Новости за 01.12.2020

Miles Taylor, the former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) staffer who authored the “Anonymous” New York Times op-ed, revealed in a new profile that he shuffles between undisclosed locations and has hired private security after receiving death...

For most Americans, encountering someone in their community who is missing a lower limb due to amputation isn’t terribly uncommon. Thanks to modern surgical techniques and advances in mobility devices, amputations don’t shock us — and many people...

Former President Obama says it was a major "screwup" of his administration that he failed to honor Dolly Parton with the Presidential Medal of Freedom."That's a mistake. I'm shocked," Obama said Monday on CBS's "The Late Show" after host Stephen...

Former President Obama says it was a major "screwup" of his administration that he failed to honor Dolly Parton with the Presidential Medal of Freedom."That's a mistake. I'm shocked," Obama said Monday on CBS's "Th...

The Senate Banking Committee is slated to hold a hearing on Tuesday morning on the implementation of the CARES Act, a $2.2 trillion economic stimulus package passed in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic.T...

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has selected Tina Flournoy, currently chief of staff to former President Clinton, as her chief of staff, CNN reported Tuesday.Flournoy, a Georgetown Law graduate, previously served as an adviser to...

Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) is under consideration to lead the Department of Transportation in President-elect Joe Biden's administration, sources told The Associated Press. Emanuel, who also served as President Obama's...

President Trump has secured at least $150 million in funding since last month's election while encouraging voters to shell out donations in support of unproven claims that the election was stolen from him, according to multiple reports that...

Lawmakers are rushing to wrap up end-of-year legislative business as they return to Washington this week by passing bills to prevent a government shutdown, renew defense programs and provide coronavirus relief — all while trying to avoid passing the...

Tensions are brewing around some of President-elect Joe Biden’s picks for key posts in his administration, with protesting voices raised on the left as well as among Republicans.Two figures in particular are under scrutiny: Antony Blinken, Biden’s...

President Trump's criticism of Georgia officials over the handling of the presidential election results is sparking concerns among Republicans that he could be dividing the state's GOP ahead of two crucial Sena...

President-elect Joe Biden has vowed to create a diverse Cabinet that represents a multicultural United States, and he’s taken steps with his initial nominations to fulfill the promise.But that hasn’t put an end to the pressure or blocked criticism...

Business groups are rallying to push Congress to extend alcohol excise tax relief provisions that expire at the end of an already challenging year for the industry.Trade organizations representing brewers, winemakers and distillers are designating...

HEALTH CAREThe American Diabetes Association hired McDermott+Consulting to work on issues relating to diabetes coverage and payment. Kristen O’Brien, former law clerk for ex-Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), will work on the account....

Denmark plans to dig up thousands of “zombie mink” that were culled to prevent COVID-19 from spreading after their bodies have since risen out of mass graves. Danish state broadcaster TV2 reported that hundreds of dead mink rose out of their...

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Monday that California is considering new stay-at-home orders to prevent hospital intensive care units from being overwhelmed by Christmas. The governor suggested durin...

The body of a 26-year-old Instagram influencer was discovered on the side of a road in Houston over the weekend, according to ...

Fox News's Geraldo Rivera warned on Monday that President Trump's continued sowing of doubt in the election process could cost the Republican Party the Georgia Senate races and control of the upper chamber. ...

A top donor for both Republicans and Democrats allegedly sold access to key politicians for millions in foreign cash, ...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said on Monday that President Trump should concede the White House race to President-elect Joe Biden. "I think he should concede. I think the race is over," Murkowski told CNN. Spokespeople for Murkowski didn...

The mother of a Black teenager who was gunned down by police in Florida earlier this month was reportedly hit by a bullet during her son's burial this past week.A spokesperson for the Brevard County Sheriff's Offic...

Scott Atlas turned in his resignation on Monday from his role as a special adviser to President Trump on the coronavirus, capping off a controversial tenure in which he gained considerable influence while pushing question...

Senate Republicans are signaling an openness to helping confirm Janet Yellen to be President-elect Joe Biden's Treasury Secretary.Though GOP senators stopped short of predicting she would be confirmed, they are pra...

Senate Republicans are signaling an openness to helping confirm Janet Yellen to be President-elect Joe Biden’s Treasury Secretary. Though GOP senators stopped short of predicting she would be confirmed, they are praising Yellen's qualifications...

At least eight Sri Lankan prisoners have been killed and more than 50 injured in clashes with guards amid protests over COVID-19 outbreaks in the country's jails.Prisons across the country have reported thousands of coronavirus infections...