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Congress Sends $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill To Biden’s Desk
The stimulus package will include $1,400 stimulus checks, extend weekly unemployment benefits and increase the child tax credit.
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Push To Raise The Minimum Wage Is Dead For Now
It doesn’t look like a $15 federal minimum wage will be included in the next COVID-19 relief bill.
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House Democrats Pass $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill
If it clears the Senate, the package would include a new round of stimulus checks and a boost in jobless benefits, among other coronavirus pandemic aid.
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Senator Ron Johnson Defends Capitol Rioters During Hearing
The Wisconsin Republican spent his time spreading misinformation and downplaying the riot rather than questioning law enforcement about security.
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Democrats Face Make-Or-Break Moment On Minimum Wage In Next COVID-19 Bill
Other parts of their relief bill would send cash to most households and could reshape the economy for years.
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GOP Congressional Staffers Say They're Furious At Their Bosses — Privately, At Least
Shaken by the actions of Republican lawmakers before and after Jan. 6, many aides say they feel trapped.
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Capitol Police Investigate 2 GOP Lawmakers Over House Metal Detector Incidents
The agency is looking at whether a lawmaker assaulted a police officer and an alleged attempt by another lawmaker to carry a gun into the House Chamber.
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Donald Trump's Deeply Cynical Impeachment Defense
The real villains, according to Trump's legal team, are Democrats, "antifa" and cancel culture.
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Democrats Warn Trump Could Incite More Violence
During the impeachment trial, Democrats highlighted the ex-president's many, many past instances of inciting violence.
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Republicans Unswayed By Evidence Trump 'Incited' Mob Against U.S. Capitol
“I don't think there's anything that's been said by either side that has changed any votes,” Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) said.
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GOP Rep. Andy Harris Tries To Bring Gun Into House Chamber
Republicans keep complaining about the new metal detectors outside the House chamber. Now we know why.
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Donald Trump Impeached For Second Time, Charged With 'Incitement Of Insurrection'
Trump is the first person ever to be impeached twice by the U.S. Congress, and a record 10 Republicans voted yes.
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GOP Refuses To Follow New Capitol Safety Rules In Aftermath Of Riot
Several Republican members of Congress threw a fit at the idea of going through metal detectors to keep the Capitol safe after an insurrection.
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House Members To Be Fined For Not Wearing Face Masks
They will also have to go through metal detectors to get onto the House floor, amid concerns some may be carrying guns.
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House Democrats Briefed On 3 Terrifying Plots To Overthrow Government
One plot includes surrounding the Capitol and murdering Democrats to allow Republicans to take control of the government.
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House Moving Ahead With Trump Impeachment
Democrats announced they plan to impeach Trump for the second time on Wednesday.
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After Day Of Chaos, Congress Certifies Joe Biden As The Election Winner
Lawmakers returned to the Capitol hours after pro-Trump mobs had stormed the building.
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Pro-Trump Rioters Storm U.S. Capitol In Deadly Attack On Democracy
The president eventually ordered the National Guard to the scene, and D.C. was put under curfew for Wednesday night.
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House Reelects Nancy Pelosi As Speaker
The California Democrat secured the top post in a close vote.
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House Passes $2,000 Coronavirus Stimulus Check Legislation
The measure, approved a day after Trump signed a COVID-19 relief package, is now up to Senate Republicans.