WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress approved a two-day stopgap spending measure Friday night to avert a partial government shutdown, sending bill to president Donald Trump.Lawmakers hope to buy time for frustratingly slow endgame negotiations on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package.

The House and Senate passed the temporary funding bill by a 320-60 vote as frustrated lawmakers headed for a weekend session.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said early in the day he was "even more optimistic now than I was last night," but Democrats launched a concerted campaign to block an effort by Republicans to rein in emergency Federal Reserve lending powers.

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Joe Biden Receives First Dose of COVID Vaccine, Stressing Its Safety

Joe Biden received the first dose of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine Monday, an event that was broadcast live as part of efforts to reassure the American public about its safety.Mr. Biden was administered the vaccine at ChristianaCare Hospital in Newark, Delaware, saying «I'm ready» as he rolled up the sleeve on his left arm before getting his shot. «We owe you big,» Mr.

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Coronavirus: President-elect Joe Biden receives COVID-19 vaccine

U.S. president-elect Joe Biden received his first of the two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Monday at ChristianaCare Hospital in Newark, Del.

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Public's Mood Sours -- 16% Satisfied, 39% Approve of Trump

th Congress. President Donald Trump's job approval rating has fallen to 39% -- down seven percentage points from before the election.

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‘Nothing to worry about’: Biden receives coronavirus vaccine in Delaware

Joe Biden on Monday received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe.The president-elect took a dose of Pfizer vaccine at a hospital not far from his Delaware home, hours after his wife, Jill Biden, did the same. The injections came the same day that a second vaccine, produced by Moderna, will start arriving in states.

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Biden to Receive COVID Vaccine as Trump Remains on Sidelines

President-elect Joe Biden will receive his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe. Monday’s event will come the same day that a second vaccine, produced by Moderna, will start arriving in states, joining Pfizer’s in the nation’s arsenal against the COVID-19 pandemic, which has now killed more than 317,000 people in the United States and upended life around the globe.

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Biden receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

US President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a hospital in Newark, Delaware.

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Biden's profoundly private Pentagon pick joins Twitter

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden's pick for defense secretary made his first foray into the world of Twitter on Monday, an uncharacteristic move for a retired general who studiously avoided the public spotlight for much of his four decades in the Army.Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin's social media debut reflected a recognition within the Biden transition team that the nomination faces hurdles on Capitol Hill from lawmakers who balk at putting a career military officer in what is typically a civilian post.

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Rep-elect Nancy Mace: Congress shouldn't be first in line for COVID-19 vaccine

Rep.-elect Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said Monday that "Congress shouldn't be putting themselves first in line for the COVID-19 vaccination" as many of her soon-to-be colleagues are being vaccinated following the examples of both House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. "Congress shouldn't be putting themselves first in line for the COVID-19 vaccination when the average American can't get it," Mace said in a statement. "For as long as the vaccines are limited, we should prioritize healthcare and frontline workers, and every person at greater risk, especially the elderly.

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Biden to get first coronavirus vaccine injection on Monday

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks to reporters before boarding his plane at New Castle Airport on Dec.

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'Out-of-control' Covid strain in UK doesn't appear to be deadlier: Vivek Murthy

Vivek Murthy, US President-elect Joe Biden's pick for Surgeon General, has said there is no evidence to suggest that a new and more contagious coronavirus variant reported in the UK is any deadlier.Murthy, 43, said that there was no reason to believe that the coronavirus vaccines that have already been developed would not be effective against the new strain as well."This news from the UK appears to be about a new strain of the virus that’s more transmissible, more contagious than the virus we’ve seen prior to this," he said."While it seems to be more transmissible, we do not have evidence yet that this is a more deadly virus to an individual who acquires it," Murthy told NBC News on Sunday.Several countries have announced restrictions on UK

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The Latest: Public meetings being curbed in S Korean capital

relief bill shaping up in Congress includes individual payments reaching $600 for most Americans and an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits. Votes on the bill in the House and Senate are expected Monday.

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Joe Biden to receive Covid-19 vaccine on live television

Joe Biden and his wife Jill will be vaccinated against Covid-19 today in public view.

