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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

National News

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

Federal Policing Takes Effect in Washington—What to Know

By Joseph Lord On Aug. 12, National Guard troops arrived in Washington after President Donald Trump federalized policing, citing a scourge of crime in the ...

Mexico Extradites 26 Alleged Cartel Members to US

By Aldgra Fredly Mexico extradited 26 alleged cartel members to the United States on Aug. 12, including high-ranking members of violent cartels labeled as foreign ...

How the Federal Settlements With Elite Universities Are Unfolding

By Aaron Gifford Eight months into President Donald Trump’s second term, four universities have reached settlements with the federal government following investigations into their diversity, ...

Uvalde School District Releases Records Related to 2022 Robb Elementary Shooting

By Aldgra Fredly The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District on Monday released records related to the May 2022 mass shooting that killed 19 children and ...

DC Locals Have Mixed Reactions to Trump’s Police Takeover

By Stacy Robinson WASHINGTON—Residents of the nation’s capital showed various reactions to President Donald Trump’s plan to federalize the local police force. Early on Aug. 11, ...

Trump Places DC Police Under Federal Control, Orders National Guard to Washington

By Jackson Richman WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 11 that he will activate hundreds of National Guard troops to be in the nation’s capital ...

Environmental Protection Agency Terminates Contracts With Unionized Employees

By Melanie Sun The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is ending all contracts with unionized employees, a union president said on Aug. 8. Justin Chen, president of ...

Commerce Department Threatens to Take Ownership of Harvard Patents

By Naveen Athrappully The federal government is looking into Harvard University’s patent rights, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in an Aug. 8 letter to Harvard ...

Texas AG Files Suit With State Supreme Court to Declare Seats of 13 Absent Democrats Vacant

By Darlene McCormick Sanchez Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit with the state Supreme Court on Aug. 8, asking the court to declare ...

Suspect Dead, Officer Killed in Shooting Reported at Emory University

By Sam Dorman A shooting at Emory University in Atlanta on Aug. 8 has left a law enforcement officer and assailant dead, according to authorities. Police ...

Trump Announces Apple’s Additional $100 Billion US Investment Plan

By Emel Akan WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 6 that Apple will increase its U.S. investment commitment by an additional $100 billion, which comes ...

Record US Honey Bee Losses and What Mite Be Behind Them

By Darlene McCormick Sanchez In arid South Texas, home to mesquite and cacti, it hasn’t been uncommon for commercial beekeeper Robert Wheeler to lose half ...