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Republican from louisiana died tonight from complications related to covid19. He was just 41, father to two small children and would have been sworn in in just days. His death along with the new more contagious strain underscores how important it is to get the vaccine out fast. But there is growing concern we are not moving as fast as we could or should be. The cdc says 11. 4 million doses had been sent to states, but only about 2. 1 million have received the vaccines first dose so far. That is ...

Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell will go along with the president s demands and allow an up or down vote on the house bill which would increase stimulus checks for millions of americans from 600 to 2,000. Mcconnell did promise a vote tomorrow on overriding the president s veto of the National Defense authorization act, which mcconnell urged the senate to pass. Both issues, of course, put republicans in the precarious position of potentially having to cross President Trump. Cnns Phil Mattingly joi...

Police responded to a call of shots fired found the rv blaring a recorded warning to evacuate that it would explode in 15 minutes. And then to begin counting down the minutes. The explosion destroyed dozens of buildings and disrupted Cell Phone Service in several states. Three people hospitalized in stable condition but many more lives couldve been lost if not for the six brave Nashville Police officers who immediately evacuated nearby civilians. Authorities about 30 miles away in lebanon tennes...

Fact check, raffensperger does not have a sibling who works for china. Thats just another person with the same last name. Donald trump and president elect biden are both expected to travel to georgia in the final days as the conservative wall street journal editorial page is already blaming donald trump if both republicans lose on tuesday, writing this. Quote, well see how this plays out in georgia, but the fault here isnt Mitch Mcconnells, the political damage to the gom comes from donald trump...

Republicans in particular try to navigate an increasingly bitter and unpredictable president whos in his final days in office. Republicans are arguably in a really tough spot here. Later today the house is going to vote on 2,000 direct checks for americans impacted by the pandemic, something trump wants but that many republicans dont. And the house is also going to vote to override the president s veto of the defense bill, a piece of legislation the president doesnt want but republicans sure do....

Good morning, lucas. Reporter good morning, carley and todd. Cries sigh avoided but another one looms. President trump signing the massive 2. 3 trillion spending bill including 900 billion in emergency relief, facing mounting pressure from lawmakers to sign it. The president said, i will sign the package with a strong message that makes clear to congress that wasteful items need to be removed. I will send back to congress a red lined version accompanied by the formal rescission request to congre...

Flood the streets of washington. Just after the house voted to override the president s veto on a National Defense bill, senator Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell has all but closed the door on the president s plan to increase covid relief checks. Joining me now is jake sherman, monica alba and sam stein, all nbc news contributors. Three people who dont know the meaning of the words holiday or vacation. Jake, well start with you. Tell us whats happening on capitol hill. The 2,000 checks seemed to ...

Live from the white house. Have there been any indications from the president or his team that theyre even remotely focused on trying to get ahold of the pandemic right now . Certainly not from the president or his political aides, jake. Instead theyve tried to really down play what weve seen happening with the rollout of these vaccines, and the distribution that we were told was going to go seamlessly and it was going to have a certain amount of americans, of course, vaccinated by today, and no...

The golf course in florida again today as the effect of the pandemic continues to impact nearly every aspect of our lives. Tonight colorado has confirmed the first known u. S. Case of a new coronavirus strain first identified in the united kingdom. The patient is said to be a man in his 20s with no travel history whos now in isolation. Scientists here and in the u. K. Have said they believe this new strain to be more contagious but not more severe. However, cases are now overwhelming hospitals i...

Tell us about that. An actual sign of bipartis bipartisanship for the two Fallen Police officers that really shook the capitol. Just moments from now, the house will have a moment of silence for the two Police Officers, including one who was killed in the result of what happened after wednesdays deadly riot, another one who died over the weekend as officers brian sicknick, was the one who sustained injuries from wednesdays riot. And an officer was pronounced dead from over the weekend. So a sign...