Politics

China has approved its first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine for general use, marking the addition of another vaccine as the virus surges back around the world.

Walmart is blaming a short-lived tweet calling GOP Sen. Josh Hawley a "#soreloser" on a mistake by an employee who meant to add the comment to a personal account rather than the retailer's corporate Twitter page.

Sen. Josh Hawley claims he will challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory when the Senate and the House of Representatives convene on Jan. 6 to count the electoral votes.

Luke Letlow, Louisiana's newest Republican member of the U.S. House, died Tuesday night from complications related to COVID-19 only days before being sworn into office. He was 41 years old.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday blocked Democrats' push to immediately bring President Donald Trump's demand for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks up for a vote.

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will receive their first round of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday.

For the third year in a row, former first lady Michelle Obama has been named the most admired woman of 2020, while President Donald Trump has been named the nation’s most admired man, according to a new Gallup poll.

Democrats led passage, 275-134, their majority favoring additional assistance. They had settled for smaller $600 payments in a compromise with Republicans over the big year-end relief bill Trump reluctantly signed into law.

The latest round of proposed stimulus checks for Americans comes with a few caveats. Here’s how to find out if you qualify to receive the money.

President-elect Joe Biden is warning of massive damage done to the national security apparatus by the Trump administration and “roadblocks” in communication could undermine Americans’ security.

Once the President saw the opportunity for the $2,000 with the House planning a bill, he agreed to sign the plan.

President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell praised President Trump late Sunday for signing a $900 billion pandemic package and a $1.4 trillion government funding bill to avert a government shutdown.

Biden said he’s already started discussing issues with the Mexican president and "our friends in Latin America."

Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet were set to lapse at midnight Saturday night unless President Donald Trump signed an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his sudden objections.

Trump pardons former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and son-in-law's father in another round of clemency action.

The pardons announced Tuesday night include former Republican Reps. Duncan Hunter of California and Chris Collins of New York.