COVID relief and government funding package, U.S. President Donald Trump‘s demand for bigger aid checks for Americans is forcing Republicans traditionally wary of such spending into an uncomfortable test of allegiance.On Thursday, House Democrats who also favour $2,000 checks will all but dare Republicans to break with Trump, calling up his proposal for a Christmas Eve vote.

The president’s last-minute objection could derail critical legislation amid a raging pandemic and deep economic uncertainty.

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Skiers take to Scots slopes despite resort being closed due to coronavirus

skiers took to the slopes at Scotland’s major winter sports resort at the weekend - despite it being closed.Cairngorm Mountain officially ended operations on Christmas Eve due to the new coronavirus restrictions.It had only reopened a few days earlier, with just over 50 skiers and snowboarders enjoying the experience due to the tighter regulations.However, following the announcement by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon that mainland Scotland was to be placed into Level 4 lockdown from Boxing Day, resort bosses decided to close.But some skiers and boarders defied the decision.On Saturday, several enthusiasts parked their cars at the closed snow gates and hiked two miles uphill to the ski centre where they enjoyed the freedom of the slopes.

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Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs

WASHINGTON – In an extraordinary rebuke of President Donald Trump, all 10 living former secretaries of defense cautioned Sunday against any move to involve the military in pursuing claims of election fraud, arguing that it would take the country into “dangerous, unlawful and unconstitutional territory.”The 10 men, both Democrats and Republicans, signed on to an opinion article published in The Washington Post that implicitly questioned Trump's willingness to follow his Constitutional duty to peacefully relinquish power on Jan. 20.

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Republicans slam GOP efforts to undo 2020 election for Trump

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump addresses an event for the Young Black Leadership Summit in the East Room of the White House October 04, 2019 in Washington, DC.

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GOP plans to upend Biden win for Trump rips party apart

WASHINGTON – The extraordinary effort to overturn the presidential election is ripping the Republican Party apart as GOP lawmakers orchestrating the challenges to Joe Biden's victory faced intense blowback Sunday from others in the party warning they are undermining Americans' faith in democracy. President Donald Trump has enlisted support from a dozen Republican senators and up to 100 House Republicans to challenge the Electoral College vote when Congress convenes in a joint session to confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s 306-232 win.

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Report: Trump pressured Georgia Secretary of State to 'find' votes overturning election

US President Donald Trump looks on during a ceremony presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to wrestler Dan Gable in the Oval Office of the White House ATLANTA - President Donald Trump badgered and pleaded with Georgia’s election chief to overturn Joe Biden’s win in the state, suggesting in a telephone call that the official "find" enough votes to hand Trump the victory.The conversation Saturday was the latest step in an unprecedented effort by a sitting president to pressure a state official to reverse the outcome of a free and fair election that he lost.

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Congress starts new session amid COVID pandemic, Biden's win

106 women will serve in the next U.S. House and 25 women will serve in the next U.S.

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Last days in Georgia runoffs that will decide Senate control

ATLANTA – Two days before dueling runoffs in Georgia that will determine U.S. Senate control, GOP incumbent Kelly Loeffler said she had not decided whether to join Republican colleagues in challenging the legitimacy of Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump.

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The Latest: Hawley defends rationale for contesting election

WASHINGTON – The Latest on the new session of Congress (all times local):11:15 a.m.Republican Sen. Josh Hawley is hitting back at GOP colleagues who are criticizing his attempt to overturn the presidential election won by Joe Biden.In a lengthy email, the Missouri Republican defended his rationale for challenging President Donald Trump’s defeat.

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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz joins GOP block to object to Biden’s electoral college victory

Ted Cruz on Saturday said he will spearhead a drive by nearly a dozen Republican senators to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory when Electoral College results are tallied in Congress on Jan. 6 – a largely symbolic move that has little chance of preventing Biden from taking office.Cruz‘s effort is in defiance of Senate Republican leaders, who have argued that the Senate’s role in certifying the election is largely ceremonial and had been looking to avoid an extended debate on the floor about the outcome.

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Congress opens new session as COVID-19, Biden's win dominate

WASHINGTON – Congress is preparing to convene for the start of a new session, swearing in lawmakers during a tumultuous period as a relative handful of Republicans work to overturn Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump and the coronavirus surge imposes limits at the Capitol.Democrat Nancy Pelosi is set Sunday to be reelected as House speaker by her party, which retains the majority in the House but with the slimmest margin in 20 years after a November election wipeout.Opening the Senate could be among Mitch McConnell’s final acts at majority leader. Republican control is in question until Tuesday’s runoff elections for two Senate seats in Georgia.