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Markets seen in range, US stimulus deal likely to lift sentiment; DHFL in focus

Inside the rumble in India’s coding jungleSterling slipped 0.8% to $1.3408 after several European countries closed their borders to the UK as the country entered a tougher lockdown to fight a new strain of coronavirus.Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair an emergency response meeting on Monday to discuss international travel and the flow of freight in and out of Britain.In the United States, Republican US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said an agreement had been reached by congressional leaders on a roughly $900 billion covid-19 relief bill.The news saw futures for the S&P 500 jump at first, only to fade back to flat as the morning progressed MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dithered either side of flat

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Coronavirus: Biden pick for surgeon general says ‘no reason to believe’ vaccines won’t be effective on new strain

Vivek Murthy, U.S. president-elect Joe Biden’s pick for surgeon general, said on Sunday’s Meet the Press that while the new strain reported in the U.K.

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Biden to receive COVID vaccine as Trump remains on sidelines

WASHINGTON – The leader of the Trump administration's vaccination program says people who have been infected with the coronavirus — a group that includes President Donald Trump — should be vaccinated.Moncef Slaoui, the chief adviser of Operation Warp Speed, told CNN's “State of the Union” on Sunday that the vaccine is safe for those who have recovered and offers stronger and potentially longer protection than does the virus itself.“We know that infection doesn’t induce a very strong immune response and it wanes over time. So I think, as a clear precaution, it is appropriate to be vaccinated because it’s safe," he said.

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Alex Moffat Takes Over From Jim Carrey As SNL's Joe Biden

Saturday Night Livehas had a revolving door of Joe Bidens — from Jason Sudeikis to Woody Harrelson to Jim Carrey — and the show has officially introduced the latest actor to don the white wig. Carrey, who played Biden for the first handful of episodes of Season 46, announced via Twitter that he would be stepping away from the role, writing that he was "just one in a long line of proud, fighting SNL Bidens." On Saturday's episode, Alex Moffat was officially inducted into the hall of Bidens, assuming the role in light of Carrey's departure.

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‘SNL’: Maya Rudolph’s Kamala Harris Introduces New Joe Biden After Jim Carrey Announces Departure

Biden’s got a brand new look. Hours after Jim Carrey took to Twitter to announce he’d no longer be guest starring as Joe Biden on “Saturday Night Live”, the show revealed who would be taking on the role.

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James Carafano: If Biden pursues open-border policy it will pose grave public health risk during pandemic

On the campaign trail, Joe Biden promised to be President Trump’s antithesis on border and immigration issues. Basically, Biden — whose victory was declared Monday by the Electoral College — pledged to do the opposite of everything Trump did regarding illegal immigration.

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Mike Pence gets COVID-19 vaccine on SNL

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence received the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday Night Live before being joined by president-elect Joe Biden, with Alex Moffat taking over the role after Jim Carrey left the show, and vice-president-elect Kamala Harris.

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Trump may name Sidney Powell as voter fraud special counsel: sources

voter fraud as he grasps for straws to stay in power.During a Friday meeting at the White House, Trump went as far as discussing getting Powell security clearance, according to two people familiar with the meeting, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private conversation. U.S.

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AP sources: Trump floats Sidney Powell as special counsel

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump floated naming lawyer Sidney Powell, who was booted from his campaign's legal team after pushing unfounded conspiracy theories, as a special counsel investigating allegations of voter fraud.During a Friday meeting at the White House, Trump went as far as discussing getting Powell security clearance, according to two people familiar with the meeting, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.It is unclear whether Trump intends to move forward with the effort. Under federal law, the U.S.

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The optics of getting the COVID-19 vaccine at the Capitol

It surprised many Americans to learn there was no coronavirus testing regime at the U.S. Capitol for months.

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Where does coronavirus relief stand in Congress?

Congress returned to work Saturday in a rare weekend session to try to pass coronavirus relief legislation in time for Christmas. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he's been in productive discussions with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, but they still have not reached a final agreement. "The American people cannot feed their families, or pay their bills with Congress' good faith discussion," McConnell said Saturday morning on the Senate floor. "They need us to act.

