This EveningWhat Mattered This Week: January 18-22, 2021By This EveningJoe Biden was sworn in as the 46th U.S. president on Wednesday. Over the course of three days, the president signed 30 executive orders and actions, targeting the pandemic and undoing numerous Trump-era policies. President Biden warned the U.S. coronavirus death toll may soon top 500,000. Plus, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the impeachment trial of former President Trump will start during the week of February 8. Read up on these and more of the week’s top stories.
What Mattered This Week: January 11-15, 2021By This EveningMore than 2 million people have died from COVID-19 globally, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally. Plus, House lawmakers voted to impeach President Trump, charging him with inciting the Capitol siege; and U.S. prosecutors have opened more than 275 criminal cases in connection to the riot. Read up on these and more of the week’s top stories.
What Mattered This Week: January 4-8, 2021By This EveningA quote attributed to Vladimir Lenin reads, “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” And then there’s 2021. In the first full week of this budding year, a violent pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, Democrats took control of the Senate, Congress locked in Joe Biden’s victory and in one day the pandemic stole 4,000 U.S. lives. Read up on these and more of the week’s top stories — and, if you’d like, join us in taking some deep breaths.
What Mattered This Week: December 14-18, 2020By This EveningThe FDA cleared a second COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use as cases and deaths soared across the U.S. Plus, Congress passed a stopgap bill to fund the government for two days as coronavirus relief talks dragged on, and the Electoral College affirmed President-elect Joe Biden's victory. Read up on these and more of the week’s top headlines.
What Mattered This Week: December 7-11, 2020By This EveningThe U.S. is experiencing its worst week ever for coronavirus cases, deaths and hospitalizations. Plus, a FDA advisory panel gave the green light to Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, and the Supreme Court rejected a Texas lawsuit, backed by Trump, to overturn the election results in four states. Read up on these and more of the week’s top headlines.
What Mattered This Week: November 30-December 4, 2020By This EveningWe've yet to reach our "post-Thanksgiving peak," Dr. Anthony Fauci warned as COVID-19 cases soar. Plus, the U.S. added just 245,000 jobs last month as the recovery stalls, and see where coronavirus relief talks stand in Washington, D.C. Read up on these and more of the week’s top headlines.