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Biden flexes Georgia muscle alongside GOP in Senate races

President-elect Joe Biden is going all-in to help Democrats win two Senate runoffs in Georgia that will determine party control in the critical early years of his administration, a widespread effort that not long ago would have been unthinkable in a Republican-dominated state in the Deep South.The push ahead of Tuesday's election comes with early voting making some Republicans nervous as President Donald Trump, who narrowly lost the state to Biden, continues to assert falsely that the Georgia election process is rigged.Biden and his team have steered at least $18 million to help Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock try to unseat Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler.

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Health worker's family make appeal to take Covid seriously

The family of a frontline worker who died a week after contracting Covid-19 has appealed to people to take the virus seriously.

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Biden promises vastly different approach to COVID-19 pandemic

Joe Biden is sworn-in as president of the United States, it will mark the beginning of a new era in the U.S. government response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Americans will notice the difference on day one.

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2021 marquee contest: Virginia governor's race in high gear

RICHMOND, Va. – An unusually broad field of candidates are vying for the governor's seat in Virginia as the marquee political contest of 2021 gets into full swing. Only New Jersey and Virginia are set to elect governors next year, and the Old Dominion’s off-year contest has a strong track record of being an early indicator of broader national trends, previewing voter backlashes against Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump in recent election cycles.Virginia has traditionally elected business-friendly moderates of both parties to be its chief executive, but the depth of the 2021 field reflects the state’s changing political dynamics and the unsettled mood among both Republicans and Democrats.

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“We have to be remembered for what’s been done” says Trump in New Year’s video message

On Thursday, the White House posted a holiday video message from U.S. President Donald Trump, who has yet to concede his November election defeat to Democrat Joe Biden, in which he praised his administration’s accomplishments, which he said included its handling of the coronavirus pandemic and rebuilding the economy.

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GOP torn over Trump's Electoral College challenge of Biden

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's extraordinary challenge of his election defeat by President-elect Joe Biden is becoming a defining moment for the Republican Party before next week's joint session of Congress to confirm the Electoral College results.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is urging Republicans not to try to overturn the election, but not everyone is heeding him. Sen.

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GOP rebuffs Trump on $2K aid, defense as Congress wraps up

WASHINGTON – The Senate wrapped up a rare New Year's Day session with Republicans rejecting President Donald Trump's demand for $2,000 COVID-19 aid checks and overriding his veto of a sweeping defense bill, an unusual one-two rebuke at the end of a chaotic Congress.Democrats tried a final time to push forward a House-passed bill that would boost the $600 direct aid payments just approved by Congress to $2,000 as Trump demanded for millions of Americans.

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Trump vetoes Calif. fishing bill over seafood trade deficit

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump vetoed a bill Friday that would have gradually ended the use of large-mesh drift gillnets deployed exclusively in federal waters off the coast of California, saying such legislation would increase reliance on imported seafood and worsen a multibillion-dollar seafood trade deficit.Trump also said in his veto message to the Senate that the legislation sponsored by Sens.

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Loeffler, Perdue run hard-line pitch in swing state Georgia

ATLANTA – The merchandise featured in Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s online campaign store includes T-shirts and bumper stickers bearing Donald Trump’s name and the message: “Still my president.” The Georgia Republican is running television ads ahead of Tuesday’s Senate runoff elections that lambastes her opponent, the Rev.

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Senate overrides Trump’s veto of annual defense policy bill

WASHINGTON - In a rare New Year’s Day session, the Republican-led Senate voted to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the annual defense policy bill, the first veto override of his presidency.In a rare New Year’s Day session, the Republican-led Senate voted to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the annual defense policy bill, the first veto override of his presidency.The 81 to 13 vote easily exceeded the two-thirds threshold needed to override the veto, handing Trump a stinging rebuke just weeks before his term ends.Trump had lashed out at GOP lawmakers on Twitter, charging earlier this week that "Weak and tired Republican ‘leadership’ will allow the bad Defense Bill to pass.″Trump called the looming override vote a

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In a first, Congress overrides Trump veto of defense bill

WASHINGTON – Congress has overridden President Donald Trump's veto of a defense policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago.In an extraordinary New Year's Day session, the Republican-controlled Senate easily turned aside the veto, dismissing Trump's objections to the $740 billion bill and handing him a stinging rebuke just weeks before his term ends.Trump had lashed out at GOP lawmakers on Twitter, charging earlier this week that “Weak and tired Republican ‘leadership’ will allow the bad Defense Bill to pass.″Trump called the looming override vote a “disgraceful act of cowardice and total submission by weak people to Big Tech.

