President Biden to meet with GOP lawmakers to discuss virus relief
By Aamer Madhani
President Biden is set to meet Monday with GOP lawmakers who have proposed spending about one-third of the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill.
Author: Associated Press
2 arrests in attack on famed San Francisco private eye
Two men have been arrested in connection with an attempted robbery that left famed San Francisco private investigator…
Congress security tightening in era of rising threats
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House’s chief law enforcement officer says he’s tightening security for traveling lawmakers. The moves come as Congress reassesses safety at a time when threats against members were surging even before Donald Trump’s supporters attacked the Capitol this month. Timothy P. Blodgett is the acting House sergeant at arms. And he says Capitol Police officers will be…
Mass. congressman tests positive for COVID-19 despite vaccination
(AP) – A Massachusetts congressman who has received both doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine has tested positive for the virus. The office of U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch said Friday that the lawmaker had had a negative test result before attending President Joe Biden’s inauguration. The office says Lynch’s positive test result came after a staff member in his Boston…
Trump team hires 2 ex-prosecutors with ethics experience
By Meg Kinnard
Trump has added two more former federal prosecutors from South Carolina to his impeachment legal team, according to one of the lawyers.
South Carolina routs Mississippi State 75-52
After scoring just 10 points in the first quarter and trailing by one, South Carolina used a dominant second quarter to take control of the game.
How we got here: an explanation of GameStop’s stock surge and its shakeup of Wall Street
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not just you. What’s going on with GameStop’s stock doesn’t make sense to a lot of people. The struggling video game retailer’s stock has been making stupefying moves this month, wild enough to raise concerns from professional investors on Wall Street to the hallways of regulators and the White House in Washington. The frenzy hit…
Democrats prepared to act on Biden’s $1.9T aid without republican help
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats are rejecting a Republican pitch to split President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue plan into smaller chunks. Democrats and the White House appear ready to leave their GOP opponents behind and push the sweeping economic and virus aid forward on their own. Despite Biden’s calls for unity, Democrats say the stubbornly high unemployment numbers and…
AP: Retroactive teacher raises advance in SC House
The South Carolina House has approved a bill to reinstate some teacher raises into this year’s budget.
Woman sells Bernie doll for over $20K, donates to charity
Tobey King speaks to her crochet Bernie Sanders doll as the bidding continues on eBay on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The doll sold for $20,300, and all of the proceeds are being donated to Meals on Wheels. (Billy Calzada/The San Antonio Express-News via AP) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) – Bernie Sanders went from becoming a hit…
