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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is working to keep both moderates and progressives inside his caucus on board with the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill and pass it this week.
Jacquelyn Martin/APModerate Democrats have demanded that the $1,400 stimulus checks be targeted at low- and moderate-income people. The change, if adopted, means the House will need to vote again on the package.
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New Initiative By Health Insurers Aims To Help Vaccinate 2 Million Vulnerable Seniors National News
Officials said Wednesday that a coalition of health insurance providers will team up as part of a new "Vaccine Community Connectors" pilot program.
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Ronny Jackson 'Bullied' Subordinates And Broke Alcohol Rules, Pentagon Report Finds National News
During a presidential trip, the report says, the former White House physician made inappropriate comments about a female subordinate, then got drunk and banged on her door in the middle of the night.
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House Cancels Thursday Session After Police Warn Of Possible Attack On Congress National News
The U.S. Capitol Police says it is aware of and preparing for a threat by an identified militia group to breach the Capitol complex on Thursday.
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Explosion Outside Dutch Coronavirus Testing Site, Police Say National News
Dutch police say the explosion went off outside of a coronavirus test center several miles north of Amsterdam. There were no injuries from the blast.
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Germany Places Right-Wing Opposition Party Under Domestic Surveillance National News
German investigators can now cultivate informants, tap phone calls and read emails as part of its inquiry. The Alternative for Germany party says the move is politically motivated.
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DOD Took Hours To Approve National Guard Request During Capitol Riot, Commander Says National News
Maj. Gen. William Walker said the Department of Defense took three hours to approve deploying the National Guard to the Capitol on Jan. 6 after a "frantic" request from Capitol Police.
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From 'Jolene' To Vaccine: Dolly Parton Gets COVID-19 Shot She Helped Fund National News
The country music icon, who is 75, shares a video of herself getting vaccinated in which she riffs off her hit song "Jolene" and urges those eligible to get their shots, too.
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