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December was the deadliest month for America during the pandemic. Yet President Donald Trump barely uttered a word about Covid-19's tragic toll.

Biden earlier in the week had singled out the political leaders of the OMB and the Department of Defense for setting up "roadblocks."

The remarks came shortly after a speech from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who slammed the $2,000 direct payments as "socialism for the rich."

Amid a Black-White political and religious divide, Asian American Christian communities represent untapped voter networks for political parties.

The update to Trump's schedule came days before Congress was set to finalize President-elect Joe Biden's victory.

Past associates of lobbyist Jeff Ricchetti say he has rejected requests to lobby his brother, longtime Biden advisor Steve Ricchetti.

Axios' Mike Allen told CNBC that Republicans' optimism over the Georgia Senate races is waning and "a lot of that has to do with the president."

The Senate has no immediate plans to vote on a House-passed bill to increase the coronavirus relief stimulus checks to $2,000.

Leaders of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty blasted the Trump-appointed CEO of the U.S. federal media agency.

The action delays House Democrats' efforts to obtain years of Trump's personal and business records.

The deposits started even as some senators tried to pass a bill that would increase stimulus checks in the year-end coronavirus relief package to $2,000.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's bid to unanimously pass $2,000 stimulus checks.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the vaccine rollout has been slower than anticipated.

Trump has tied repealing Section 230 to the passage of a crucial defense bill and the prospect of approving an increase in coronavirus relief checks to $2,000.

Former FDIC Chair and CNBC Financial Wellness Council member Sheila Bair is calling on the Senate to approve $2,000 relief payments passed by the House

Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler will be forced to vote against President Donald Trump or Georgia conservatives, Republican pollster Frank Luntz said.

Now is the time for President-elect Joe Biden to engage with the private sector to accelerate this historic transition to a low-carbon world.

The House approved $2,000 direct payments, a day after President Trump signed a bill that includes $600 stimulus checks.

The $740 billion National Defense Authorization Act, which Trump vetoed last week, funds America's national security portfolio.

"It's nothing short, in my view, of irresponsibility," Biden said of the "roadblocks" from some Trump administration agencies.