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Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff Says Trump is Right About $2000 Stimulus Checks
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Lincoln Project Taunts Trump, Says Pence Running 'From Your Trainwreck'
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Rand Paul Hopes Trump Vetoes COVID Stimulus After President Attacks Bill
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Warren Asks McConnell If His Caucus Has 'The Heart' To Pass $2,000 Checks
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Ted Lieu Says Mnuchin 'Failed the American People' With Stimulus Bill
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Trump Would Sign Stimulus Bill if Section 230 Repealed, Says Lindsey Graham
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Trump Will Meet Same End As Saddam Hussein, Says Iran's Rouhani
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Anger at U.K. Border As Truck Drivers Need COVID Tests to Re-Enter France
Two days after France shut its U.K. border, Britain agreed to mass-test truck drivers in order to reopen rail, air and sea routes.
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Almost Half of Voters Think $600 Stimulus Check Is Not Enough: Poll
A small minority of voters said the stimulus checks included in the latest relief bill were too large.
North Carolina Couple Die Holding Hands in Hospital After Contracting COVID
Sherwood Pope, 82, and his wife, Doris, 78, who had been married for 61 years, died in a North Carolina hospital.
Donald Trump's Approval Rating Slides As Election Fight Winds Down
The president has continued to push against Joe Biden's victory, although his avenues to overturn the outcome have narrowed.
Conservatives Urge Donald Trump to Veto Stimulus Bill
Mitch McConnell said the Senate could return after Christmas to block any veto attempt by the president.
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More than 1.8 million children in the country have tested positive for the virus since the outbreak began.
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