Joe Biden and his wife Jill will be vaccinated against Covid-19 today in public view. Biden will receive his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American people that the inoculations are safe.“I don’t want to get ahead of the line, but I want to make sure we demonstrate to the American people that it is safe to take," Biden has said, News agency AP reported.Also Read | Inside the rumble in India’s coding jungleVice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband are expected to receive their first shots next week.Vice President Mike Pence, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and other lawmakers were given Covid shots on Friday..

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Missouri senator to contest Biden's Electoral College win

WASHINGTON – Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said he will raise objections next week when Congress meets to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the election, forcing House and Senate votes that are likely to delay — but in no way alter — the final certification of Biden's win.President Donald Trump has, without evidence, claimed there was widespread fraud in the election.

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Trump push on $2K checks flops as GOP-led Senate won't vote

WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell all but shut the door on President Donald Trump's push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks, declaring Congress has provided enough pandemic aid as he blocked another attempt by Democrats to force a vote.The GOP leader made clear Wednesday he is unwilling to budge, despite political pressure from Trump and even some fellow Republican senators demanding action. Trump wants the recent $600 in aid increased threefold.

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Pelosi likely speaker again, but might require high-wire act

WASHINGTON – There's little doubt that Nancy Pelosi will be reelected House speaker when the new Congress convenes Sunday. It could take a high-wire act for her to get there, largely thanks to the pandemic.The only woman in history to serve as speaker, the California Democrat has a reputation as a formidable vote-counter and wily deal-cutter.

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Nancy Pelosi likely speaker again, but might require high-wire act

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GOP Sen. Josh Hawley will challenge Biden electors when ballots are counted on Jan. 6

posted to his Twitter page. "And I cannot vote to certify without pointing out the unpresented effort of mega corporations, including Facebook and Twitter, to interfere in this election, in support of Joe Biden."The Electoral College decisively confirmed Joe Biden on Dec.

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Missouri senator to contest Electoral College win for Biden

WASHINGTON – Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., says he will raise objections next week when the Congress meets to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the election, forcing House and Senate votes that are likely to delay — but in no way alter — the final certification of Biden's win.President Donald Trump has, without evidence, claimed there was widespread fraud in the election.

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2020: A year where the fist-bump became mainstream greeting

The moment called for a handshake. Or would have, under what used to be considered normal circumstances.As in, before 2020.Here’s the scene, from Dec.

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Ryan Seacrest to interview Joe and Jill Biden on 'New Year's Rockin' Eve'

Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden at an election night event, Wilmington, Del., Nov.

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Trump's $2,000 stimulus checks stall in Senate as GOP blocks vote

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's push for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks stalled out in the Senate as Republicans blocked a swift vote proposed by Democrats and split within their own ranks over whether to boost spending or defy the White House.The roadblock mounted Tuesday by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell may not be sustainable as pressure mounts. Trump wants the Republican-led chamber to follow the House and increase the checks from $600 for millions of Americans.

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President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris set to return to Georgia in January

ATLANTA - President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President Elect Kamala Harris will return to Georgia to campaign for Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock to rally Democrats ahead of Jan.

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New Covid-19 variant detected for first time in United States

The new variant of coronavirus has been detected for the first time in the United States and Latin America as President-elect Joe Biden vowed to significantly ramp up the vaccination drive.

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Trump's $2,000 checks stall in Senate as GOP blocks vote

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's push for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks stalled out in the Senate as Republicans blocked a swift vote proposed by Democrats and split within their own ranks over whether to boost spending or defy the White House. The roadblock mounted Tuesday by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell may not be sustainable as pressure mounts.

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Joe Biden criticizes pace of Covid-19 vaccine rollout, vows to accelerate

Joe Biden criticized the Trump administration Tuesday for the pace of distributing COVID-19 vaccines and predicted that “things will get worse before they get better" when it comes to the pandemic.“We need to be honest — the next few weeks and months are going to be very tough, very tough for our nation.

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Vice President-elect Kamala Harris gets first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON - Cars lined up to get free testing by the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium Tuesday at Enon Baptist Church in Mount Airy. Around the same time, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received her first dose of the COVID vaccine. She is urging everyone to get it. "I look forward to getting a second vaccine and literally this is about saving lives," said Vice President-elect who got the vaccine at United Medical Center located in Anacostia said to be a predominantly minority community in Washington D.C. "It helps.

