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 4, 2021 | Business, Headlines, Joe Biden
America’s business leaders are ready to put the presidential election to rest. More than 100 business executives, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers released statements on Monday urging Congress to certify President-elect Joe...
by Jim Heath | Dec 28, 2020 | Congress, Headlines, Trump
The House voted today to increase COVID-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting President Trump’s demand for bigger payments and sending the bill to the GOP-controlled Senate, where the outcome is uncertain. Democrats led passage, 275-134, their majority favoring...
by Jim Heath | Dec 21, 2020 | Headlines
The 5,593-page bill poised to pass the U.S. Congress tonight provides plenty of coronavirus aid. It also ensures that you will not go to prison for transporting water chestnut plants across state lines. After months of inaction, Congress has rolled coronavirus aid,...
by Jim Heath | Oct 13, 2020 | 2020, Congress, Democrats, GOP, Headlines
The Cook Political Report updated its Senate forecast Tuesday saying Democrats are likely to gain between two and seven seats in the November election. Republicans currently hold a 53-47 Senate majority, so the best-case scenario for the party looks to be holding onto...
