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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 Last week, the United Kingdom (UK) moved forward with its first inoculations of the approved Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.  The United States (US) approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine on Friday, 11 December, and will begin inoculations this coming week.  The European Union (EU) continues to stress safety over speed in its vaccine approval process and has yet to follow suit. The UK sealed the deal on a number of Free Trade Agreements, while talks with t...

Readers Write: Texas election lawsuit, Minneapolis police settlements Make amends, congressmen.  Text size Copy shortlink: When one willfully commits a wrong, the first step is to make amends. I suggest the three Minnesota Republican congressmen — Reps. Pete Stauber, Tom Emmer and Jim Hagedorn — make amends to the people of Minnesota for the wrongs committed by their decision to sign the legal brief in support of a failed lawsuit to the ...

Bipartisan Stimulus Plan Progresses Without Second Check Despite Lawmaker Demands On 12/15/20 at 5:20 AM EST A bipartisan COVID-19 relief proposal split into two bills in a bid to breach the ongoing stimulus impasse still excludes stimulus checks despite some lawmakers continued demands for such payments. The $908 billion pitch from a group of Republican and Democrat lawmakers consists mainly of a $748 billion bill focused on points of common ground, such as extending federal unemployment suppo...

No Labels, Planning Centrist Push in New Congress, Taps Larry Hogan The bipartisan organization has selected the Maryland governor, a Republican, as a leader, ramping up its campaign to influence the new Congress. Gov. Larry Hogan has become increasingly involved with the organization in recent months.Credit...Andrew Mangum for The New York Times Dec. 15, 2020 WASHINGTON — The bipartisan political organization No Labels named Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland, a Republican, as its new national co-...

One of the more appalling moments in the recent history of the House of Representatives occurred recently in the Capitol Visitor Center. Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave her weekly news conference and said that she had changed her position on the issue of passing a coronavirus relief bill. For months, as millions suffered the economic devastation associated with the pandemic, Pelosi stonewalled the Trump administration’s efforts to pass targeted, short-term relief for those in need. Now, as if by...

Moderates Pare Back Stimulus Plan in Hopes of Breaking Stalemate The group separated out the two most contentious issues — aid for state and local governments and liability protection for businesses — aiming for a consensus that could be agreed upon before week’s end. Senator Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, on Monday with a bipartisan group of lawmakers at the Capitol.Credit...Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times Published Dec. 14, 2020Updated Dec. 22, 2020 WASHINGTON — La...

Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Unveils Details of COVID-19 Relief Proposal A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Dec. 14 unveiled details of their two-part $908 billion COVID-19 relief plan that could form the basis of final talks between leaders in Congress. “Bipartisanship and compromise is alive and well in Washington, contrary to what you’ve been hearing. We’ve proven that,” said Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), in announcing details of the two-part package that aims to provide economic reli...

Bipartisan congressional group reveals threadbare stimulus plan On Monday, Republican and Democratic congressional members of the Problem Solvers Caucus released further details on the so-called “emergency relief framework” that was unveiled two weeks ago, with the full text of the bill slated to be released on Wednesday. At a time when some 54 million people are food insecure, catastrophic job losses continue to climb, with over 1.3 million state and federal first-time applicants last week...

KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY — As the first Americans received COVID-19 vaccines Monday, a group of senators, including Utah Republican Mitt Romney, unveiled a revised bipartisan $908 billion relief package they hope will bring economic stability to people across the country. The proposal is split into two bills — one would provide $748 billion for support for small businesses, including Payroll Protection Program loans, added unemployment benefits and food and shelter assistance. The other would ...

Bipartisan US Stimulus Plan Set For Release As Deadlock Persists 12/14/20 AT 9:49 AM US lawmakers on Monday were set to introduce a bipartisan $908 billion stimulus proposal aimed at breaking a lengthy deadlock on spending to help the pandemic-ravaged economy. The measure would pay for aid programs to state and local governments, the unemployed and small businesses and was supported by both Democrats and Republicans, but its chances for passage in the final weeks of President Donald Trumps term...