Biden to order stopgap help as talks start on $1.9T aid plan

2 minutes ago | New York Post

The orders Biden is expected to sign would increase food aid, protect job seekers on unemployment and clear a path for federal workers and contractors to get a $15 hourly...
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BMC, Boston EMS officials to join Mayor Walsh for COVID-19 update

4 minutes ago | WCVB

They're scheduled to hold a briefing about the city's response to COVID-19, including vaccination plans.
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From stimulus checks to larger food stamps, here's everything that's in Biden's 3rd wave of executive actions

6 minutes ago | Business Insider

Summary List Placement President Joe Biden is planning another wave of executive actions, set to address the financial struggles facing millions of Americans as the pandemic...
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Trump impeachment to go to Senate Monday, launching trial

10 minutes ago | Star Tribune | 5 articles

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to send the article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, launching the start of the former president's trial on a...
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Amazon, Facebook, other tech giants spent roughly $65 million to lobby Washington last year

16 minutes ago | The Washington Post

The sizable sums foreshadow the political blitz that Silicon Valley is likely to mount in the face of fresh promises from President Joe Biden and his new Democratic majorities...
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A brokerage account is the first step to becoming an investor, allowing you to buy stocks, bonds, and other securities

20 minutes ago | Business Insider

Summary List Placement Looking to get started in the stock market? Your first step: open a brokerage account. Want to open an IRA to build a retirement nest egg, or participate...
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Biden ordering stopgap help as talks start on big aid plan

24 minutes ago | Star Tribune

President Joe Biden plans to take executive action Friday to provide a stopgap measure of financial relief to millions of Americans while Congress begins to consider his much...
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What North Korea's Kim Jong Un Has Said About a President Joe Biden

34 minutes ago | Newsweek

A few weeks before Biden's inauguration, Kim spoke at a Workers' Party Congress meeting in Pyongyang and called the U.S. his country's "biggest enemy," the state-run Korean...
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Yellen nomination as Treasury secretary clears committee

34 minutes ago | My Sanantonio | 2 articles

WASHINGTON - The Senate Finance Committee approved President Joe Biden's nomination of Janet Yellen to be the nation's 78th Treasury secretary on Friday, and supporters said...
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Rain and Snow Headed for Wildfire-Damaged Areas of California

34 minutes ago | NY Times

The precipitation in drought-stricken Central and Northern California is welcome. But forecasters warned that flash flooding is possible in areas that burned last year.
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NFL to allow 22,000 fans at Super Bowl LV, including 7,500 vaccinated health...

The 7,500 vaccinated health care workers will get free tickets. Read more ...

McConnell seeks to push Trump impeachment trial to February

McConnell on Thursday proposed delaying the trial until February to give the former president time to prepare and review his case. Read more ...

National Guard allowed back into Capitol complex after lawmakers erupt at...

The change comes after thousands of National Guardsmen were moved to a parking garage after they were told they could no longer use space within the U.S. Capitol Complex. Read more ...

Lloyd Austin wins Senate confirmation as 1st Black Pentagon chief

WASHINGTON - Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Army's elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year career, won Senate confirmation Friday... Read more ...

The House will transmit the article of impeachment charging Trump with...

Summary List Placement The House will transmit the article of impeachment charging former President Donald Trump with incitement of an insurrection on the US Capitol to the US... Read more ...

Austin wins Senate confirmation as 1st Black Pentagon chief

Lloyd J. Austin, the West Point graduate who rose to the Army's elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year career, has won Senate confirmation to become the... Read more ...

Reports: Baseball legend Hank Aaron dies at 86

Hank Aaron, the one time MLB home run king and one of baseball's greatest players, has died, according to reports. Read more ...

7 Democratic senators call for ethics probe into Cruz and Hawley to...

Summary List Placement Seven Democratic senators have called for an ethics probe into Republican Sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz over their objections to the Electoral College... Read more ...

Braves legend Hank Aaron dies at age 86, reports say

NBC Sports is reporting that Hall of Famer Hank Aaron has died. Read more ...

Reports: Baseball legend Hank Aaron dies at 86

Hank Aaron, the one time MLB home run king and one of baseball's greatest players, has died, according to reports. Read more ...