Новости за 09.12.2020

A Morning Consult-Politico poll published Wednesday found that more voters say it would be inappropriate for President Trump to pardon his family members than those who support the move. Of the 1,990 voters surveyed, 51 percent said it would be...

A Morning Consult-Politico poll published Wednesday found that more vo...

The 538 Electoral College electors will gather in their states and cast their ballots on Dec. 14.

As the 116th Congress limps out of town this week (or next), you may detect a slight bounce in its otherwise halting gait. That is because presumably attached to the predictable final continuing appropriations resolution (CR) will be a bipartisan $...

Twenty-seven GOP representatives are urging President Trump to direct Attorney General William Barr to appoint a special counsel to investigate election irregularities. ...

The Nevada Supreme Court on Tuesday night rejected President Trump's appeal to overturn the state's election results, affirming President-elect Joe Biden's win in the 2020 battleground.The decision comes after a co...

The clock is ticking for Congress to avoid the so-called COVID cliff by extending a slew of coronavirus-related protections for housing and unemployment that are set to expire at the end of the month. Expanded support for jobless workers, a...

President-elect Joe Biden's choice to be Defense secretary is already facing a significant hurdle to being confirmed: getting a waiver that will allow him to lead the Pentagon.Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin has been out...

President-elect Joe Biden’s choice of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is running into early opposition from Senate Republicans.GOP lawmakers are raising concerns about Becerra’...

Akin Gump hired Matthew Hittle as a senior policy adviser. He previously was senior adviser to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma. Before that, he was legislative director to ex-Rep. Kristi Noem (R-S....

President Trump on Tuesday tapped former aide Kellyanne Conway and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to government jobs in the final days of his administration.The White House said in a press release that Conway...

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) on Tuesday evening criticized what they deemed presidential obstruction on COVID-19 relief talks while emphasizing "progress" in negotiat...

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) on Tuesday evening criticized what they deemed presidential obstruction on COVID-19 relief talks while emphasizing "progress" in negotiations after Senate...

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) reportedly told the White House on Tuesday that they would support including $600 stimulus checks in a coronavirus relief...

Taylor Swift has a message for those who refuse to adhere to coronavirus guidelines: Think of the essential workers.In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the pop star discussed the impact the coronavirus outbreak has had on her and the...

Former Rep. Katie Hill (D-Calif.) on Tuesday was granted a temporary restraining order against her ex-husband Kenny Heslep through at least Dec. 30.A Los Angeles judge granted the temporary restraining order for Hill after she alleged she has...

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) trolled his Democratic colleagues on Twitter Tuesday over losses dealt to the party in the chamber in the November elections.“Here's a group photo of me with all the House Republicans who...

Donald Trump Jr. is featured in a new ad urging Georgians to get out and vote for Sens. David Perdue (R-Ga.) and Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) in the Jan. 5 runoff election that will determine the balance of power in the Senate....

President-elect Joe Biden will reportedly tap Tom Vilsack to reprise his former role as head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), choosing to nominate a key ally to another Cabinet post.Several outlets reported Vilsack’s nomination, which...

A broad bipartisan effort to pass legislation protecting patients from massive “surprise” medical bills is now on life support as House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) digs in on a separate proposal.Democratic and Republican...

Senate Republicans are urging President Trump to back off a threat to veto a mammoth defense bill as they look for an off-ramp from an intraparty brawl at the end of the Trump presidency. The fight over the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA...

Support grew on Tuesday for including a new round of stimulus checks in the COVID-19 relief package being negotiated on Capitol Hill, even as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle indicated that any direct payments are mor...

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) introduced legislation on Tuesday aimed at eliminating federal prescribing requirements. Biggs said that the health care industry has been “operating under the nanny-state,” citing the...

Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) is expected to announce his bid for a second term as governor on Wednesday, people close to the campaign told The Hill on Tuesday.If elected, the 63-year-old Democrat would...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Tuesday that she will oppose granting a waiver to retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, President-elect Joe Biden's pick to lead the Pentagon. "I have great respect for Gen. Austin. His career has been exemplary, and I...