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Republicans stall Trump's $2,000 covid relief checks in Senate

Donald Trump's push for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks stalled out Tuesday in the Senate as Republicans blocked a swift vote proposed by Democrats and split within their own ranks over whether to boost spending or defy the White House.The roadblock mounted by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell may not be sustainable as pressure mounts. Trump wants the Republican-led chamber to follow the House and increase the checks from $600 for millions of Americans.

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New Covid-19 variant hits US as Joe Biden vows all-out effort

Also Read | Ten books from 2020 you must not missThe EU health agency warned that the strain carried a high risk for more hospitalizations and deaths -- not because the infections are more severe but because it spreads more easily.The Rocky Mountain state of Colorado recorded what is believed to be the first case in the United States -- which has suffered the highest death toll of the year-old pandemic that has claimed more than 1.78 million lives globally.Governor Jared Polis said a man in his 20s in Elbert County near Denver was infected with the variant known as B.1.1.7 and is isolating.Biden, after receiving a briefing from experts on the pandemic, warned that the dire Covid situation may not ease up until "well into March.""The next

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Coronavirus: U.S. reports 1st known case of COVID-19 variant as vaccine rollout hits snag

The U.S. reported Tuesday its first known case of the COVID-19 variant first identified in the U.K., with the case being found in Colorado.

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Biden criticizes slow vaccine rollout, Colorado confirms nation's first UK variant case

Pledging a more aggressive effort once he's in office, President-elect Joe Biden today took aim at the slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the United States, which reported its first confirmed United Kingdom variant case today.

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Biden says pace of COVID-19 vaccine rollout is 'falling far behind,' vows to accelerate

WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden criticized the Trump administration Tuesday for the pace of distributing COVID-19 vaccines, saying it is "falling far behind."Biden said "it’s gonna take years, not months, to vaccinate the American people" at the current pace.He vowed to ramp up the current speed of vaccinations five to six times to 1 million shots a day, but acknowledged it "will still take months to have the majority of Americans vaccinated."President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks on the ongoing coronavirus pandemic at the Queen Theater on Dec. 29, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware.

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Coronavirus: Biden says ‘very tough’ times to come amid 2nd wave, but optimistic for U.S. future

While he provided an optimistic vision for the United States in the coming years pertaining to the economy, racial equality, clean energy and more, president-elect Joe Biden said on Tuesday “the next few weeks and months are going to be very tough,” even as the country continues to live through the pandemic’s second wave, perhaps even “the toughest.”

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Florida reports highest virus infection rate yet, more than 11,800 new COVID-19 cases

ORLANDO, Fla. – With the country awaiting word on whether the Republican-controlled Senate will eventually approve sending $2,000 coronavirus relief checks to most Americans, Florida yet again reported thousands of new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday.The House overwhelmingly approved the measure to increase stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 at the request of President Donald Trump but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked Democrats’ request to hold a vote on Tuesday.[TRENDING: How to get vaccine in Florida | Will vaccine work on new strains? | Strange Florida: Here’s the proof]He saidthe chamber would “begin a process” to address the issue.McConnell, who has said little publicly on Trump’s request, objected to hold a vote but gave

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Kamala Harris receives 1st dose of Moderna coronavirus vaccine

Kamala Harris received a COVID-19 vaccination live on television on Tuesday, as the incoming Biden administration seeks to boost confidence in the inoculation even while warning it will be months before it is available to all.Senator Harris, who is Black and Asian-American, will become the second high-profile person from an ethnic minority background to receive the vaccine after Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Dec. 18.Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, who takes office on Jan.

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Joe Biden’s inaugural lunch called off due to concern over coronavirus

Joe Biden’s swearing-in ceremonies canceled the traditional inaugural luncheon to honor the new president and vice president, saying a modified event is no longer possible due to the coronavirus.The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies had been planning a ceremony that would keep the time-honored custom alive while instituting new health and safety protocols.

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Coronavirus: VP-elect Kamala Harris receives COVID-19 vaccine

U.S. vice-president-elect Kamala Harris was inoculated with her first dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., afterward urging Americans to also get vaccinated when they have the opportunity to.

