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Congress members returned to the floor Wednesday night, just hours after a mob of right-wing rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol. The breach took place on the same day lawmakers were expected to formally certify Joe Biden‘s Electoral College victory over outgoing president, Donald Trump. Hundreds of right-wing demonstrators were seen outside the Capitol early Wednesday before gaining access to the building […]
Crowds of Donald Trump supporters in Washington D.C, for the “Stop The Steal” rally being held on the National Mall attempted to storm the Capitol building while Congress deliberates certifying the election results inside. Photos and videos from people on the ground showed MAGA loyalists charging the steps and clashing with police while attempting to climb barricades around the […]
Democratic challenger Rev. Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler in Georgia‘s extremely close and expensive Senate runoffs, according to the Associated Press. Rev. Warnock, a senior pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, the same church that Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached at, has made history with his election victory as he will become the state’s first Black senator. Warnock has previously said […]
Nearly a dozen Republican senators and senators-elect are still trying to prevent President-elect Joe Biden from being certified as the election victor. CNN reports that the lawmakers revealed Saturday that they oppose counting electoral votes next week when it’s anticipated that Congress will certify Biden’s win, even though there’s no valid proof of extensive voter fraud […]
Protestors targeted the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on New Year’s Eve to send a message about the dire economic hardships facing so many Americans. According to TMZ, Pelosi’s San Francisco home was vandalized Thursday evening. The people involved spray-painted her garage door with the words “Cancel Rent!” and “We Want Everything” in black. […]
President Trump signed the combined coronavirus relief and government funding bill into law, the New York Times reports. The president spent the week indicating that he would decline any coronavirus relief bill that didn’t include $2000 stimulus checks for every American. Lawmakers urged him to sign the massive bill that included $600 stimulus checks, fearing a government […]
Unemployment benefits expired overnight after Trump declined to sign a COVID-19 relief package that was set to pass without his grievances. Trump wanted larger stimulus checks included in the bipartisan bill and objected to “pork” spending. ABC News reports that without the package’s funding, the government is set to shutdown at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday as […]
President-elect Joe Biden admitted that it’s “unlikely” he will use an executive order to eliminate upwards of $50,000 in student loan debt. “It’s arguable that the president may have the executive power to forgive up to $50,000 in student debt,” Biden told a group of newspaper columnists Wednesday, per The Washington Post. “Well, I think that’s pretty questionable. I’m unsure of that. I’d be […]
Even though Trump has called for $2,000 stimulus checks for Americans, House Democrats’ move to pass the direct payments was blocked by Republicans—impacting the huge coronavirus relief package that Congress passed earlier this week. CNBC reports that Democrats attempted to increase the check amounts after Trump warned that he’d obstruct the $2 trillion pandemic aid and […]
A part of the massive 5,500+ page government funding/COVID-relief package that is expected to be passed through Congress in the next few days will include a legislative priority for the entertainment industry that will bump up the penalty for operating a for-profit illegal streaming service from a misdemeanor to a felony. Under the new law a violation of […]
