$600 COVID-19 stimulus checks to hit bank accounts as soon as Tuesday night, Mnuchin says

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said some Americans could receive $600 COVID-19 stimulus checks as soon as Tuesday night as a second round of payments begins rolling out.

Trump campaign asks SCOTUS to take Wisconsin election case

President Donald Trump's campaign has asked the Supreme Court of the United States to review the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision which rejected his challenge of votes in Milwaukee and Dane counties.

McConnell blocks immediate Democratic push for $2,000 stimulus checks

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday blocked Democrats' push to immediately bring President Donald Trump's demand for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks up for a vote.

Senator Fred Risser ending 64 years in Wisconsin Legislature

State Senator Fred Risser will be leaving the State Senate on Jan. 4, 2021, after finishing 64 years in the Wisconsin Legislature.

China sentences lawyer who reported on COVID to 4 years in prison

A former lawyer who reported on the early stage of the coronavirus outbreak was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of “picking fights and provoking trouble" in China.

House OKs $2,000 checks after Trump signs bill containing $600 payments

Democrats led passage, 275-134, their majority favoring additional assistance. They had settled for smaller $600 payments in a compromise with Republicans over the big year-end relief bill Trump reluctantly signed into law.

House votes to override Trump’s veto of defense bill

The House secured enough votes Monday to override a veto by President Donald Trump of the National Defense Authorization Act.

A top Republican says $2,000 checks unlikely to pass Senate

Wisconsin's Democratic congressional delegation voted for the COVID-19 relief bill while Wisconsin Republicans voted against it.

Biden warns of damage to national security by Trump administration amid ‘roadblocks' to transition

President-elect Joe Biden is warning of massive damage done to the national security apparatus by the Trump administration and “roadblocks” in communication could undermine Americans’ security.

Congresswoman Gwen Moore tests positive for COVID-19

Congresswoman Gwen Moore has tested positive for COVID-19, she announced in a statement Monday.

Unemployment benefits to be delayed by Trump's late signing of COVID-19 relief bill

The $900 billion economic relief package that President Donald Trump signed over the weekend will deliver vital aid to millions of struggling households and businesses.

Trump signs COVID relief bill granting stimulus checks, jobless benefits

President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals.

McConnell praises Trump for signing COVID-19, government funding bills

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell praised President Trump late Sunday for signing a $900 billion pandemic package and a $1.4 trillion government funding bill to avert a government shutdown.

Lawmakers press Trump on relief bill as jobless aid expires

The federal government will run out of money at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday if President Trump refuses to sign the COVID relief bill in time.

White House testing czar: Coronavirus vaccines will be 'effective' against new strain

The White House COVID testing czar noted travel restrictions targeting the U.K. and other European countries in place since March, which should reduce the spread of the variant. 

Biden: Reversing Trump's immigration policies will take months

Biden said he’s already started discussing issues with the Mexican president and "our friends in Latin America."