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Lawyers: 2nd US inmate scheduled to be executed has COVID-19

CHICAGO – A second federal inmate scheduled to be put to death next month in a series of executions by the Trump administration has tested positive for COVID-19, his lawyers said Friday.The diagnosis of Cory Johnson, who was convicted of killing seven people related to his drug trafficking in Virginia, comes a day after attorneys for Dustin John Higgs confirmed he tested positive at a U.S.

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This broken year of Covid has fractured all our lives

At the start of the year, few people had heard of Wuhan, the R number and herd immunity.

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Congress averts shutdown; fight continues over pandemic aid

WASHINGTON – Congress passed a two-day stopgap spending bill Friday night, averting a partial government shutdown and buying yet more time for frustratingly slow endgame negotiations on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package. The virus aid talks remained on track, both sides said, but closing out final disagreements was proving difficult.

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US authorises Moderna as second Covid-19 vaccine

The United States has authorised a second Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use against the pandemic, that's killing more than 2,500 people in the US every day.

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Covid vaccine: Joe Biden to receive jab Monday, Kamala Harris in 2 weeks

Covid-19 vaccine on Monday, a transition official informed.Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will get their first doses the following week.The announcement came hours after Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi became the highest-ranking government officials to receive their first doses of a Covid-19 vaccine that could eventually put an end to the raging pandemic.Meanwhile, recent polls have shown that confidence in the Covid-19 vaccine is increasing but that many Americans still harbor doubts.Trump said he will take Covid vaccineUS President Donald Trump has said he will take the vaccine, but hasn’t said when.

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U.S. gets 2nd coronavirus vaccine after FDA gives Moderna green light

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine Friday, giving the country hardest hit by the pandemic two shots for inoculations against the virus.The approval is the first in the world for Moderna’s vaccine, which is similar to the two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech shot that was given the green light in the U.S. and several other countries last week.“With the availability of two vaccines now for the prevention of COVID-19, the FDA has taken another crucial step in the fight against this global pandemic that is causing vast numbers of hospitalizations and deaths in the United States each day,” said FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn in a statement.

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Biden to get vaccine on Monday, Pence says 'didn't feel a thing' as he gets dose

Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, will get COVID-19 vaccine doses on Monday, while Vice President Mike Pence and the leaders of the House and Senate received their first doses on Friday reassuring the public that the shot is safe. However, President Donald Trump remained largely out of sight for five days during the largest vaccination campaign in American history.Speaking at a television event, Pence described the milestone as “a medical miracle" that could eventually put an end to the pandemic that has killed more than 310,000 people in America alone.“I didn’t feel a thing.

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Amid rollout hiccups, US leaders begin receiving COVID-19 vaccine

With the country facing one of its deadliest months since the beginning of pandemic, US leaders began receiving doses of the first COVID-19 vaccine, while the nationwide rollout of the vaccine hit a few unexpected snags.

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Pro-Trump shakeups continue at VOA's parent agency

WASHINGTON – The head of U.S.-funded international broadcasting is pressing ahead with his shakeup of the Voice of America and sister outlets by naming new leaders for two of its main networks and moving to defund one of the federal government’s top democracy promotion initiatives.The flurry of moves by President Donald Trump’s handpicked chief of the U.S. Agency for Global Media Michael Pack come only a month before Trump leaves office and raise new concerns about the agency’s direction in the administration’s final weeks.

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Joe Biden & Kamala Harris' COVID-19 Vaccination Dates Revealed

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be getting their first doses of the coronavirus vaccine very soon.

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Coronavirus: McConnell ‘optimistic’ about COVID-19 relief agreement, says talks ‘remain productive’

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday said that talks over a COVID-19 relief package “remain productive,” and that his chamber will remain in session through the weekend until an agreement is passed.

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Biden may time confirmation votes to protect House majority

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden’s decision to tap several House Democrats for administrative positions is putting Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a politically tough spot, having chiseled away at the party’s already slimming majority and leaving her potentially without enough votes to pass his legislative agenda.Democrats already were heading into the new Congress with a razor-thin margin over Republicans. But Biden’s overture to a third lawmaker, Rep.

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Pelosi, McConnell receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine

US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, walks to the Senate Floor at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on December 18, 2020. McConnell received his shortly after Pelosi, touting the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness in a tweet."Just received the safe, effective COVID vaccine following continuity-of-government protocols.

