After decades of debate, legislators are finally sensing strong support for repealing Maryland’s state song, a Civil War-era call to arms for the Confederacy against “Northern scum”… Continue Reading
Statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln is removed in Boston
A statue of Abraham Lincoln with a freed slave appearing to kneel at his feet — optics that drew objections amid a national reckoning with racial injustice — has been removed from its perch in downtown Boston… Continue Reading
Mornings on the Mall 12.29.20 / Jonna Bianco, Isaiah Wartman, Peter Wood, Julie Kelly, Susan Ferrechio
Boeing Max returns to US skies with first passenger flight
American Airlines flew a Boeing 737 Max with paying passengers from Miami to New York on Tuesday, the plane’s first commercial flight in U.S. skies since it was grounded after two deadly crashes… Continue Reading
Senate GOP blocks Democratic push for Trump’s $2K 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… Continue Reading
Trump lashes out at GOP after override vote on defense bill
President Donald Trump is lashing out at congressional Republicans after the House easily voted to override his veto of a defense policy bill… Continue Reading
French designer Pierre Cardin, licensing pioneer, dies at 98
The French Academy of Fine Arts announced Cardin’s death in a tweet… Continue Reading
US home prices rise at fastest pace in more than 6 years
U.S. home prices jumped in October by the most in more than six years as a pandemic-fueled buying rush drives the number of available properties for sale to record lows… Continue Reading
Fate of Trump’s $2,000 checks now rests with GOP-led Senate
President Donald Trump’s push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks now rests with the Senate after the House voted overwhelmingly to meet the president’s demand… Continue Reading
More COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline as US effort ramps up
A huge U.S. study of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate got underway Monday as states continue to roll out scarce supplies of the first shots to a nation anxiously awaiting relief… Continue Reading
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