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Bernie Sanders To Delay Defense Veto Override In Bid For $2,000 Stimulus Checks

The_ProponentDec 30, 2020December 30, 20200

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) plans to block an effort to override President Donald Trump‘s veto of a defense bill unless the Senate holds a vote

Biden nominates first female deputy defense secretary

The_ProponentDec 30, 2020December 30, 20200

Washington (AFP) – President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Kathleen Hicks to be deputy secretary of defense, making her the first woman to hold the

Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley will object to certification of Biden victory

The_ProponentDec 30, 2020December 30, 20200

WASHINGTON – Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley will object to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory when Congress meets on Jan. 6

US Congress fails to agree to boost stimulus checks

The_ProponentDec 24, 2020December 24, 20200

Washington (AFP) – Republicans on Thursday blocked an effort to amend the hard-won pandemic relief package to more than triple direct payments to struggling Americans,

Johnson hails trade pact: Many said deal this year was ‘impossible’

The_ProponentDec 24, 2020December 24, 20200

British Prime Boris Johnson hailed the freshly inked post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union, which he says is worth some 660 billion pounds (895

Top WH coronavirus official Deborah Birx retiring soon

The_ProponentDec 23, 2020December 23, 20200

Washington (AFP) – Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus task force coordinator, has said she plans to retire after helping the incoming administration of President-elect