Today's Headlines: Biden Outlines $1.9 Trillion Spending Package to Combat Virus and Downturn

Unemployment Claims Rise Sharply, Showing New Economic Pain
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Friday, January 15, 2021

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Biden Outlines $1.9 Trillion Spending Package to Combat Virus and Downturn

Biden Outlines $1.9 Trillion Spending Package to Combat Virus and Downturn

By Jim Tankersley and Michael Crowley

The president-elect detailed plans for an initial effort to fight the coronavirus and a subsequent one to address economic recovery.

Unemployment Claims Rise Sharply, Showing New Economic Pain

Unemployment Claims Rise Sharply, Showing New Economic Pain

By Sydney Ember

Weekly filings for jobless benefits hit the highest level since July as the pandemic's resurgence batters the service industry.

Senate Plans Trial for Trump as G.O.P. Weighs Risks of Convicting

Senate Plans Trial for Trump as G.O.P. Weighs Risks of Convicting

By Nicholas Fandos and Catie Edmondson

Senate leaders were working to agree on a dual track to try the departing president at the same time it considered the agenda of the incoming one, an exercise never tried before.

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Where 2020's Record Heat Was Felt the Most

Climate

Where 2020's Record Heat Was Felt the Most

By Henry Fountain, Blacki Migliozzi and Nadja Popovich

Data issued Thursday by NASA confirmed that 2020 has effectively tied the hottest year on record. That means the last seven years have been the warmest since the beginning of modern record-keeping.

Trump Ignites a War Within the Church

Opinion

Trump Ignites a War Within the Church

By David Brooks

After a week of Trumpist mayhem, white evangelicals wrestle with what they've become.

Today's Videos

Officials Assure the Public That Inauguration Will Be Safe

Video Video: Officials Assure the Public That Inauguration Will Be Safe

By The Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence met with federal law enforcement officials on Thursday who said they were monitoring online chatter about potential protests. The vice president sought to assure the public that the inauguration of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. would be safe.

Ocasio-Cortez Says She Feared for Her Life During Capitol Riot

Video Video: Ocasio-Cortez Says She Feared for Her Life During Capitol Riot

By The Associated Press

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that she and other members of Congress "were nearly assassinated" during the siege and that she felt some of her colleagues would have willingly put her at risk.

New York Attorney General Sues N.Y.P.D. Over Handling of Protests

Video Video: New York Attorney General Sues N.Y.P.D. Over Handling of Protests

By The Associated Press

Letitia James, the New York State attorney general, sued the New York City Police Department and Mayor Bill de Blasio for a "pattern of using excessive force," against peaceful protesters.

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