Pandemic Politics: Just after midnight, Congress finally reached agreement on a $2 trillion pandemic bailout bill that includes the Democratic demands for stronger protections for workers and oversight of a $500 billion fund to bail out distressed businesses.   The intent is to …

Permawar: Islamic State fighters have over run the sprawling Yarmouk Palestinian refugee district in southern Damascus, Syria, bringing terror to the already embattled camp. The area has been the target of fighting and shelling for two years and yesterday reports …