The COVID-19 pandemic crushed many bottom lines and forced sectors to pivot; Glen McGregor looks back at one of the top stories of 2020.
Category: december 2020
Sen. Mitch McConnell compared a plan passed by the House of Representatives to increase coronavirus stimulus checks to “socialism for rich people.” Sen. Bernie Sanders called for the Senate to vote on the plan, but Sen. McConnell objected.
CNN’s Don Lemon reviews President Donald Trump’s fourth year as Commander in Chief, playing videos of Trump throughout 2020.
In a newly released, weird, self-promotional propaganda video, Donald Trump seems to suggest that he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his foreign policy work. Not only was he not so honored, but Trump’s video uses an image of the wrong medal in making the false boast. Aired on 12/30/2020.
Conservative lawyer George Conway and CNN’s Jake Tapper discuss the political motives behind contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Annie Bergeron-Oliver wraps up the wild weather this year, from scorching wildfires in Australia, to sweeping storms across the U.S
Long-festering issues of racism exploded on the streets in North America and the world in 2020. Jill Macyshon has more.
Sen. Mitch McConnell opposed a House plan to increase coronavirus checks to all Americans to $2,000, instead calling for “smart, targeted aid, not another firehose of borrowed money.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized Sen. Mitch McConnell and other Republicans for blocking an increase to stimulus check payments the House had passed in a bipartisan manner. Aired on 12/30/2020.