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Pence looks to quash last-gasp lawsuit aimed at overturning U.S. election

Mike Pence the power to overturn the results of the presidential election won by Joe Biden when Congress formally counts the Electoral College votes next week. GOP Senator rebukes ‘dangerous ploy’ to overturn U.S.

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In dueling New Year’s Eve messages, Trump touts record as Biden looks forward

U.S. President Donald Trump in a New Year’s Eve message reflected on his accomplishments in office, calling them “historic victories,” while his successor, President-elect Joe Biden, struck an upbeat tone in looking ahead to 2021.After weeks of vowing to win his fight to remain in office, Republican Trump said in a video posted on Twitter: “We have to be remembered for what’s been done.”Trump, who has yet to formally concede his November election defeat to his Democratic rival, returned to Washington early from his Florida resort amid a fight with Congress over a defense bill and coronavirus aid checks.pic.twitter.com/2kYtZF8Mei— Donald J.

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U.S. President Trump cuts vacation short, returns to White House day early

U.S. President Donald Trump is cutting short his Florida holiday vacation and returning to Washington on Thursday, one day earlier than expected for reasons the White House didn’t explain.

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GOP Senator rebukes ‘dangerous ploy’ to overturn U.S. election results

presidential election, warning colleagues against a “dangerous ploy” that could damage the nation’s civic traditions.Sasse, a potential 2024 presidential contender, posted a lengthy explanation of his views on social media, including a paragraph by paragraph dismantling of allegations of voter fraud in key states won by President-elect Joe Biden. Sasse said he felt compelled to speak “truth” as constituents and those supporting U.S.

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GOP senator rebukes 'dangerous ploy' to fight Biden victory

WASHINGTON – Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska has issued a pointed rebuke of GOP attempts to object Jan.

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London hospital in 'disaster medicine mode' and 'can't provide high standard care' due to surge in coronavirus patients

direct to your inbox A hospital is in 'disaster medicine mode' and unable to provide 'high standard critical care' because it is understaffed and swamped by Covid-19 patients. A campaigning doctor revealed on Twitter that the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel had sent an email to notify staff of the dire situation.

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Trump extends pandemic-related visa ban through March 31

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday extended pandemic-related bans on issuing green cards and work visas to large groups of applicants outside the United States through March 31.Federal judges limited the impact but the bans, however short-lived, significantly tightened legal immigration, a goal that had eluded Trump before the coronavirus struck. They had been set to expire Thursday.An extension is consistent with Trump’s hardline stance on immigration and passes on the decision over when and whether to lift the bans to President-elect Joe Biden, who takes office Jan.

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Trump returns to White House early, offers year-end message

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump delivered a year-end video message Thursday after returning early from vacation, highlighting his administration’s work to rapidly develop a vaccine against COVID-19 and rebuild the economy.As the end of his presidency neared, Trump cut short his stay at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida and got back to the White House a day ahead of schedule.

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'See you in DC!' President Trump tweets ahead of 'wild' protest planned for Jan. 6

U.S. President Donald Trump walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on October 1, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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Bernie Sanders agrees with Trump’s push for more coronavirus stimulus

US Senator Bernie Sanders and President Donald Trump. (Photos by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images and Alex Wong/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - President Trump is pressing the Senate to increase coronavirus stimulus payments to $2,000 and Sen.

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Trump to cut holiday vacation in Florida short, return to White House

Donald Trump is cutting short his Florida holiday vacation and returning to Washington on Thursday, one day earlier than expected for reasons the White House didn’t explain.The White House announced the abrupt change in the president’s schedule late Wednesday, hours after 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 November election.It’s a futile attempt to remain in power that Trump has been pushing following the failure of scores of legal challenges to the election outcome by his campaign, including at the Supreme Court.

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McConnell blocks bid to immediately raise COVID-19 relief cheques from $600 to $2,000

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday blocked a bid by Democrats to hold a vote to boost COVID-19 relief cheques from US$600 to US$2,000, despite President Donald Trump having urged Congress to do so when he signed a stimulus bill on Sunday.

