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Unrest at the U.S. Capitol: A Timeline of How It Unfolded
Starting with President Trump’s “Save America Rally” speech, to rioters breaching the U.S. Capitol and ending with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris confirmed as the next President and Vice President of the U.S., here’s a look at what happened at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
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$2,000 COVID-19 Relief Checks Hit Roadblock in Senate
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Tuesday blocked a Democratic bid to vote on increasing the COVID-19 relief checks from $600 to $2,000.
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Trump Vetoes $740B Defense Bill
President Donald Trump’s move comes after he threatened to veto the bill if it didn’t include termination of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The act protects tech companies from liability for what is posted on their platforms.
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‘Late Night': Hugh Laurie Began Acting With Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry
Star of “House,” “The Night Manager,” and “Veep,” Hugh Laurie talks about his career and his newest show, “Roadkill.”
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Biden Defeats Trump, Will Become 46th President
Former Vice President Joe Biden won the state of Pennsylvania Saturday, according to NBC News projection, putting him over the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency.
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House Democrats Blame Losses on Polls, Message, Even Trump
Their majority shrunk, House Democrats are casting blame.
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Trump Puts Stimulus Negotiations On Hold Until After Election
President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he had instructed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to cease negotiations on the stimulus package until after the election.
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Democrats to Redraft Virus Relief in Bid to Jump-Start Talks
Democrats are going back to the drawing board on a huge virus relief bill.
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House Votes to Remove Confederate Statues From Capitol
The House has approved a bill to remove statues of Gen. Robert E. Lee and other Confederate leaders from the U.S. Capitol, as a reckoning over racial injustice continues following the police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in Minneapolis.
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Pelosi Requiring Masks for Lawmakers for House Hearings
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is requiring that House members wear masks when attending committee hearings
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Somber Congress Delivers Nearly $500B More in Virus Aid
Congress has delivered a nearly $500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending, almost unanimously rushing new relief to employers and hospitals buckling under the strain of a pandemic that has claimed almost 50,000 American lives and one in six U.S. jobs
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House Passes $2.2T Coronavirus Relief Package
The bill now heads to president’s desk for signing.
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Loyal Pit Bull Rescues Four From New Jersey Fire
A pit bull has become a four-legged hero credited with saving a family of four after a house fire started in New Jersey.
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GOP Shows Little Desire for Witnesses Ahead of Critical Vote
Democrats bid to win support from Republicans in the Senate for witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial was already a tough challenge. Democrats have warned they will live to regret not delving deeper into the evidence of Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. One of the managers, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, even told them it was “treacherous” to vote...
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Trump Ally US Rep. Mark Meadows Won't Seek Reelection
Republican congressman and ally to President Donald Trump Mark Meadows says he won’t seek reelection but that his work with the Trump administration “is only beginning.” In a statement Thursday, the North Carolina congressman says he struggled with the decision and came to it after discussion with his family. His announcement comes just a day after the U.S. House voted...
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Analysis: Impeachment Forever Changes Trump's Legacy
The first line of President Donald Trump’s obituary has been written. While Trump is all but certain to avoid removal from office, a portion of his legacy took shape Wednesday when he joined only two other presidents in the exclusive and infamous club of those who have been impeached. The two articles of impeachment approved by the House of Representatives...
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‘Typo' May Have Overvalued Utah Home at Nearly $1B
Utah officials say a possible dropped phone resulted in a typo that overvalued a home for almost $1 billion. And taxpayers may have to pay for the mistake. The Deseret News reports a house built in 1978 in an unincorporated area of the county was recorded in 2019 tax rolls with a value of more than $987 million. That’s an…
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Impeachment's Influence Hazy as Issue in Congressional Races
Republicans aim to use the House drive toward impeaching President Donald Trump to whittle down Democrats’ majority by dislodging vulnerable incumbents from swing districts loaded with moderate voters. It could work, especially in Democratic-held districts Trump carried in 2016 with throngs of independent voters who polls shows are closely divided over his removal. Or it could flop, in an era...
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China Furious, Hong Kong Celebrates After US Move on Bills
China reacted furiously Thursday to President Donald Trump’s signing two bills aimed at supporting human rights in Hong Kong, summoning the U.S. ambassador to protest and warning the move would undermine cooperation with Washington. Hong Kong, a former British colony that was granted semi-autonomy when China took control in 1997, has been rocked by six months of sometimes violent pro-democracy...
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China Demands Trump Veto Bills on Hong Kong
China on Thursday demanded President Donald Trump veto legislation aimed at supporting human rights in Hong Kong and renewed a threat to take “strong countermeasures” if the bills become law. Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act undermined both China’s interests and those of the U.S. in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. “We urge...