US Congress passes COVID-19 stimulus bill that would make illegal streaming a felony

President Donald Trump is planning one of his final appearances before leaving office.

John Maus in 2011, following this week’s pro-Trump riots in Washington DC.It comes after Maus was pictured alongside Ariel Pink and director Alex Lee Moyer in Washington following the protests on Wednesday (January 6), with Pink subsequently confirming he had attended Capitol protests to “peacefully” support US President Donald Trump.Maus’ cover of Berlin-based Nilsson’s ‘Hey Moon’ remains one of his most popular tracks, and in light of his apparent involvement in the protest – which Maus has

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for Vice President Mike Pence and the cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Donald Trump from office.

Mexico said Wednesday it has been trying to get help from nonprofit groups or the U.S. government to get coronavirus vaccines for Mexican migrants working in the United States.

Amelia Hamlin strips off her face mask as she arrives back in the US on Wednesday (January 6) in Los Angeles.

On this episode of The Playlist Podcast, Charles Barfield, Mike DeAngelo, and Brian Farvour are joined by a very special guest, Rolando Rodriguez, the CEO and President of Marcus Theatres. For those unaware, Marcus Theatres is the fourth-largest cinema chain in the US and fifth-largest in North America with more than 1,100 screens.

The final stage in the selection of an American president comes at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 6.

Kira Bailey is American Girl’s 2021 Girl of the Year doll.The brand new doll made her debut today on Good Morning America in hopes to make a difference through wildlife protection and climate change action. Bailey is a 10-year-old who is nurturing and inquisitive, caring deeply for both animals and the environment.Throughout her story, Kira looks after an orphaned koala joey and even faces a bushfire that is threatening her great-aunt’s wildlife sanctuary in Australia.

Two megachurches in Democratic-leaning New Mexico are facing $10,000 in fines over claims they violated state COVID-19 restrictions on Christmas Eve.

The National Park Service is investigating an incident in which a visitor was shocked with a stun gun over the weekend by a park ranger at the Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico.  Darrell House, a Native American and Marine veteran, was with his sister Sunday afternoon walking his dog at the park, where he often prays and meditates, according to news reports.  As he was walking, he moved off a trail to make way for a group of walkers and to adhere to social distance protocols, he said. 

Actor Demián Bichir has written numerous columns for Deadline on subjects ranging from the #OscarsSoWhite controversy, the cruel forced separation of refugee children by the Trump Administration, the powerful imagery of Roma and the need to protect from Covid those locked up along the border for seeking the American dream.

Armando Manzanero, the seminal songwriter who wrote some of the most iconic and enduring songs in the Latin American songbook — and whose music was performed by the world’s biggest stars, from Frank Sinatra to Elvis Presley to Andrea Bocelli and Luis Miguel — has died, multiple outlets reported. He was 85.

Congratulations are in order for Nick Cannon and his girlfriend, Brittany Bell, who welcomed their second child together. The former Miss Arizona USA took to Instagram on Christmas Day to announce the birth of the couple's new baby daughter.

Unless you’ve been avoiding social media like the plague that it is over the past few days (and bravo, if you have!), then you probably already know that Congress has approved a new stimulus package that aims to help businesses and citizens of the US survive the still-ongoing pandemic. But what you might not realize is that buried deep in that bill are two things of note: money for theaters and a new law that says illegal streaming is a felony.

Rep.-elect Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said Monday that "Congress shouldn't be putting themselves first in line for the COVID-19 vaccination" as many of her soon-to-be colleagues are being vaccinated following the examples of both House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

The opener of Saturday Night Live spoofed the televised moment when Vice President Mike Pence (Beck Bennett) received a Covid-19 vaccine.

On Friday, Vice President Mike Pence celebrated the one year anniversary of Donald Trump’s new branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, the Space Force. Pence did so by announcing that — as those serving in the Navy are known as sailors and those in the army are known as soldiers — “henceforth, the members of the United States Space Force will be known as ‘guardians.'”