After the White House declined to pursue a unified national strategy, governors faced off against lobbyists, health experts and a restless public consumed by misinformation.
The U.K. Locks Down Further as Alarm About Virus Variant Grows
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Salt Lake City said all schools will reopen after teachers are vaccinated. The U.S. reached a deal with Pfizer on additional vaccine doses. Here’s the latest on the pandemic.
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Struggling to limit the spread of a potentially more infectious variant of the coronavirus, the British government ordered more sections of England to be placed under the most restrictive lockdown measures on Wednesday, as health officials said severely curtailing human contact was the only way to protect people.
Transition Highlights: Trumpâs Fierce Criticism of Stimulus Bill Leaves Republicans Torn
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President Trumpâs veto of a military bill that Congress passed by wide margins set the stage for the first veto override of his term. President-elect Joe Biden named his pick for education secretary.
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Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the Republican leader, told colleagues on Wednesday that the president had not yet committed to a veto of the bill.Credit.Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times
WASHINGTON â President Trumpâs criticism of the $900 billion coronavirus relief deal drove a wedge through the Republican Party on Wednesday, drawing harsh rebukes from House Republicans and threatening the delivery of unemployment checks, a reprieve on evictions and direct payments to struggling Americans.
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