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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds a press conference on Sunday. Congress is scrambling after President Trump blasted a major aid and spending package that lawmakers passed Monday.

'All Is Not Calm': Congress Scrambles After Trump Blasts COVID-19 Relief Package

Democrats and Republicans separately took the president up on two of his suggestions: increasing direct payments to Americans and decreasing foreign aid. Each party blocked the other's measure.

Dusk falls over the Capitol, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020

Republicans Block $2,000 Virus Checks Despite Trump Demand

House Republicans shot down a Democratic bid on Thursday to pass President Donald Trump's longshot, end-of-session demand for $2,000 direct payments to most Americans as he ponders whether to sign a long-overdue COVID-19 relief bill.

A woman undergoes antibody testing before an injection of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine known as Sputnik V at an outpatient clinic in Grozny earlier this week.

Putin Promotes Homegrown COVID-19 Vaccine, But Most Russians Are Skeptical

The Russian leader has touted Sputnik V, as the vaccine is known, but more than half of Russians say they don't want to take it.

Hospital workers move a patient into the prone (face down) position, which can help increase the lung capacity of some COVID-19 patients. The medical team was photographed Nov. 19 at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Los Angeles.

'It's So Much Worse Than Before.' Dread And Despair Haunt Nurses Inside LA's ICUs

As hospitals struggle with the patient surge in Los Angeles County, their ICU nurses are overwhelmed by the physical demands and emotional toll of caring for the most seriously ill COVID-19 patients.

A woman undergoes antibody testing before an injection of the Russian coronavirus vaccine known as Sputnik V at outpatient clinic in Grozny earlier this week.

Putin Promotes Homegrown COVID-19 Vaccine, But Most Russians Are Skeptical

The Russian leader has touted Sputnik V, as the vaccine is known, but more than half of Russians say they don't want to take it.

A protestor holds up an eviction sign in Washington, DC. The rescue package just passed in Congress sets aside $25 billion for rental assistance and extends a CDC order aimed at preventing evictions.

COVID-19 Relief Bill Could Stave Off Historic Wave Of Evictions

A rental assistance program in the bill is key for helping millions of struggling renters at risk of losing their homes in the middle of winter as the pandemic rages on.

A long investigation by Ken Dornstein, a documentary filmmaker whose brother died in the attack, identified Libyan Abu Agela Mas'ud as the possible maker of the bomb that shattered the New York-bound Boeing 747 as it flew over Lockerbie, Scotland on Dec. 21, 1988.

Filmmaker Details Investigation That Identified Alleged Pan Am Flight 103 Bomb-Maker

Ken Dornstein talks about how his 2015 documentary led to the recent indictment of Abu Agela Mas'ud as the man suspected of making the bomb that took down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

The Federal Election Commission Can Finally Meet Again. And It Has A Big Backlog

The FEC has not been able to operate since July, and there's a lot to do. Complaints against the Trump campaign and Mike Bloomberg are among the cases awaiting action.

A Hasidic man and medical workers cross paths near the Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., in November. When public health messaging comes from community leaders, it's much more likely to be adopted, research on diverse groups finds.

'Trusted Messengers, Trusted Messages': How To Overcome Vaccine Hesitancy

As the first COVID-19 vaccines begin to be rolled out across the U.S., community leaders in diverse groups already are working hard to dispel misinformation and reach skeptics with truth.

East Alabama Medical Center nurse Harvard Graham checks fluids for a COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit this month in Opelika, Ala.

What's At Stake With Trump's Threat: COVID-19 Relief And A Government Shutdown

President Trump has introduced a round of Christmas chaos that imperils direct payments to millions of Americans suffering due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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