In a letter on Monday, U.S. Attorney General William Barr praised President Donald Trump for improving the country’s economy, courts, and military, then said he would leave his job on Dec. 23.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers released a $908 billion proposal to help struggling workers, families, and businesses with the economic pressure of the pandemic. The package would allot funds to extend additional unemployment benefits of $300 per week for another 16 weeks but does not include direct payments to households. Sen.
The nation’s highest court told Texas it did not have legal standing to challenge election procedures in four states where Joe Biden got more votes than President Donald Trump. At least 18 other states supported the lawsuit claiming Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin made unconstitutional changes to voting procedures that undermined the integrity of the presidential election.
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