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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

Senate Blocks Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Private Businesses

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Mark Meadows sues Nancy Pelosi and Capitol riot panel members

By Ryan King, Breaking News Reporter Mark Meadows is suing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of the House select committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6 riot ...

Biden Administration Skips Congressional Hearing on Closing Gitmo

By Ken Silva The Biden administration declined to send an official to a Dec. 7 congressional hearing on the closing of Guantanamo Bay, drawing anger from ...

The ‘Great Resignation’ and Inflation Could Push Each Other Higher, Says Economist

By Rahul Vaidyanath News Analysis The term “great resignation,” which describes the record numbers of people quitting their jobs amid the pandemic recovery, has gained some ...

US Still Facing ‘Great Worker Shortages’ Amid Near Record Job Openings

By Andrew Moran The U.S. economy might need to leap over a few hurdles in 2022 as many factors could derail the post-pandemic recovery, financial ...

New Mexico Senator Leaves Democrat Party, Cites Governor’s ‘Unconstitutional Acts’

By Zachary Stieber A state senator in New Mexico has left the Democrat Party, upset over actions by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. State Sen. Jacob Candelaria made the announcement Monday, ...

Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors Now Blocked Nationwide

By Zachary Stieber A federal court on Dec. 7 blocked President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors. Georgia and other plaintiffs suing Biden over the mandate “will ...

80 Years of Remembering Pearl Harbor: Valor, Sacrifice, and Peace

By Paula Ratliff PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii—Thousands of people gathered here on Tuesday to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The surprise assault by the Imperial ...

US Coal Stockpiles Hit Record Low

By Nathan Worcester U.S. coal stockpiles dipped to just 80 million tons in September, the lowest monthly total since the Energy Information Administration (EIA) began tracking such ...

New York City to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines for Private Sector Workers

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Woman’s New Accusation Against Chris Cuomo Led to CNN Firing: Lawyer

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COVID-19 a Pandemic of Fear ‘Manufactured’ by Authorities: Yale Epidemiologist

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