WH virus coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx says she will retire
Before retirement, Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House COVID-19 coordinator, said she plans to help President-elect Joe Biden as needed.
Dr. Miguel Cardona, Connecticut's schools chief, tapped as Biden's education secretary
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen the education commissioner for Connecticut and a former public school teacher to serve as his education secretary.
Balance of power: With several races still undecided, Senate control remains at a deadlock
Which party will control the Senate is still up in the air as states continue to tabulate votes in several key states.
Gov. Evers sets spring election to fill Scott Fitzgerald's seat
Gov. Tony Evers has scheduled a special election this spring to fill outgoing Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald's seat.
House, Senate vote to OK $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill
House and Senate leaders planned votes for Monday but the final measure was still being finalized.
Delaware County man accused of casting dead mother's ballot
A Delaware County man is facing charges of unlawful voting and perjury after prosecutors say he illegally voted on behalf of a long-dead family member in the General Election.
President-elect Joe Biden receives first dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
President-elect Joe Biden received his first round of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday and urged Americans to get the shot as it becomes available to them.
Mnuchin says $600 coronavirus stimulus checks could arrive next week
American adults who earn less than $75,000 will receive $600, while couples who earn less than $150,000 will receive $1,200 after Congress reached an agreement on a $900B COVID relief deal.
Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson dies
The longest-serving Wisconsin Supreme Court justice in state history and the first woman to serve on the high court has died.
Congress reaches deal on COVID-19 relief, stimulus checks for Americans
Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal Sunday on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package.
Coronavirus mutation not vaccine-resistant, current, future surgeon generals believe
News of a more virulent strain of COVID-19 found in the U.K. has unsettled world leaders and citizens alike, seeming to arise just as global distribution of vaccines is underway.
Trump campaign takes fight over Penn. election, ballot laws to Supreme Court
President Trump’s campaign team on Sunday filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to reverse several cases by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to change the state’s mail balloting law before and after the 2020 presidential election.
Surgeon general nominee gives his timeline for public vaccinations
Dr. Vivek Murthy cautioned that the Trump administration's timeline, which would see public access to the vaccine as early as April 2021, is possible but requires everything to go right.
Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson dies
The longest-serving Wisconsin Supreme Court justice in state history and the first woman to serve on the high court has died.
Top Congressional leaders agree on COVID-19 relief deal, next is a vote
The country's top lawmakers agreed to a COVID-19 relief deal late Saturday night, clearing the way for a vote to seal the relief package on Sunday.
Congress nears deal on almost $1 trillion COVID-19 relief package
An arcane battle over emergency Federal Reserve powers is frustrating efforts to lock down an agreement on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package.
Biden transition team critical of cooperation from Pentagon
The team says there has been “an abrupt halt in the already limited cooperation there." The Department of Defense offers a different assessment.
House, Senate pass bill to avert shutdown as COVID-19 relief negotiations continue
Congress approved a two-day stopgap spending measure Friday night to avert a partial government shutdown, sending bill to president Donald Trump.
Pelosi, McConnell receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi received a first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, citing her “confidence in science” in a tweet Friday morning. Shortly after, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was also vaccinated.
Wisconsin Republicans block tougher PFAS chemical enforcement
Known as "forever chemicals," curbing PFAS contamination has been a regulatory effort in the works throughout the year.