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.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... Prosecuting two Albuquerque police officers on murder charges for the on-duty shooting of a homeless man and volunteering to try rape cases that stem from testing backlogged rape kits are among the tougher assignments that veteran attorney Randi McGinn has taken on. Add running for Congress to the li...

  This latest “stimulus” bill coming out of Congress is a total POS. This country has waited nine damn months so Pakistan could get $10 million for gender programs. The list is nauseating $169,739,000 to Vietnam, including $19 million to remediate dioxins (page 1476). Unspecified funds to “continue support for not-for-profit institutions of higher education in Kabul, Afghanistan that are accessible to both women and men in a coeducational environment” (page 1477). $198,323,000 to Bangl...

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The deal was done. After months of fighting, Democrats and Republicans had finally come up with a coronavirus relief bill they could agree on - billions of dollars for things like unemployment benefits, help for small businesses, direct payments to many Americans, vaccine distribution. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The package made it through both houses of Congress comparatively easy this week. For many, that was a huge relief. Then... (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRESIDENT ...

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Deal reached in House after both parties relinquished key demands From CNNs Clare Foran and Manu Raju The sun sets over the White House in Washington, DC on December 21. Samuel Corum/AFP/Getty Images Faced with Republican opposition, Democrats were forced to abandon a push for roughly $160 billion in aid to cash-strapped states and cities as part of the eventually agreed upon $900 billion Covid relief package, while Republicans dropped a demand for liability protections after Democrats signale...

President Trump signs stopgap spending bill to keep government open until Dec. 28 From CNN’s Daniel Allman and Manu Raju US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up as he departs on the South Lawn of the White House, on December 12. Al Drago/Getty Images US President Donald Trump signed a stopgap spending bill to keep the government open until December 28. Just after midnight, Trump signed the bill, H.R. 1520, known as the “Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021,” which ...

How moonshine, multi-hour Zooms and a deadly pandemic pushed Congress to approve new stimulus Jeff Stein and Mike DeBonis, The Washington Post Dec. 22, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail Sens. Mark R. Warner, D-Va.; Susan Collins, R-Maine; and Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va.; speak with reporters during at a news conference with a bipartisan group of lawmakers as they announce a proposal for a coronavirus relief bill on Dec. 14 in Washington.Photo for The Washington Post by Al Drago WASHINGTON - As President ...

$900B COVID relief bill passed by Congress, sent to Trump By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press Dusk falls over the Capitol, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Washington. Congressional leaders have hashed out a massive, year-end catchall bill that combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion spending bill and reams of other unfinished legislation on taxes, energy, education and health care. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., speaks during a news conference with the ...

2020/12/22 13:54 Dusk falls over the Capitol, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Washington. Congressional leaders have hashed out a massive, year-end catchall bill that combin... Dusk falls over the Capitol, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Washington. Congressional leaders have hashed out a massive, year-end catchall bill that combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion spending bill and reams of other unfinished legislation on taxes, energy, education and health c...

What Pa. lawmakers liked and loathed in the $900B coronavirus relief package Updated Dec 22, 2020; Pennsylvania lawmakers hailed the passage of the coronavirus relief package, even as they noted its shortcomings and late arrival. The $900 billion package approved late Monday night would provide $600 in stimulus payments to most Americans; a temporary weekly benefit of $300 for the unemployed; and aid for business, restaurants, health care providers and schools. It was merged with a broader $1....