Benefits for millions of Americans have lapsed. What happens now?
President Donald Trump’s refusal to sign a Covid-19 stimulus and government spending package has left small business support, jobless benefits…
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Some Republicans plan to challenge Biden’s Electoral College victory. Here’s what happened when Democrats challenged Bush
When Congress met to tally the results of the 2004 presidential election, then-Sen. Barbara Boxer stood alone on the Senate floor to object to…
Continue ReadingKinzinger: Trump’s refusal to sign relief bill ‘shows the chaos of the whole thing’
Republican Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger said Sunday that President Donald Trump’s refusal to sign a $900 billion relief package Congress passed…
Continue ReadingFact check: Georgia Republicans run more misleading attack ads against Warnock and Ossoff
In early December, we fact–checked misleading attack ads from both Democrats and Republicans in the two Georgia runoff elections that will…
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Execution date of only woman on federal death row on hold, potentially into the Biden administration
The only woman on the federal death row may see her execution date pushed to when the administration of President-elect Joe Biden takes over, after a…
Continue ReadingJoe Biden bets on old allies to help him confront new crises
President-elect Joe Biden is leaning on familiar faces and old allies from his decades in public life as he builds an administration that will…
Continue ReadingDemocrats Ossoff and Warnock each raise more than $100 million for Georgia Senate runoffs
Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff each brought in more than $100 million in a two-month period, setting a blistering fundraising pace in their…
Continue ReadingUSPS agrees to treat Georgia runoff ballots as express mail
The US Postal Service has agreed to take extraordinary measures to deliver mailed ballots for Georgia’s upcoming Senate runoff elections,…
Continue ReadingHouse GOP kills bid for $2,000 stimulus checks
The House of Representatives on Thursday failed to advance a measure that would increase direct payments to Americans under a certain income level to…
Continue ReadingNew $600 stimulus checks in limbo after House GOP kills proposal increasing amount to $2,000
A second round of stimulus payments that was included in a coronavirus relief package passed by Congress Monday night is now at risk if President…
Continue ReadingDominion Voting Systems CEO doesn’t rule out legal action against Trump
The chief executive officer of Dominion Voting Systems on Thursday did not rule out taking legal action against President Donald Trump as the…
Continue Reading Dominion sends legal letters to conservative media figures warning of ‘imminent’ action
Lawyers representing Dominion Voting Systems have sent letters to a wide array of conservative media personalities, as well as the White House and…
Continue ReadingHoliday weeks to test Congress’ willingness to confront the President
The next two weeks on Capitol Hill will test the legislative branch’s ability to confront a President who Democratic and Republican aides have…
Continue ReadingHouse fails to pass measure to increase stimulus checks to $2,000
The House of Representatives on Thursday failed to advance a measure that would increase direct payments to Americans under a certain income level to…
Continue ReadingGiuliani told to preserve all records as lawyers for Dominion warn legal action is ‘imminent’
A defamation law firm representing Dominion Voting Systems has sent letters to White House counsel Pat Cipollone and President Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingHere’s where things stand on Biden’s Cabinet deliberations
President-elect Joe Biden enters the Christmas holiday with the vast majority of his Cabinet nominees announced, yet final deliberations continue for…
Continue Reading 2020 was a year of reckonings across the United States
With Christmas approaching, Pastor Luke Fillmore of the United Methodist Church in Hamburg, Iowa — a small town in the state’s southwest…
Continue ReadingWhite House coronavirus task force no longer proactively sending reports to states
The White House coronavirus task force has informed states that it will no longer proactively send its weekly state reports with tailored data and…
Continue ReadingTrump’s veto of massive defense bill sets up possible override vote next week
President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the sweeping defense bill that both chambers of Congress recently passed by veto-proof majorities, setting…
Continue ReadingTrump issues 26 new pardons, including for Stone, Manafort and Charles Kushner
President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening announced 26 new pardons, including for longtime ally Roger Stone, former campaign chairman Paul Manafort…
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