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HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina state senator plans to resign as his second General Assembly term is about to begin, citing the potential “to serve the people of North Carolina in a different capacity.” Sen. Sam Searcy, a Wake County Democrat, won reelection in November. The next…

Skip to main content HomeCoronavirus Updates2020 Election ResultsElectionsNationWorldPoliticsFactcheckEducationInvestigationsHealthWeatherRace in AmericaImpeachmentJust the FAQsTracking 2020Register to VoteVoter GuideThe House on Monday voted overwhelmingly to meet President Trump's demand and boost the COVID relief checks going to most Americans from $600 to $2,000. Congress approved the initial amount but Republican senators are resisting…

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders on Monday said that he would filibuster the U.S. Senate's expected override of President Donald Trump's veto of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) until the governing body votes on whether Americans should receive $2,000 stimulus checks.Sanders' announcement came as Congress grapples with two giant…

Vice President Mike Pence's vacation in Vail, Colorado drew the ire of a state senator who is using his visit to highlight how the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted her home state.Pence quietly left Washington, DC as President Donald Trump threatened to tank a pandemic relief bill,…

Cedric Paquette, Braydon Coburn and a second-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft were traded to the Ottawa Senators by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday for Anders Nilsson and Marian Gaborik.Paquette scored 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) in 61 regular-season games, then helped the Lightning win the Stanley…

NEW DELHI: Tenders worth Rs 40,000 crore was cancelled or modified due to discriminatory and restrictive conditions with an aim to promote 'Make in India' in government procurement, according to the commerce and industry ministry. Releasing its achievements for 2020 on Friday, the ministry also said that unique products with…

Ben Murray-Bruce, Nigerian business mogul, has taken to his verified Twitter page to mourn Nigerian filmmaker, Chico Ejiro. The former lawmaker used his Twitter page to send his condolences to Nollywood and the family of the deceased.He wrote, “I mourn the death of Nollywood legend and filmmaker, Chico Ejiro. My…

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has reshaped the holiday celebrations of NATO’s peacekeeping mission in Kosovo but left its role of more than two decades untouched.The Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission was launched in 1999 at the end of a war between ethnic Albanian separatists and Serbian forces. More…

Police in Fargo, North Dakota, say they have positively identified the ax-wielding suspect in the vandalism of the offices of U.S. Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.).Police have identified a suspect in connection to the incident at Senator John Hoeven's office.Fargo Police Dept.Surveillance video from Friday evening showed a masked man walking…

President Donald Trump may have one month remaining in the White House. Regardless, Trump still seems to be on a mission from his 2016 campaign: Drain the swamp. That mantra could possibly threaten his own political party just as he is likely to leave the White House.Trump on Tuesday threatened…