December is on track to be Alabama’s deadliest month of the pandemic
From cases and deaths to hospitalizations, December is on track to be the worst month of the pandemic.
National
Senate reaches deal on Federal Reserve lending, clearing path for $900 billion aid package
This final roadblock allows Congress to pass a coronavirus relief deal and omnibus spending package.
Congress reaches deal on COVID aid package
All Americans, including children, will get a one-time $600 stimulus payment.
ADP Chairman England questions Gov. Ivey’s expansion of government, executive orders
“There will be a case study on the executive order power that the governor has used,” England said.
FDA panel approves emergency use for Moderna’s COVID vaccine
The full FDA and a CDC panel both still have to sign off on the panel’s recommendation.
Medal of Honor recipient Bennie Adkins laid to rest at Arlington
Command Sgt. Major Adkins received the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony in 2014 for acts of heroism.
Merrill, 16 other secretaries of state support funding for Election Assistance Commission
The EAC provides support, guidance and assistance to state and local election officials.
Congressman Mike Rogers tests positive for the coronavirus
Rogers is the fourth House member to have tested positive this week.
Senator-elect Tubberville suggests he supports Jan. 6 election challenge
"You’ve been reading about it in the House. We’re going to have to do it in the Senate," Tuberville said.
Tommy Hanes supports Mo Brooks’s effort to overturn election
To this point, there is no evidence that there was sufficient voter fraud to have affected the outcome of the election.