US Lawmakers Discuss Next Moves as Nation Grapples to Understand Violence at Capitol Building
With U.S. President-elect Joe Biden set to be inaugurated on Jan. 20, one question being debated is whether Congress will pursue a s...
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US Lawmakers Likely Exposed to Coronavirus During Riot Lockdown, Official Warns
U.S. lawmakers who were in lockdown when a violent mob breached security at the Capitol last week likely have been exposed to the co...
US Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Sweeping Asylum Rules
A U.S. judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration's most sweeping set of asylum restrictions less than two weeks before P...
US Law Enforcement Authorities Step Up Investigation of Capitol Hill Riots
U.S. law enforcement authorities are stepping up a criminal investigation into Wednesday's attack on the U.S. Capitol by suppor...
US Capitol Has Seen Violence Over 220 Years, But Not Like This
In more than 220 years, the U.S. Capitol had seen nothing like it: a roiling mob, forcing its way past its majestic marble columns,...
US Senate Poised to Vote on Defense Funding Veto Override
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is urging his colleagues to override President Donald Trump's veto of a $740 billio...
US House to Vote on Higher Pandemic Relief Payments
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are planning to vote Monday on higher pandemic relief payments to Americans, after Pr...
US Spending Bill Awaits Trump’s Decision
U.S. President Donald Trump is spending the holiday weekend at his Florida resort as both Democrats and Republicans wait to see whet...
US Lawmakers Approve $900 Billion Coronavirus Aid Package
The U.S. Congress has passed a massive year-end bill that includes a $900 billion coronavirus aid package and $1.4 trillion in annua...
US Attorney General: ‘No Reason’ for Special Counsel on Election, Biden’s Son
Outgoing Attorney General William Barr said he saw "no reason" to appoint a special counsel on potential election fraud or the tax i...
US Set to Vaccinate High-Risk Health Care Workers
In the United States, nearly three million doses of the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine will be delivered this week to states to adm...