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Kamala Harris and Husband Doug Emhoff Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, received their first doses of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday, with the incoming vice president getting her shot on camera as part of efforts to build public trust in the inoculations. Harris and Emhoff were administered the vaccine at United Medical Center in Washington, D.C., by Patricia Cummings, clinical nurse manager at the hospital.«Let's do it,» Harris told Cummings before she received her shot. «I'm ready.»After getting the vaccine, the vice president-elect exclaimed «that was easy» and said it was «relatively painless» and quick.«It's literally about saving lives.

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Republican-led Senate controls fate of President Trump's $2,000 stimulus checks

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump’s push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks now rests with the Senate after the House voted overwhelmingly to meet the president's demand to increase the $600 stipends, but Republicans have shown little interest in boosting spending.The outcome is highly uncertain heading into Tuesday's session. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has declined to publicly address how he plans to handle the issue.

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Biden accuses Trump admin of laying ‘roadblocks’ for his White House transition team

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden said Monday that his transition team has “encountered obstruction” from political leadership of the Department of Defense, and the Office of Management and Budget.

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Trump aides laying ‘roadblocks’ for White House transition team, Biden says

Joe Biden said on Monday many of America’s security agencies had been “hollowed out” under U.S. President Donald Trump and the lack of information being provided to his transition team by the outgoing administration was an “irresponsibility.”“We’ve encountered roadblocks from the political leadership at the Department of Defense and the Office of Management and Budget,” Biden said after a meeting with his foreign policy team.“Right now we just aren’t getting all of the information that we need from the outgoing administration in key national security areas.

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Fate of Trump's $2,000 checks now rests with GOP-led Senate

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks now rests with the Senate after the House voted overwhelmingly to meet the president's demand to increase the $600 stipends, but Republicans have shown little interest in boosting spending.The outcome is highly uncertain heading into Tuesday's session. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has declined to publicly address how he plans to handle the issue.

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Trump Signs $900 Billion COVID Relief Bill

President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals. It also averts a government shutdown.

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Biden warns of damage to national security by Trump administration amid ‘roadblocks' to transition

WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden is warning of massive damage done to the national security apparatus by the Trump administration and "roadblocks" in communication between agency officials and his transition team that could undermine Americans’ security.During remarks Monday in Wilmington, Delaware, Biden said his team has faced "obstruction" from the "political leadership" at the Defense Department and the Office of Management and Budget as they’ve sought to gather necessary information to continue the transition of power."Right now we just aren’t getting all the information that we need from the outgoing administration in key national security areas.

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Trump signs COVID relief bill granting stimulus checks, jobless benefits

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals.The massive bill includes $1.4 trillion to fund government agencies through September and contains other end-of-session priorities such as money for cash-starved transit systems and an increase in food stamp benefits.Democrats are promising more aid to come once President-elect Joe Biden takes office, but Republicans are signaling a wait-and-see approach.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE.

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After Biden, Fauci shows concern that Covid may get worse after the holidays

Dr Anthony Fauci said on Sunday."The reason I'm concerned and my colleagues in public health are concerned also is that we very well might see a post-seasonal, in the sense of Christmas, New Year's, surge," CNN quoted Fauci as saying. "We are really at a very critical point....

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US Covid outbreak may worsen after holidays - Fauci

Top US government scientist Anthony Fauci has warned the worst of the pandemic may be yet to come, driving the country to a "critical point" as holiday travel spreads the coronavirus.

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Biden: Reversing Trump's immigration policies will take months

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks on November job numbers at the Queen theater December 4, 2020 Wilmington, Delaware.

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'Devastating consequences' if Trump does not sign Covid-19 aid bill: Joe Biden

jobless benefits expire after Trump threw a long-awaited pandemic aid package into doubt -- demanding lawmakers more than triple the $600 direct payments to US taxpayers."This abdication of responsibility has devastating consequences.

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‘This bill is critical’: Biden pushes Trump to sign COVID-19 relief bill

(Photos by JIM WATSON and SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON,SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) President-elect Joe Biden is urging President Donald Trump to sign a nearly $1 trillion COVID-19 relief package that continues to hang in the balance."This bill is critical," Biden wrote in a statement. "It needs to be signed into law now."Biden called Trump’s refusal to sign the relief bill an "abdication of responsibility [that] has devastating consequences."Trump spent his Christmas golfing in Florida as a government shutdown looms.

