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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan, about whether the latest relief package will be enough to protect Americans.

Trump championed the tax break as help for restaurants amid the pandemic. But tax experts on both sides of the aisle say it will do little to benefit the struggling industry.

If confirmed, Congresswoman Debra Haaland would be the first Indigenous person to hold that role.

Most outgoing presidents spend their last weeks in office celebrating their record, but not President Trump. Instead, President-elect Joe Biden held his own kind of year-end press conference.

The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Walmart, alleging its pharmacies unlawfully distributed controlled substances throughout the height of the prescription opioid crisis.

A deadlock in the Israeli parliament seems to be headed to what will be the fourth election in two years — and another struggle by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stay in power.

On Tuesday, President Trump has tweeted a video, criticizing the latest pandemic relief bill. He called the bill, which has already been passed by Congress, "a disgrace."

Congressional leaders took seven months to negotiate the $900 billion package, which was passed with overwhelming majorities that could overturn a presidential veto.

President Trump demands changes to pandemic relief bill, and he pardoned 15 people and commuted sentences of five others. France reopens border with Britain after new COVID-19 strain is detected.

When COVID-19 cases peaked in Arizona over the summer, the state closed some businesses and set benchmarks for when they could reopen. As new cases surge, businesses aren't required to close again.