PHOTO CREDITS: DONALD J. TRUMP/TWITTER President Donald Trump on Tuesday demanded Congress send him an amended COVID-19 relief package, demanding that stimulus checks of $600 for each American be increased to $2,000. Trump said in a video that he tweeted out Tuesday night that the bill delivered too much money[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: JACQUELYN MARTIN/AP Congress announced a sweeping compromise on a $900 billion coronavirus stimulus package and a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill Sunday night. After days of tense negotiations and months of partisan stalemate, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that leadership from both chambers had finalized an agreement.[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: CNN Officials from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection warn that a Biden administration may lead to a drastic increase of immigration at the Southwest border that far exceeds current levels. “The numbers are going up for one reason: because of the Biden effect,” said former acting Director[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: CNN Joe Biden is expected to pick Pete Buttigieg as secretary of Transportation and former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm as Energy secretary. The decisions leave Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Ind., poised to become the first openly gay person – confirmed by the Senate – to a[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: GETTY IMAGES Chris MIller, the acting Secretary of Defense, has ordered the Pentagon to halt President-elect Joe Biden’s transition briefings. The start of the transition was delayed by election disputes, limiting the time to complete necessary tasks. Pentagon officials, some of which are new, also have other responsibilities[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: ENTREPRENEUR Joe Biden’s nominees to run the Treasury Department held a meeting Monday with racial and economic justice activists. Treasury Secretary-designee Janet Yellen and Deputy Treasury Secretary-designee Wally Adeyemo “reaffirmed their commitment to placing racial equity at the center of economic recovery, focusing on the households, businesses and[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: YURI GRIPAS/REUTERS Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes a return to “normal” life is further down the road for the US than people expect, despite a Covid-19 vaccine being approved and distributed this week. Conceding that by the summer of 2021, the US should be “way closer to normal[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: SIA KAMBOU/GETTY IMAGES The Supreme Court heard arguments about whether U.S. chocolate companies should be held responsible for child slavery on the African farms from which they buy most of their cocoa. The Supreme Court seemed concerned Tuesday about the impact of siding with food giants Nestle and[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: VOA NEWS Hunter Biden has revealed that he’s under federal investigation for tax fraud, with a report saying the Justice Department is examining his overseas business dealings. The probe also reportedly involves a laptop that belonged to Hunter Biden, the existence of which was first reported by The[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: MARK MAKELA/GETTY IMAGES Biden names Health Secretary, COVID Czar, other key members to his health team. President-Elect Joe Biden has announced his nominee for Health Secretary, naming Xavier Becerra, California’s attorney general. If confirmed, Becerra would be the first Latino-American to hold the title. Becerro stated his intentions[Read More…]