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Senate Swears In 6 New Members as 117th Congress Convenes

by USNN2020January 3, 2021January 12, 2021

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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.”

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

by USNN2020December 29, 2020January 12, 2021

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

by USNN2020December 29, 2020June 20, 2024

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

by USNN2020December 9, 2020January 12, 2021

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

by USNN2020December 3, 2020January 12, 2021

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

by USNN2020December 2, 2020June 20, 2024

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

by USNN2020November 21, 2020February 26, 2025

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Rep. Jim Jordan: Congress Needs to Investigate 2020 Election

by USNN2020November 21, 2020February 26, 2025

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McConnell Reelected as Senate Majority Leader

by USNN2020November 10, 2020January 14, 2021

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Pelosi faces unexpected challenge as she launches bid to remain speaker

by USNN2020November 6, 2020May 16, 2024

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

by USNN2020November 5, 2020May 16, 2024

NATIONAL NEWS

Rep. Hice: ‘Very Serious Problems’ in Georgia’s Election

By Isabel Van Brugen Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.), said Sunday that he believes there were “very serious problems in Georgia’s election,” as the state prepared to ...

Attorney Challenging Georgia Election Outcome Appeals Case

By Janita Kan The attorney whose efforts to block the certification of Georgia’s 2020 election results was rejected by a federal judge has filed an appeal to the ...

Nearly a Tenth of Biden Voters in Key States Would Not Have Voted for Him Had They Known About Hunter Biden Scandal: Survey

By Mark Tapscott Large numbers of seven battleground state voters who backed former Vice President Joe Biden would not have voted for him had they known about ...

Thousands in Georgia Registered at Postal, Commercial Addresses, Portraying Them as Residences, Researcher Says

By Petr Svab Thousands of people registered and voted in Georgia using addresses of postal facilities or businesses, but making it look like they were residential addresses, ...

Group Files Emergency Petition in Wisconsin After Identifying 150,000 Potentially Fraudulent Ballots

By Zachary Stieber A group on Tuesday filed an emergency petition with the Wisconsin Supreme Court, challenging the state’s unofficial election results. The Thomas More Society’s Amistad Project said it ...

‘Asleep at the Wheel’: Trump Adviser Says DOJ, FBI Need to Investigate Alleged Election Fraud

By Jack Phillips A campaign adviser for President Donald Trump decried the Department of Justice (DOJ) for not taking sufficient action in combatting alleged voter fraud during ...

Subpoena in Georgia Election Lawsuit Seeks Video Footage From State Farm Arena

By Ivan Pentchoukov The plaintiff in an election lawsuit in Georgia on Monday served a subpoena on State Farm Arena seeking video footage filmed on the premises during and after Election Day. The subpoena names ...

Trump’s Big Win and the Will of the People

By Richard Greenhorn You should be of high spirits. Donald J. Trump, who is the only major American political figure alive interested in conserving anything, won ...

Giuliani Reveals Why Trump Legal Team Issued Statement on Sidney Powell

By Jack Phillips President Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani offered an explanation on why Trump’s legal team issued a statement saying lawyer Sidney Powell is ...

Wisconsin Officials Find Uncounted Ballots During Recount

By Zachary Stieber Election officials in Wisconsin on Nov. 24 found a batch of uncounted ballots during the state’s partial recount. Officials found 386 uncounted ballots. Milwaukee’s elections board voted ...

Lawmakers, Experts Warned of Election Vulnerabilities Years Ago

By Bowen Xiao Lawmakers, cybersecurity officials, and expert panelists warned the public years ago of the vulnerabilities of America’s election infrastructure, as well as threats ...

Oregon Governor Encourages People to Call Police on Neighbors Who Violate COVID-19 Restrictions

By GQ Pan Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said ahead of Thanksgiving that people in her state should call the police if they find out their neighbors are violating the latest ...