Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Wednesday, December 23, 2020 (1 Viewer)

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

Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, Charles Kushner among those pardoned by Trump
The president issued a second round of pardons Wednesday.

Congressional GOP grapples with 'unhinged' Trump

Trump grants more pardons, including for Paul Manafort, Roger Stone and Charles Kushner

Trump issues new wave of pardons, commutations

Tensions between Trump and GOP lawmakers increase amid attempt to overturn election, COVID relief efforts

GOP senator on Trump pardons: 'This is rotten to the core'

Top US general sees 'heightened risk' from Iran

Trump issues 26 new pardons, including for Stone, Manafort and Charles Kushner

Pardons include former Rand Paul campaign manager, convicted ex-congressman

Roger Stone reacts to pardon, calls Trump 'greatest president since Abraham Lincoln'

Trump leans on QAnon figures in flailing effort to overturn election

Trump pardons former officer convicted in police brutality, dog bite case

WH invites GOP lawmakers in Pennsylvania to lunch

Here are the high-profile pardons and commutations Trump has granted during his presidency

Woman charged in threats against Michigan election official

DOJ officials in 'ongoing discussions' about Hunter Biden special counsel, some say it's 'warranted': sources

Trump threw a wrench into Covid relief. What could happen next?

Here's what Trump's attempt to upend the stimulus deal means

Pennsylvania lt. gov. says Texas counterpart owes him bounty money after state uncovers voter fraud cases

Millions Of Christmas Gifts May Arrive Late Due To Overload At The Postal Service

Hunter Biden still owns 10% stake in Chinese private equity firm, business records show

Trump vetoes military spending bill, setting up standoff with GOP lawmakers

Hack could spur Russian spy ops against US officials

DeWine says Ohio teachers, school staff to be next group to receive COVID-19 vaccine

New cracks emerge among Democrats over Biden’s Pentagon pick

Tornadoes could hit some areas as massive winter storm moves east ahead of Christmas

Parents of 'balloon boy' pardoned by Colorado governor

Trump vetoes defense bill, setting up possible override vote

GOP leadership silent as COVID-19 relief hangs in limbo

With a video filmed in secret, Trump keeps sowing chaos

Trump threatens COVID relief, Pelosi urges 'sign the bill'

COVID relief bill morphs into a test of GOP loyalty to Trump

Democrats will try to approve $2,000 direct checks, putting Republicans on the spot

Trump puts GOP on its heels with 11th-hour stimulus demands, throws wrench into Georgia Senate race

Trump vetoes massive defense bill despite overwhelming GOP support

Trump sends warning to Iran after rockets hit US Embassy in Baghdad
U.S. faces risk of government shutdown as Trump balks at COVID-19 relief deal

Pardons in killings of Iraqi civilians stir angry response

Shock And Dismay After Trump Pardons Blackwater Guards Who Killed 14 Iraqi Civilians

US reaches out to intelligence alliance partners on suspected Russian hack

Lawsuit accuses Trump, RNC of violating so-called Ku Klux Klan Act

7 things Joe Biden promised to do his first day in office

ICE arrests and deportations dropped sharply in 2020, largely due to the pandemic

Inside the NSA's means to retaliate against Russia for SolarWinds hack

Congress will have 0 Black women senators after Kamala Harris becomes VP

Trump vetoes 'unconstitutional' defence bill

Defying Congress, Trump vetoes defense bill and threatens government shutdown

Family members of Blackwater victims condemn Trump's pardons

Dominion Voting lawyers warn Trump attorney Giuliani of litigation, report says

Congress will have 0 Black women senators after Kamala Harris becomes VP

ICE: 4,000+ known or suspected gang members, including those in MS-13, deported in FY 2020

Trump leaves Congress with holiday cliffhanger on COVID-19 stimulus bill as lawmakers scramble
Trump's COVID bill delay leaves millions of desperate Americans in limbo

Paycheck Protection Program returns with $285 billion, and there's still room for fraud

Politicians and vaccines: Set an example or cut in line?

More than 100 Black pastors pen letter to Sen. Loeffler denouncing campaign attacks on Rev. Warnock

Voter fraud case hits too close to home for GA election manager

State Department says US believes Russian FSB used a Novichok nerve agent to poison Navalny
Massachusetts poised to enact police reforms following George Floyd's death

With time running out, EU and UK near post-Brexit trade deal

Andrew Yang files paperwork for New York City mayoral bid

Toomey urges Trump to sign coronavirus aid bill despite flaws, says he's 'not a fan' of direct payments

Twitter to wipe Trump's followers before Biden handover

The Toll Of Conspiracy Theories: A Voting Security Expert Lives In Hiding

Some 800,000 Americans applied for jobless aid the week before Christmas

Dominion to WH: Save records, legal action 'imminent'

Massive data breach may have been discovered due to 'unforced error' by suspected Russian hackers

Trump heads to Mar-a-Lago for Christmas with government funding, coronavirus relief package in limbo

Buttigieg presidential donors scored contracts from South Bend when he was mayor

Trump threatens to veto aid bill, wants $2,000 checks

Trump puts GOP on its heels with 11th-hour stimulus demands, throws wrench into Georgia Senate race