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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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Trump to return to White House early from Florida vacation

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – President Donald Trump is cutting short his Florida holiday vacation and returning to Washington on Thursday, one day earlier than expected for reasons the White House didn't explain. The White House announced the abrupt change in the president's schedule late Wednesday, hours after Sen.

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Nurse tests positive for Covid-19 eight days after getting first vaccine dose

A nurse tested positive for Covid-19 days after receiving the first of two doses of the Pfizer vaccine, according to reports.

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Census Bureau to miss deadline, potentially foiling Trump's plan to exclude undocumented immigrants

The U.S. Census logo appears on census materials received in the mail with an invitation to fill out census information online on March 19, 2020 in San Anselmo, California.

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Census Bureau to miss deadline, jeopardizing Trump plan

The Census Bureau plans to announce it will miss a year-end deadline for handing in numbers used for divvying up congressional seats. That delay could undermine President Donald Trump’s efforts to exclude people in the country illegally from the count if the figures aren’t turned in before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.It will be the first time that the Dec.

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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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Dumfries and Galloway coronavirus figures for Wednesday, December 30

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A further 92 people in Dumfries and Galloway have tested positive for coronavirus.It takes the total since the start of the pandemic to 1,591 and comes on the back of 106 confirmed cases yesterday.The significant increase is due to an outbreak in Wigtownshire involving the highly transmissible B.1.1.7 variant.Health board officials revealed yesterday there had been 221 positive cases in the district since December 9, with 171 of those since Christmas Eve.There are also concerns around cases in the lower Annandale area.In Scotland today, there were a further 2,045 positive cases, taking the national total to 124,831.There are 1,133 people in hospital

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Coronavirus vaccine patient 'dies five days after receiving Pfizer jab'

coronavirus vaccine.The man was vaccinated on Christmas Eve along with other members of the nursing home in Lucerne.Two days later he began complaining of urethral and abdominal pain and his blood pressure dropped while his heart rate increased.He had previously reacted negatively to a flu vaccination but this had not been communicated to the vaccination team, Zeitpunkt reports.The care home doctor examined the patient on the evening of December 27 and reported that the man was calm but his abdomen was hard and painful when touched.On Tuesday morning the doctor was informed the patient's condition had worsened.By the time he was recalled to the home the man had died.The patient had dementia but was reportedly otherwise healthy.There is not

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Vaccinated US nurse tests covid positive, expert says Pfizer shot needed more time to work

BENGALURU : A nurse in California tested positive for COVID-19 more than a week after receiving Pfizer Inc's vaccine, an ABC News affiliate reported on Tuesday, but a medical expert said the body needs more time to build up protection.Matthew W., 45, a nurse at two different local hospitals, said in a Facebook post on December 18 that he had received the Pfizer vaccine, telling the ABC News affiliate that his arm was sore for a day but that he had suffered no other side-effects.Also Read | Ten books from 2020 you must not missSix days later on Christmas Eve, he became sick after working a shift in the COVID-19 unit, the report added.

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US nurse tests positive over a week after receiving Pfizer covid vaccine: Report

California tested positive for COVID-19 more than a week after receiving Pfizer Inc's coronavirus vaccine, an ABC News affiliate reported on Tuesday.Matthew W., a nurse at two different local hospitals, said in a Facebook post on December 18 that he had received the Pfizer vaccine, telling the ABC News affiliate that his arm was sore for a day but that he had suffered no other side-effects.Six days later on Christmas Eve, he became sick after working a shift in the COVID-19 unit, the report added.

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Trump leaves mark on immigration policy, some of it lasting

WASHINGTON – When President Donald Trump was running for reelection, foreign-born U.S. residents were rushing to get their American citizenship before it might be too late.“I didn’t know what would happen if Trump got a second term,” said Victoria Abramowska, who became a citizen in Maine this fall, "after all the crazy things he did already.” Her fears weren’t unfounded.

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Trump lashes out at GOP after override vote on defense bill

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump lashed out at congressional Republicans a day after the House easily voted to override his veto of a defense policy bill.A total of 109 Republicans, including Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, a member of GOP leadership, joined with Democrats on Monday to approve the override, which would be the first of Trump’s presidency.

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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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Trump campaign files lawsuit with Supreme Court to overturn Wisconsin election results

Donald Trump‘s campaign asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to take its failed lawsuit challenging election results in swing state Wisconsin.Trump lost the state to Democrat Joe Biden by about 21,000 votes.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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