Evening Rundown: Congress stumbles on Covid relief, French dressing has an identity crisis and Colorado's new way to punish rogue cops

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Dec. 18, 2020 Congress stumbles over Covid relief and resorts to two-day bill to avert shutdown   By Sahil Kapur Congress hit a new stumbling block that prevented leaders from approving a coronavirus aid deal on Friday, as lawmakers raced to avert a government shutdown at midnight. President Donald Trump is expected to sign it, setting up a new Sunday midnight deadline. Read more FDA grants emergency authorization to Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine By Sara G. Miller and Erika Edwards | Read more Supreme Court throws out challenge to Trump census plan to exclude undocumented immigrants By Pete Williams | Read more Suspected Russian hack: Was it an epic cyber attack or spy operation? By Ken Dilanian | Read more OPINION The lessons from Tom Cruise's Covid rant heard round the world By Katie Hurley | Read more A voice never heard before: The historic significance behind Biden's interior secretary pick By Erik Ortiz | Read more What took so long? Some Negro Leagues players and fans say MLB recognition is empty By Christian Red | Read more Homeless but hidden, some Americans are disqualified from crucial aid   By Safia Samee Ali | Read more Colorado tries a new way to punish rogue cops By Simone Weichselbaum and Cary Aspinwall | Read more French dressing is going through an identity crisis   By Wilson Wong | Read more Get the NBC News Mobile App Follow NBC News This email was sent by: NBC News 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112   This is an automated email. Do not reply directly to this email. Privacy | Unsubscribe | More NBC Newsletters | Contact View in browser