Author: Nicholas Wu and Ledyard King, USA TODAY

Republicans and Democrats fought for months over the type of relief needed to weather a pandemic that has killed more than 317,000 in the USA.

Several Republican senators said they accepted Biden as president-elect following Monday’s Electoral College vote.

An official said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is “asking Congress for a package today.” Trump has been pushing for a payroll tax holiday.

Democrats released the text messages after Kurt Volker, who resigned from the Ukraine envoy post last week, testified Thursday.