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Hawley Becomes First Senator Committed to Challenging Electoral College Results

by USNN2020December 30, 2020February 26, 2025

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Trump Team Wants to Present ‘Specific Evidence’ on Jan. 6: Campaign Adviser Jason Miller

by USNN2020December 30, 2020January 12, 2021

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Betsy DeVos on 1619 Project: Revisionist History Indoctrinating Young American Minds

by USNN2020December 30, 2020March 27, 2025

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Trump Campaign Asks Supreme Court to Set Aside Wisconsin’s Election

by USNN2020December 30, 2020June 20, 2024

Economy

IRS and Treasury Begin Sending Stimulus Checks to Millions of Americans

by USNN2020December 30, 2020February 26, 2025

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Arizona GOP Chair: ‘All on the Shoulders of Vice President Mike Pence’ in Elector Fight

by USNN2020December 29, 2020June 20, 2024

Congress

Growing Number of GOP Senators Back $2,000 Stimulus Checks After House Passes Bill

by USNN2020December 29, 2020February 26, 2025

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72 Percent of Republicans See Trump as Model for Future of GOP: Poll

by USNN2020December 29, 2020January 12, 2021

President Donald Trump called on GOP leaders in the Senate not to override his veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) after the House was able to. “Weak and tired Republican ‘leadership’ will allow the bad Defense Bill to pass. Say goodbye to VITAL Section 230 termination, your National Monuments, Forts (names!) and Treasures … 5G, and our great soldiers being removed and brought home from foreign lands who do NOTHING for us,” he wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. “A disgraceful act of cowardice and total submission by weak people to Big Tech. Negotiate a better Bill, or get better leaders, NOW! Senate should not approve NDAA until fixed!!!” The Senate is slated to take up the bill starting at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, although Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he would slow down the NDAA veto override to get a vote on the $2,000 stimulus payments to people. The House passed the $2,000 stimulus check bill on Monday night. The NDAA was passed in the Senate in an 84-13 vote, meaning that Sanders’ efforts to fillibuster will likely be overcome. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) said he would join Sanders’ efforts to slow down the measure. “I will be joining @BernieSanders in blocking the defense bill until we get a vote on $2,000 in direct cash relief. That relief passed in the House today with 44 Republicans voting for it. Senate Republicans must do the same and get the American people the help they need,” Markey wrote on Twitter. About a week ago, Trump vetoed the NDAA because it failed to change or remove Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which has been flagged by him and other Republicans as an enabler of censorship by tech companies such as Facebook or Twitter. “Unfortunately, the Act fails to include critical national security measures, includes provisions that fail to respect our veterans and our military’s history, and contradicts efforts by my Administration to put America first in our national security and foreign policy actions,” he said in a Dec. 23 statement after vetoing the measure. “It is a ‘gift’ to China and Russia.” The NDAA, he said, goes against his foreign policy mandate. “Not only is this bad policy, but it is unconstitutional,” he added in a statement at the time. “Article II of the Constitution makes the President the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States and vests in him the executive power. Therefore, the decision regarding how many troops to deploy and where, including in Afghanistan, Germany, and South Korea, rests with him.”

Congress

Trump Calls on GOP Senators Not to Override Veto of Defense Spending Bill: ‘Get Better Leaders’

by USNN2020December 29, 2020January 12, 2021

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Requires Lower Courts to Exclude Illegal Aliens From Census Count

by USNN2020December 29, 2020January 12, 2021

Healthcare

CDC Sets New Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccinations for People With Underlying Medical Issues

by USNN2020December 29, 2020March 1, 2025

Congress

House Votes to Override Trump’s Veto of 2021 Defense Policy Bill

by USNN2020December 29, 2020June 20, 2024

NATIONAL NEWS

Protests Erupt in US Cities After Memphis Releases Tyre Nichols Video

By Caden Pearson Protesters have organized in several U.S. cities on Friday night following the release of body camera footage of the killing of Tyre ...

Irvine Won’t Investigate Attempted Bribery of Councilors by Consultant Melahat Rafiei

By Jack Bradley The Irvine City Council Jan. 24 failed to pass a motion to launch an independent investigation after political consultant Melahat Rafiei last week admitted ...

California to Release More Water to Communities in Wake of Storms

By Brad Jones The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced Jan. 26 it expects to deliver 30 percent of requested water to its public ...

Arizona Supreme Court Responds to Kari Lake’s Second Election Petition

By Jack Phillips The Arizona Supreme Court struck down gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s second request to take up her election appeal that is currently being heard by a ...

Paul Pelosi Hammer Attack Footage to Be Released to the Public

By Tom Ozimek A San Francisco judge has ordered that evidence relating to the attack on Paul Pelosi must be released to the public, including police body ...

Judge Blocks California’s COVID-19 Misinformation Law

By Caden Pearson A California judge on Wednesday halted the state’s so-called COVID-19 misinformation and disinformation law, which was challenged by doctors in two lawsuits, claiming it violates their constitutional ...

Schiff, Swalwell, Omar Vow to ‘Stick Together’ As McCarthy Blocks Them From Committees

By Samantha Flom Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) vowed to “stick together” on Jan. 25 in response to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) refusal to ...

Arkansas Senate Approves Bill Classifying Drag Performances as Adult Entertainment

By Katabella Roberts The Arkansas Senate voted on Jan. 24 to approve legislation that would classify drag performances as an “adult-oriented business” in the same way as strip clubs and escort ...

Newsom Under Fire From Bipartisan Critics Over Trillions of Gallons of Lost Water

By Brad Jones California flushed trillions of gallons of rainwater from January storms out to the ocean instead of saving it in reservoirs and pumping it ...

McCarthy Formally Rejects Schiff, Swalwell From House Intel Committee

By Caden Pearson House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday officially rejected Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) for seats on the House Intelligence Committee after House Minority ...

Here Are the GOP Lawmakers to Serve on COVID-19 Pandemic, Weaponization of Government Panels

By Mimi Nguyen Ly House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) released a list of Republican lawmakers who will serve on two select subcommittees to investigate the coronavirus pandemic, and the weaponization ...

Trump Defends Pence After Discovery of Classified Documents at Indiana Home

By Frank Fang Former President Donald Trump defended former Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday, after classified documents were found at Pence’s home in Indiana. “Mike Pence is an innocent ...