by Jim Heath | Jan 11, 2021 | Congress, Headlines, Impeachment, Trump
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has a majority of support in the House to impeach Donald Trump, part of a two-front effort to punish and remove him for inciting the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week. Key members of the House Judiciary Committee introduced a...
by Jim Heath | Jan 9, 2021 | Congress, GOP, Headlines
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) joined calls on Saturday for Republican Sens. Josh Hawley (Mo.) and Ted Cruz (Texas) to resign after they supported objections to the 2020 Electoral College results on Wednesday. Brown referred to the senators’ support of objections...
by Jim Heath | Jan 6, 2021 | Congress, Electoral Map, Headlines, Joe Biden, Trump
Today’s congressional joint session to count electoral votes has taken on added importance this year as Republicans allied with President Trump say they will try to undo Democrat Joe Biden’s victory and subvert the will of the American people in at least six states....
by Jim Heath | Jan 4, 2021 | Congress, GOP, Headlines, Trump
Republican lawmakers in Washington are fracturing over Donald Trump’s futile effort to persuade Congress to overturn his re-election defeat, as his allies spar with conservatives who say the Constitution doesn’t give them the power to override voters. Trump further...
by Jim Heath | Jan 3, 2021 | 2020, Congress, Constitution, GOP, Headlines, Trump
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) today offered blistering criticism of a plan by at least 12 Republican senators to challenge the results of the election next week, warning that they “imperil” public trust. “The egregious ploy to reject electors may enhance the...
by Jim Heath | Dec 29, 2020 | Congress, GOP, Headlines
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell today blocked an attempt by Democrats to force quick action on increasing direct stimulus payments to $2,000 despite President Trump’s demands for the change. McConnell objected to a motion by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer...
