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Mr. Trump’s hesitation to signing the relief bill risks leaving million of Americans without crucial benefits such as unemployment checks, critical assistance for businesses and families, and even the possibility of a government shutdown Tuesday. Also, the Democrats’ House losses in California
People cast their votes for presidential and legislative elections, at the Lycee Boganda polling station in the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. President Faustin-Archange Touadera and his party said the vote will go ahead after government forces clashed
As a new administration looms, publishers have snapped up another crop of forthcoming Trump books by prominent journalists and pundits. — NYT: Top Stories
An analysis of school attendance shows the inequities. New England governors appealed for caution over the holidays. — NYT: Top Stories
As the nation looks forward to Christmas Day, many lawmakers in Washington agree the second stimulus checks are necessary and past due. But, President Trump now has these lawmakers in limbo as he suggests that Congress should pay $2000 instead, and he
It’s not yet clear if voters want bold ideas from the left or a leader who can manage the city out of a crisis. Or maybe they want both. — NYT: Top Stories
President Trump remains the most powerful man in the world, but powerless to achieve what he most wants to do to avoid leaving office as a loser. — NYT: Top Stories
What to know as Israel gears up for another vote, this time set for March 23. — NYT: Top Stories
The welter of providers, layers of state and local regulation, and lack of information about costs made lawmakers hesitant to take up the issue. But that may change. — NYT: Top Stories