Trump to return to Washington early ahead of Republican plan to disrupt certification of Biden's win
By Kaitlan Collins and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Donald Trump is expected to return to Washington earlier than anticipated ahead of a planned disruption by Republicans when Congress meets next week to certify…
Ryan Seacrest and Lucy Hale on 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' safety protocols and Biden interview
Ryan Seacrest and Lucy Hale chat with USA TODAY’s Ralphie Aversa about safety preparations for ringing in 2021 on “Dick Clark New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.”
Census Bureau to miss December 31 deadline
By Gregory Wallace The Census Bureau announced it will miss Thursday's deadline to produce the population count used to divide seats in Congress between the states.
Trump was briefed that China sought to pay non-state actors to attack US forces in Afghanistan
By Vivian Salama and Caroline Kelly, CNN President Donald Trump received information earlier this month that China sought to pay non-state actors to attack American forces in Afghanistan, a senior administration official…
Fact-checking Trump's conspiracy theory connecting Georgia's secretary of state to China
By Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam, CNN In the waning days of his presidency, Donald Trump continues to spread nonsense conspiracies over the 2020 election and the officials who oversaw it, attacking Georgia's…
White House coronavirus testing czar: 'We need to be doing a better job' with Covid-19 vaccine rollout
By Lauren Mascarenhas and Caroline Kelly, CNN The US government needs to be doing a better job with the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, Assistant Secretary for Health Adm. Brett Giroir said Wednesday, as the Trump…
Ticketmaster to pay $10 million in fines after admitting to illegally accessing competitor's computers
Sonia Moghe, CNN Business Ticketmaster entered into a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York and will pay $10 million in fines to resolve charges that it accessed the computer systems of a competitor…
McConnell says bill to increase stimulus checks to $2,000 has 'no realistic path to quickly pass the Senate'
By Phil Mattingly, CNN Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rejected a bill to increase direct payments to $2,000, likely closing the door on any pathway to passage before the end of the Congress this weekend.
JCPenney's CEO is out after two years of failure
By David Goldman, CNN Business Jill Soltau was hired to save JCPenney. Two years later, her company was sold out of bankruptcy and she's been shown the exit.
These 20 states will raise their minimum wage by January 1
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Come Friday, many low-wage workers across the US are getting a pay bump.