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In this Nov. 10, 2020, file photo the morning sun illuminates the rotunda of the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

Failure to govern: The case of temporary tax subsidies

By Adam N. Michel

President-elect Joe Biden walks onstage to speak at a drive-in rally for Georgia Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Democratic push on COVID-19 aid welcomed by some in Georgia

By JEFF AMY and JEFF MARTIN - Associated Press

President-elect Joe Biden speaks after the Electoral College formally elected him as president, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Electoral College makes it official: Biden won, Trump lost

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

President-elect Joe Biden speaks after the Electoral College formally elected him as president, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

EXPLAINER: How Congress will count Electoral College votes

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during a news conference in Lansing, Mich., Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. Whitmer, whose health department has prohibited indoor restaurant dining and closed various entertainment venues to limit the spread of the virus, announced that those businesses can postpone by a month their monthly sales, use and tax withholding payments that are due Dec. 20. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP)

The Latest: Biden says election workers showed courage

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ADDS NAME OF ELECTOR - Terje Anderson, left, one of the three members of Vermont's Electoral College, casts his vote at the Statehouse in Montpelier, Vt., on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)

Electoral College makes it official: Biden won, Trump lost

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - This March 5, 2013, file photo, shows Trinidad Drilling rigs near Highway 59 outside of Douglas, Wyo. Congressional Republicans say they are against providing additional coronavirus aid to state and local governments because they claim it would “bail out” states run by Democrats. But the pandemic-induced tax drop-off is hitting Democratic and Republican states alike. Among states hit hard are those led by Republicans, including energy-dependent Alaska, North Dakota and Wyoming, and tourism-heavy Florida. (Leah Millis/The Casper Star-Tribune via AP, File)

Budget toll from virus hits both Democratic, GOP-led states

By GEOFF MULVIHILL - Associated Press

Illustration on the need for effective judicial reform by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

A Biden commission on judicial reform won’t fix what’s broken

By Peter Morici

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2020, file photo, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks in Bangor, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Analysis: Senate ‘gangs’ show Biden what’s possible, and not

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

In this file photo, Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., takes a reporter's question outside the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on taxpayer noncompliance on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 9, 2019. He died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, at age 87. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Rep. Bill Pascrell asks House leaders not to seat Republicans who backed bid to overturn election

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

ADVANCE FOR PUBLICATION ON SATURDAY, DEC. 12, AND THEREAFTER - U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Western Springs, speaks with the Herald-News, Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, in Joliet, Ill. Lipinski has represented the 3rd District in Congress since 2005, but he lost his bid for re-election in March 2020 after losing to Marie Newman in the Democratic primary. (Eric Ginnard/The Herald-News via AP)

Lipinski has concerns about future of the Democratic Party

By ALEX ORTIZ - Associated Press

Pentagon officials say extremist groups are attempting to recruit current military personnel and encouraging their own members to enlist in the armed forces. Lawmakers are demanding a formal investigation. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) **FILE**

Senate sends Trump defense bill he has vowed to veto

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky talks during a news conference Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington/Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Congress stuck, McConnell resists state aid in COVID-19 deal

By LISA MASCARO and ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Julie Mackett, the kindergarten teacher conducts her class at Ft. Meigs Elementary School, in Perrysburg, Ohio. Contact tracing and isolation protocols meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus are sidelining school employees and frustrating efforts to continue in-person learning. I think everybody understands when you cant have enough subs to fill the roles, its also a safety issue: You cant have that many children without support from adults, said Mackett, who went through her own two-week quarantine early in the school year after a student tested positive. (Courtesy of Julie Mackett via AP) **FILE**

Three ways Congress can support education without a bailout

By Jude Schwalbach

Sun shines on the U.S. Capitol dome, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

House buys more time on full-year spending bill

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration on COVID19 liability cases by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

COVID-19 lawsuits ravage businesses

By Sherman "Tiger" Joyce

In this Oct. 17, 2014, file photo, Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of U.S. Central Command, is seen at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Waiver for retired Gen. Lloyd Austin draws skepticism from congressional Dems

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - This Aug. 11, 2019 file photo shows Visa credit cards in New Orleans. The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t stopped Americans from keeping up with their credit card payments, thanks in large part to government relief programs passed by Congress earlier this year. For some, however, the ability to keep buying things with plastic and then pay the bill likely depends on whether current negotiations in Washington produce another round of economic aid. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Americans can pay their credit card bills, but for how long?

By KEN SWEET - Associated Press