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The latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic from Thursday, Dec. 31. Author: WTHR.com staff, TEGNA, The Associated Press Published: 3:48 AM EST December 31, 2020 Updated: 4:07 AM EST January 1, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS Thursday s latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic.
MCPHD announces 2021 COVID testing sites
The Marion County Public Health Department has released information about its free drive-through COVID-19 testing sites for next year. All testing is by appointment only. Patients should register at MarionHealth.org/indycovid. Anyone who does not have internet access should call 317-221-5515 to make an appointment. Patients who need assistance completing registration should call 317-221-8967.
Here are the locations and times for the testing sites, effective Jan. 4, 2021:
Trump, the first president to lose a reelection bid in almost 30 years, has attributed his defeat to widespread voter fraud, despite nonpartisan election officials saying there wasn t any. He has pushed Republican senators to pursue his unfounded charges even though the Electoral College this month cemented Biden’s 306-232 victory and multiple legal efforts to challenge the results have failed. Sen. Josh Hawley s announcement that he would object to the certification of some states Electoral College results on Jan. 6 sets up the day as a test of Republican loyalty to President Trump. NBCLX s political reporter Noah Pransky explains why a last-minute protest by some House Republicans will make good TV drama, but won t overturn the presidential results.
Just give us a vote on the House-passed bill, and we can vote on whatever right-wing conspiracy theory you like, the New York Democrat said on the Senate floor.
The remarks came shortly after a speech from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who slammed the $2,000 direct payments as socialism for the rich.
McConnell has refused to hold a separate vote on the stimulus payments, instead tying them legislation that would repeal Section 230 and create a commission to study alleged issues with the presidential election.
President
Donald Trump demanded that Congress move forward with all three issues when he agreed to sign a $900 billion Covid-19 relief package on Sunday.