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Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell receive COVID-19 vaccine

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell received the first of two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday afternoon, Fox News has confirmed. The vaccines were administered by Brian Patrick Monahan, the attending physician of the U.S. Congress, a day after the two top lawmakers announced they had been advised by Monahan that they were eligible for the vaccine. "'My recommendation to you is absolutely unequivocal: there is no reason why you should defer receiving this vaccine,’" the physician said, according to Pelosi. "Just received the safe, effective COVID vaccine following continuity-of-government protocols," McConnell said on Twitter after he received the shot. "Vaccines are how we beat this virus.

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Tom Homan: Biden's border crisis is already brewing and it will accelerate COVID spread in the US

‘Tis the season to be jolly for smugglers of drugs and illegal immigrants into the U.S. across our border with Mexico.They know things are about to change in the U.S.

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COVID-19 vaccine starts rolling out to members of Congress

WASHINGTON – The legislative branch of government is rapidly moving to receive the coronavirus vaccine, with top leaders of the U.S. House and Senate getting the shots this week and the top Capitol doctor urging all members of Congress to join them.

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Has the Moderna coronavirus vaccine been approved for use in the UK yet?

direct to your inboxTens of thousands of people have now been given a coronavirus vaccine in the UK.The nationwide roll-out began 10 days ago after the Pfizer/BioNTech jab became the first Covid-19 vaccine to get UK approval from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).Donald Trump has now announced that another vaccine - from US firm Moderna - is ready to use in America.Initial data shows it is nearly 95 per cent effective in protecting against Covid-19.But has the Moderna vaccine been approved in the UK yet?The Pfizer vaccine is still the only vaccine that can be administered in the UK - but the Moderna vaccine is likely to be approved soon.To be approved for use in the UK, the jab must meet the strict standards of

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As coronavirus vaccines roll out across U.S., Trump stays out of the spotlight

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration helped deliver vaccinations against the coronavirus earlier than even some in his administration thought possible, but the president has been largely absent from the effort to sell the American public on what aides hope will be a key part of his legacy.Trump launched “Operation Warp Speed” — the government campaign to help swiftly develop and distribute vaccines — this spring with great fanfare in the White House Rose Garden.But now, five days into the largest vaccination campaign in the nation’s history, Trump has held no public events to trumpet the rollout.

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Iran builds at underground nuclear facility amid US tensions

DUBAI – Iran has begun construction on a site at its underground nuclear facility at Fordo amid tensions with the U.S. over its atomic program, satellite photos obtained Friday by The Associated Press show.Iran has not publicly acknowledged any new construction at Fordo, whose discovery by the West in 2009 came in an earlier round of brinkmanship before world powers struck the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran.

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Transition stumbles test Biden's bond with Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden brings more Capitol Hill experience than any president in decades, but his transition has stumbled in ways large and small, exposing the challenges of navigating a Congress that is a different place than when he last served in 2009.He rolled out an almost all-white national security team when allies were expecting diversity. He filled top posts with familiar Washington hands rather than fresh newcomers.

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Feinstein says she hasn't considered leaving Senate early

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) speaks to reporters while departing the U.S.

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Biden to pick New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, AP sources say

Representative Debra Haaland (D-NM) speaks during a House Natural Resources Committee hearing on "The US Park Police Attack on Peaceful Protesters at Lafayette Square", on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 29, 2020. President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate New Mexico Rep.

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Ian McKellen, Biden — and Trudeau? Experts torn on when VIPs should get COVID-19 shot

coronavirus vaccine as nations such as Canada and the United States start to roll out the shot.U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, 78, will get the coronavirus vaccine as soon as next week, according to officials.

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After Trump complaints, administration eases showerhead restrictions

A tradesman intalls a water saving showerhead on April 10, 2007 in Brisbane, Australia. WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has relaxed a regulation restricting water flow from showerheads, a pet peeve of President Donald Trump, who complained that he wanted more water to make his hair "perfect."Since 1992, federal law has dictated that showerheads shouldn’t spew more than 2.5 gallons (9.5 liters) of water a minute.

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House, Senate pass bill to avert shutdown as COVID-19 relief negotiations continue

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