19th & 22nd

  Texas GOP chair floats secession for 'law-abiding states' after Supreme Court defeat https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/529926-texas-gop-chair-appears-to-suggest-secession-after-scotus-rejects SOURCE:  Tal Axelrod, The Hill CDC will monitor for Bell’s palsy among Pfizer vaccine recipients, but sees no causal relationship https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/11/cdc-monitors-for-bells-palsy-among-pfizer-vaccine-recipients-sees-no-causal-relationship.html SOURCE:  Noah Higgins-Dunn & Berkeley Lovelace, Jr., CNBC

 The Senate got their Supreme Court seat filled and left. It would be easy to blame the Senate for no stimulus...however, in my opinion BOTH parties are to blame for the stalled stimulus package.  Stimulus Hopes Put On Hold Until After Election as Senate Leaves https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/stimulus-hopes-put-on-hold-until-after-election-as-senate-leaves/ar-BB1aqUGL?ocid=msedgntp SOURCE:  Erik Wasson and Billy House, Bloomberg  (via MSN News) Democrats say Republicans will regret Barrett confirmation, slam 'manipulation' of Supreme Court https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-say-republicans-will-regret-barrett-confirmation-slam-manipulation-of-supreme-court/ar-BB1aqKB2?ocid=msedgntp SOURCE:  David Aaro, FOX News  (via MSN News)

 More stimulus updates...   Some Democrats are urging Nancy Pelosi to accept the White House's $1.8 trillion stimulus offer. But Senate Republicans pose a big obstacle to a coronavirus relief deal. https://news.yahoo.com/democrats-urging-nancy-pelosi-accept-193747392.html SOURCE:  Joseph Zeballos-Roig, Business Insider (via Yahoo News) 'Stop playing games with our lives': Americans on financial brink plead with politicians to pass bill for 2nd stimulus checks https://news.yahoo.com/stop-playing-games-with-our-lives-americans-on-financial-brink-plead-with-politicians-to-pass-bill-for-second-stimulus-checks-151130740.html SOURCE: Marquise Frances, Yahoo News