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The president once again used his executive power to benefit his allies and undermine an investigation that dogged his presidency.
One of the last things a president does at the end of a term is issuing pardons. Will President Trump attempt to pardon himself and his family?
The $741 billion legislation passed both chambers of Congress with veto-proof majorities. The impending rebuke, coming on the heels of President Trump’s decisive election loss, threatens to end the White House tenure he promised would be full of “winning.”
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A report from an anti-misinformation group quoted leaked audio from an October conference of the movement’s leaders, many of whom have huge social media followings.
Columbia Elementary School teacher Danielle Whittington in a fourth-grade reading and language arts class in August in Columbia, Miss. (Edmund D. Fountain for The Post)
The CDC is recommending that states prioritize teachers for the coronavirus vaccine.
The quarterback apologized for partying with a large group while not wearing a mask after Sunday's loss to Seattle, which is in violation of the NFL's coronavirus protocols.
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, exits the House Chamber on Monday. (Oliver Contreras/Bloomberg News)
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The Clean Air Act requires the Environmental Protection Agency to set air pollution standards every five years to a level that protects public health. Public-health advocates had pressed for lower levels of ozone, arguing the hazardous gas disproportionately affects the most vulnerable Americans.
An attorney for the former associate of Rudolph W. Giuliani has asked a federal judge to order the Justice Department to turn over government communications about his client.
The appearance of the South African variant in Britain comes as its officials are already facing with a worsening coronavirus outbreak linked to a different variant recently discovered in England.
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On one side, there were people with no money to eat. On the other, a chef with almost nobody to serve.
Israeli sailors stand in formation on the Saar-6 corvette as it passes a submarine during a Dec. 1 welcoming ceremony for the warship, off the coast of Haifa, Israel. (Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)
The Israeli warship headed to the waters bordering Iran amid escalating tensions after the killing of Iran’s top nuclear scientist.
By contrast, the United Kingdom's relatively high rate of genetic sequencing probably contributed to its detection of a highly transmissible variant.
The 2007 unprovoked killing of Iraqi civilians by Blackwater security contractors is remembered in Iraq as one of the most emblematic chapters of America's ruinous invasion.
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Pfizer will now sell the country 200 million doses of the vaccine — enough to immunize 100 million people with a two-dose regimen. The government will pay $1.95 billion for the additional doses and has agreed to help Pfizer obtain the ingredients needed to make the vaccine.
Unlike headline-grabbing outbreaks that have led to deaths elsewhere, these clusters did not spring from a “superspreader event.”
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One of the first coronavirus hot spots was Albany, Ga., a majority-Black city that has struggled for decades against social and economic inequities.
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The Twin Cities may see nearly 10 inches of snow, 50 mph winds, near whiteout conditions and temperatures plummeting below zero.
Prince George’s County Circuit Court Judge John P. Davey held that the ban is rooted in a “legitimate government interest.” 
Gov. Ralph Northam has ordered the state to immediately distribute unemployment benefits to about 70,000 Virginians, part of an order that also provides $200 million in tax relief to businesses.
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The Calvert Democrat was the longest-serving state Senate president in the country.
If President Trump does not sign the $900 billion stimulus package, 12 million Americans will lose unemployment aid after Christmas.
There are several companies working to develop a commercial space station. But those options are unproven and years from hitting the market.
While campaigning, Jon Ossoff emphasizes his company’s films that expose international corruption, such as “Number 12,” screening in Accra, Ghana, in 2018. (AFP/Getty Images)
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As the NFL season winds down, many teams are already looking to the future, but the pandemic has altered the scouting season. 
James Harden has been pushing the boundaries of the league’s health regulations. (Carmen Mandato/Pool Photo/AP)
NBA teams are required to dress eight healthy players, and Houston was unable to meet that threshold.
The Capitals are playing in the East division, along with the Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins.
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