Biden outlines plan for new round of COVID relief once in office

Trump goes on a rampage with pardons, veto threats and Covid denial
With U.S. Senate at stake, Black voters loom large for Democratic candidates in Georgia

Trump threatens to torpedo COVID relief with new demands

Trump alleges voter fraud again

Trump threatens to veto aid bill, wants $2,000 checks

Pelosi responds to Trump: Let's push for $2K checks 'this week'

Here’s who doesn't get the $600 stimulus check

The 15 people pardoned by Trump

Sen. Rand Paul's ‘Festivus Report’ claims $54B in tax dollars was 'totally wasted'

Dominion worker sues Trump campaign and conservative media

Trump urges Congress to amend 'wasteful' coronavirus aid bill

Trump pardons 15, commutes 5 sentences, including GOP allies

Trump must blame Russia for cyber attack on U.S., Biden says

Russia’s Putin signs bill giving ex-presidents lifetime immunity

Trump throws Covid relief bill in doubt by asking Congress to amend it

Nancy Pelosi plans to pull Trump out of the White House 'by his hair': Report

Karl Rove tears into Michael Flynn, Sidney Powell over election claims

Trump stimulus threat puts holiday-thinned markets on edge

Trump's latest batch of pardons favors the well-connected

LGBTQ community sees severe impact from COVID-19 pandemic, study finds

Lev Parnas files motion to dismiss, says he was selectively prosecuted to protect Trump

President Trump has discussed possibility of pardons for family members, sources say

Trump Tells Sidney Powell He Won't Name Her ‘Special Counsel’

Trump’s call for $2,000 stimulus checks hailed – by critics Pelosi, AOC, Sanders

Georgia Senate candidate Ossoff backs Trump's call for $2K checks

Trump throws wrench into COVID relief by saying he won't sign bipartisan bill

2020 turning out to be deadliest year ever in U.S.

New York leads US in population drop, could lose House seat

Congress Passes Relief Bill, But For Many Americans It Comes Too Late

Trump attacks Thune: 'He will be primaried in 2022'

Oil drops on surprise U.S. stock build, Trump threat to stimulus bill

Biden team calls out Twitter over plan to wipe White House accounts' followers

Pelosi calls Trump's bluff on $2,000 stimulus checks

Trump’s presidential legacy, by the numbers

Trump-Biden transition live updates: Dominion employee files lawsuit against Trump

Trump orchestrates final loyalty test in dying bid to subvert election

Ohio mayor wants officer fired for not turning on camera during fatal police shooting

Congress' Role In Election Results: Here's What Happens Jan. 6

Struggling Americans blast stimulus bill as too little, too late

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem wields flamethrower on Instagram

A season of fear, not cheer, as virus changes Christmas

White House wishes Birx well after she announces retirement

Trump takes aim at Covid stimulus bill, raising specter of veto

Anti-Modi Kashmiri alliance wins majority of seats in local polls

Newsom taps Shirley Weber to serve as California secretary of state

CAIR demands Biden 'defund' counterterror program

Trump pardons 15, including convicted Blackwater guards

Food bank demand soars amid high unemployment (video)

Biden calls reporter a 'one-horse pony'

European stocks higher on hopes for a Brexit trade deal

Michelle Obama reflects on Black Lives Matter movement this year: 'We've endured so much'

Coronavirus News and Updates:

Moderna expects its COVID-19 vaccine to protect against UK coronavirus variant

Drugstore giants rush to hire for mass COVID-19 vaccinations

'Slower than expected': Covid vaccines not being given as quickly as projected

Coronavirus live updates: December deadliest month of pandemic

CDC: More than 1 million Americans got Covid shots

Inside the $250 million effort to convince Americans the coronavirus vaccines are safe

For Overwhelmed And Burnt Out COVID-19 Contact Tracers, Help Is (Hopefully) Coming

Covid-19 patient kills fellow Covid-19 patient in California hospital, officials say

First batch of COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Mexico, Latin America
Tennessee emerges as new COVID-19 epicenter in U.S. as pandemic rages

Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow moved to intensive care unit with COVID-19

COVID-19 UK variant may have an advantage, but 'underlying mechanism' still unclear
Millions of U.S. vaccine doses sit on ice, putting 2020 goal in doubt

‘Mom’s worth it’: US holiday travel surges despite outbreak
U.S. to ship around 4.7 million vaccine doses next week -U.S. Army General

Coronavirus live updates: US secures 100M more Pfizer, BioNTech vaccine doses
In pandemic America's tent cities, a grim future grows darker

U.S. under siege from COVID-19 as hospitals overwhelmed before holidays

Biden warns Covid vaccine won’t stop deaths of ‘tens of thousands’ Americans
Explainer-U.S. vaccine rollout's next challenge: Verifying who is 'essential'

Production and delivery challenges set up turbulent Year of the Vaccine

Tennessee Hospitals Are Disturbingly Close To Their Breaking Point

COVID-19 is not under control in France, says Paris hospital official

Brits describe life under lockdown as new Covid strain shatters holiday plans

As mutated variant spreads, PM Johnson mulls stricter lockdown

Why we should think of the Covid vaccine ‘like a tetanus shot,’ according to NIH director

New coronavirus cases in US may be leveling off -- but more and more are being hospitalized and dying