COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The coronavirus stimulus package is still being debated and has yet to be decided on. Negotiations of the package remain at a stand-still, and prospects of one succeeding package remain uncertain in the wake of the election.
Congressional sources say republicans are against a proposal that would cost more than $1 trillion, but democratic leaders say they want twice that amount. Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell recently reported he’s interested in passing another stimulus soon, while congress is facing a December 11th deadline to keep the government funded.
Regulators authorized AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for use in adults throughout the European Union on Friday, amid criticism the bloc is not moving fast enough to vaccinate its population.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former FBI lawyer was sentenced to probation for altering an email that the Justice Department relied on during its surveillance of an aide to President Donald Trump during the Russia investigation.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers lashed out Friday at rival Republicans who tried to repeal his statewide mask mandate, saying killing the order would be a ridiculous move comparable to abolishing speed limits.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As some conservatives in South Carolina celebrated getting a bill that would ban almost all abortions in the state past a legislative barrier and likely becoming law, they said they are not finished trying to end all abortions.
A Moscow court on Friday put the brother and several allies of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny under house arrest for two months as authorities sought to stymie more protests over the jailing of the top Kremlin foe.