Congress gave itself another week to strike a coronavirus stimulus deal, but there’s no sign the parties will agree a plan before millions lose assistance Sinéad Baker 12 dec 2020
Bernie Sanders is joining forces with a GOP senator to ask for a second round of $1,200 stimulus checks, as Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked in COVID-19 relief talks Sinéad Baker 11 dec 2020
Republicans are signalling they won’t support the $908 billion bipartisan stimulus plan, leaving Democrats concerned the parties won’t be able to compromise Sinéad Baker 11 dec 2020
Trump’s ‘Hail Mary’ attempt to overturn the election result, via the Supreme Court, is actually full of holes Sinéad Baker 10 dec 2020
Biden is reportedly considering nominating Pete Buttigieg, his former presidential opponent, to be ambassador to China Sinéad Baker 09 dec 2020
Rich countries are hoarding coronavirus vaccines, leaving poorer nations continuing to struggle with their outbreaks, campaigners warn Sinéad Baker 09 dec 2020
A Chinese citizen journalist who was detained after reporting on the government’s coronavirus response could spend five years in prison for it Sinéad Baker 06 dec 2020
Pfizer’s chairman says it’s not clear whether people who are vaccinated can still spread COVID-19 Sinéad Baker 04 dec 2020
A group of men chanting ‘Christ is king’ tore down the monolith in California and put a wooden cross there instead Sinéad Baker 04 dec 2020
3,000 Americans died from COVID-19 yesterday, with 100,000 more in hospital. The president was obsessing over an election he lost a month ago. Sinéad Baker 03 dec 2020