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Biden calls on Trump to sign COVID relief bill amid battle over direct payments

President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday called on President Trump to sign the coronavirus stimulus bill -- warning that failing to do so would have "devastating consequences" for millions of Americans. Biden's push comes as Trump and Congress battle over the size of direct payments included in the mammoth legislation.

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Biden pledges tuition-free community college for all

President-Elect Joe Biden delivers remarks before the holiday at The Queen in Wilmington, Delaware on Dec. 22, 2020.

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Politics overhangs US Christmas as govt shutdown nears, COVID aid uncertain

Donald Trump will spend Christmas Day at his Palm Beach resort as millions of Americans face the risk of losing jobless benefits on Saturday and a partial government shutdown looms next week, following his threat to not sign a $2.3 trillion coronavirus aid and spending package.Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, whose victory Trump still refuses to acknowledge nearly two months after the Nov.

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President-elect Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Dr. Anthony Fauci

FILE - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden appears oh stage with his wife Dr. Jill Biden after delivering his acceptance speech on the fourth night of the Democratic National Convention from the Chase Center on Aug.

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Biden to introduce Connecticut schools chief Miguel Cardona as education secretary pick

WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden is set to introduce Miguel Cardona as his pick for education secretary on Wednesday, choosing Connecticut's education chief and a lifelong champion of public schools to lead the department.The selection delivers on Biden’s promise to nominate someone with experience working in public education and would fulfill his goal of installing an education chief who stands in sharp contrast to Secretary Betsy DeVos.Unlike DeVos, a school choice advocate whom Biden says is an opponent of public schools, Cardona is a product of them, starting when he entered kindergarten unable to speak English.Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will hold an event with Cardona in Wilmington, Delaware, where he's

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Coronavirus: Trump demands U.S. Congress amend COVID-19 stimulus bill

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Biden picks Connecticut schools chief as education secretary

President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Miguel Cardona, Connecticut's education chief and a lifelong champion of public schools, to serve as education secretary.The selection delivers on Biden’s promise to nominate someone with experience working in public education and would fulfill his goal of installing an education chief who stands in sharp contrast to Secretary Betsy DeVos.

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Biden blames Trump for cyberattack, says it can't go unanswered

Joe Biden lashed out at Donald Trump over a major hack of U.S. government agencies and companies, saying the president isn’t taking it seriously enough and said such a huge cyberattack on the US government cannot go unanswered.Biden said in pre-holiday remarks, "We can't let this go unanswered.

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Indian equities seen volatile on virus concerns; Wipro, Infosys in focus

How hunger came back to haunt IndiaUS stocks ended mostly lower overnight Tuesday over concerns the new covid variation, which has halted movement in and out of the UK and sent vaccine makers scrambling to ensure their drugs are effective against it, could further hamper a softening economic recovery.Data showed US consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in December, for second-straight monthly decline, as renewed restrictions aimed at slowing the pandemic hobbled businesses, overshadowing the roll out of covid-19 vaccines.US President-elect Joe Biden, warning that the "darkest days in the battle against covid are ahead of us," said his administration will put forward another covid-19 relief package early next year.Back home, German

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Joe Biden says reversing Donald Trump's immigration policies will take months

Joe Biden says it will take months to roll back some of President Donald Trump's actions on immigration, offering a slower timeline than he promised on the campaign trail and one that may rile advocates pushing for speedy action on the issue.His Tuesday comments echo those made by two of his top foreign policy advisers in an interview with Spanish wire service EFE on Monday hitting the brakes on rolling back Trump's restrictive asylum policies.Also Read | How hunger came back to haunt IndiaSusan Rice, Biden's incoming domestic policy adviser, and Jake Sullivan, his pick for national security adviser, as well as Biden himself, warned that moving too quickly could create a new crisis at the border.Speaking to reporters in Wilmington,

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San Francisco mayor says Newsom's California Senate pick 'a real blow to the African-American community'

San Francisco Mayor Lundin Breed said that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pick to fill the Senate vacancy of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is "a real blow to the African-American community." Newsom tapped Calif.

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