Congress - USNN World News

Congress

Senate Swears In 6 New Members as 117th Congress Convenes

by USNN2020January 3, 2021January 12, 2021

Congress

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

by USNN2020December 29, 2020February 26, 2025

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

Congress

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

by USNN2020December 29, 2020June 20, 2024

Congress

Number of Congress Members Planning to Challenge Election Results Expected to Grow

by USNN2020December 9, 2020January 12, 2021

Congress

Trump Supports McConnell’s COVID-19 Relief Package: Mnuchin

by USNN2020December 3, 2020January 12, 2021

Congress

Rep. Mo Brooks Plans to Challenge Electoral College Votes in Congress

by USNN2020December 2, 2020June 20, 2024

Congress

GOP ‘Freedom Force’ Vows to Fight Socialism, Counter ‘The Squad’ in House

by USNN2020November 21, 2020February 26, 2025

Congress

Rep. Jim Jordan: Congress Needs to Investigate 2020 Election

by USNN2020November 21, 2020February 26, 2025

Congress

McConnell Reelected as Senate Majority Leader

by USNN2020November 10, 2020January 14, 2021

Congress

Pelosi faces unexpected challenge as she launches bid to remain speaker

by USNN2020November 6, 2020May 16, 2024

Congress

House of cards? Pelosi to have a hard time becoming speaker, GOP officials say

by USNN2020November 5, 2020May 16, 2024

NATIONAL NEWS

Is Gavin Newsom Running a Shadow Presidential Campaign

By Nathan Worcester His vetoes, his foreign trips, his upcoming debate with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis: It all adds up to something like a shadow presidential campaign ...

Speaker Johnson Floats Novel Idea for Avoiding Government Shutdown

By Lawrence Wilson House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) floated the idea of a “laddered” continuing resolution (CR), a novel idea for avoiding a potential government ...

‘Historic Transition’ to EVs Hits a Roadblock: Buyers Don’t Seem to Want Them

By Kevin Stocklin As the Biden administration hails America’s “historic transition to electric vehicles” over the next decade, and carmakers pledge that they are revamping ...

2 Elections Groups Fight Out Voter Intimidation Charges in Court

By Dan M. Berger GAINESVILLE, Ga.—In the small town of Gainesville, just outside Atlanta, two powerful election advocacy groups are duking it out in court ...

Chinese Funds Moved Through Biden Family Accounts to Joe Biden, Bank Records and Documents Suggest

By Samantha Flom Bank records and other documents suggest that a $40,000 payment President Joe Biden received from his brother in 2017 may have originated ...

Biden’s Approval Ratings Tank Amid Hamas-Israel War

By The Epoch Times Staff The unexpected attack on Israel has sharply divided liberals in the United States. The ongoing Hamas-Israel conflict is causing a ...

House Passes $14.3 Billion Israel Aid Bill That Cuts IRS Funding

By Jackson Richman and Joseph Lord The House passed a bill on Nov. 2 to provide $14.3 billion in funding to Israel amid its conflict ...

Judge to Consider Delaying Trial in Trump Mar-a-Lago Case

By T.J. Muscaro and Catherine Yang FORT PIERCE, Fla.—U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon heard arguments from special counsel Jack Smith’s office and attorneys for former ...

Maine Mass Shooter’s Family Contacted Law Enforcement Months Before Rampage: Sheriff’s Office

By Zachary Stieber Family members of Robert Card contacted local law enforcement about the man in the spring, months before he carried out a mass ...

FBI Director Warns Hamas Could Inspire Terrorist Attacks Inside US

By Jack Phillips FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday told members of Congress that the Hamas–Israel war could spark attacks on targets within the United ...

NARA Locates 82,000 Pages of Joe Biden Emails Across Three Pseudonym Accounts

By Stephen Katte President Joe Biden sent and received thousands of emails through pseudonym accounts during his eight year tenure as vice president under President ...

Ben Carson Endorsement, Biblical Themes Lead Trump Campaigning in Sioux City

By Nathan Worcester Before former President Donald Trump took the stage, a familiar face appeared before the crowd at the Sioux City Orpheum. It was ...