Biden lays out $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package with $1,400 stimulus checks

Biden lays out $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package with $1,400 stimulus checks

President-elect Joe Biden laid out his $1.9 trillion relief package in a prime-time address Thursday — focusing on a new round of stimulus checks to struggling Americans and an ambitious vaccine distribution plan to control the deadly pandemic.Biden will ask the new Democratic-controlled Congress to approve the “American Rescue Plan.” A chunk of the funds…

NBC News poll: Voters are split on Trump’s impeachment and removal from office

NBC News poll: Voters are split on Trump’s impeachment and removal from office

WASHINGTON — One day after the U.S. House of Representatives impeached outgoing President Donald Trump for inciting last week’s insurrection at the Capitol, a new NBC News poll finds that American voters are divided on his impeachment and removal from office, with most Republicans standing firmly behind the president.Overall, 50 percent of voters nationwide say…

Delta won’t allow DC-bound passengers to check guns ahead of Biden’s inauguration

Delta won’t allow DC-bound passengers to check guns ahead of Biden’s inauguration

Delta Air Lines won’t allow travelers flying to the airports serving the Washington metropolitan area to check firearms on flights ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, CEO Ed Bastian told CNBC on Thursday.The new policy, which starts this weekend and runs through next week, comes after last week’s deadly pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol…