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Here’s what you need to know: Video On Monday, the two-day confirmation hearing begins for Judge Merrick Garland, President Biden’s pick to be attorney general.CreditCredit…Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times Judge Merrick B. Garland on Monday said the United States faces “a more dangerous period” from domestic extremists than it faced at the time …

Quest Diagnostics doubles genetics sequencing to find Covid variants A Quest Diagnostics requisition form is displayed for a photograph at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton, Illinois, U.S.. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Quest Diagnostics said it has doubled the amount of genetic sequencing it’s doing in an effort to track new mutations and …

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Topline Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) emphasized on Sunday that the Democratic Party, which won control of the Senate on a platform of aggressive and immediate coronavirus relief legislation, needs to “act now” to pass that legislation and keep its promises, even if it means moving forward without the Republican support that President Joe Biden has …

by: Austin Kellerman, Nexstar Media Wire Posted: Jan 16, 2021 / 10:07 AM EST / Updated: Jan 16, 2021 / 10:53 AM EST WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — As part of President-elect Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan unveiled this week, most Americans will receive a $1,400 stimulus checks. Though it’s not the $2,000 many people …

BROWN COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) — When the Covid-19 Relief Bill was passed in December, tax relief was granted to local brewers. Language from the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act was included in the stimulus package. The latest Michigan news from WJMN Local 3 A bill was originally passed in 2017, cutting a federal …

Unemployment aid will continue to provide a lifeline for millions of workers who continue to struggle to find a job amid the coronavirus pandemic, thanks to President Donald Trump’s signature on the $900 stimulus bill that extends three major jobless programs.  But when those benefits actually land in the pockets of jobless people has come …

Here’s what you need to know: Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, introduced his own competing bill that combined the issue of the $2,000 stimulus checks with two other issues the president had demanded Congress take up.Credit…Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times The fate of legislation before the Senate that would increase stimulus checks …

Hours after blocking legislation to increase the direct payments in the coronavirus stimulus legislation to $2,000, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced a bill to approve the larger checks but only if Congress acceded to two other demands of President Donald Trump. As the price for the $2,000 checks, McConnell’s bill would establish a commission …

Proponents include Georgia’s two embattled Republican senators — David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler — who find themselves in tough reelection battles that will decide the fate of the chamber next week. GOP Sen. Deb Fischer of Nebraska also lent support Tuesday, declaring that “people are hurting and we need to get them more aid.” The …