lawyer files Georgia elections lawsuit with glaring typo
Court case in Texas shows DACA program remains under peril

Navalny says pranked Russian agent to admit poison underwear plot

GA warns against fraud in letters to out-of-state voters

West Point faces worst cheating scandal in nearly 45 years involving more than 70 cadets

Treasury suffered 'serious breach' in SolarWinds hack, senator says

Biden poised to nominate Miguel Cardona as education secretary

Japan PM Suga aims to meet with Biden as soon as possible

'Historic moment': Congress passes legislation to create national Latino museum

Texas police release video of officer fatally shooting Black man

Dollar rises as virus mutation rattles confidence

Canada's largest province to impose holiday lockdown to avoid 'catastrophic' Covid fallout

Jupiter and Saturn in rare celestial ‘Great Conjunction’
Fox, Newsmax shoot down their own aired claims on election

Trump issues executive order requiring 'beautiful' federal architecture

Congress passes massive Covid relief bill to provide direct aid to struggling Americans

What We Know About Russia's Alleged Hack Of The U.S. Government And Tech Companies

The lingering trauma of Hong Kong’s exiled protesters

Oil slips again as new coronavirus strain proves 'nightmare before Christmas'

Coronavirus News and Updates:

Confusion reigns as companies, industries try to navigate U.S. COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Coronavirus live updates: Fauci 'would not be surprised' if new variant is in US

BioNTech, Moderna rush to test whether vaccines stop coronavirus variant

Some states will lag in vaccinating their highest-risk groups

U.S. will not impose COVID-19 screenings for flights from Britain - sources
Millions traveling during holidays despite warnings amid worsening pandemic

S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster Tests Positive For The Coronavirus

Anti-vaxxers see COVID-19 as an opportunity, taking efforts online

U.S. seeks to calm fears of UK virus variant as U.S. infections top 18 million

Experts say this is what children need to survive the COVID-19 pandemic

Coronavirus reaches end of earth as first outbreak hits Antarctica

Pfizer nears deal with U.S. government to supply additional COVID-19 vaccine doses - NYT

‘I think this is already in the U.S.,’ Dr. Scott Gottlieb says of new U.K. Covid strain

U.S. could require negative COVID-19 tests for passengers from Britain - sources

What we know and don't know about the new UK COVID-19 variant

Covid: Wuhan scientist would 'welcome' visit probing lab leak theory

'$4 In My Bank Account': Pandemic Has Left Millions Of Livelihoods In Limbo

United passenger on flight from Orlando to Los Angeles died of respiratory failure, COVID-19: Coroner

Newsom says California 'very likely' to extend 'stay at home' order

Britain cut adrift as mutant virus strain prompts global alarm

Mexico records 5,370 new coronavirus cases, 396 more deaths

Washington governor to require 14-day quarantine for travelers arriving from UK, South Africa

U.S. plans to study allergic reactions from Pfizer’s Covid vaccine

Lawmakers wary of preferential optics refuse vaccine, pledge to wait turn

Dr. Birx defends herself over post-Thanksgiving trip during pandemic pushback

New strain of COVID-19 is driving South Africa's resurgence

2 accused of shooting up strip club after refusing to wear masks face life in prison

More than 150 California children have been diagnosed with coronavirus-related syndrome

Testing blitz shows Australian coronavirus cluster contained in Sydney's northeast

Trump touted monoclonal antibodies. Why aren't more people getting them?

Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait close borders over new COVID strain

'Squad' member Ayanna Pressley says inmates should be prioritized for vaccine

White House mulls requiring UK travelers to provide negative coronavirus test: report

California could see 100,000 hospitalizations in January due to coronavirus surge, officials say