With Control of the White House and Congress, Democrats Have 2 Years to Enact Change
The United States returns to a unified government this week as Joe Biden becomes the 46th president and Democrats take control of th...
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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...
Black Leaders Cheer Georgia Success, Push for More Progress
What started as a day of celebration for Black organizers, voters and other Georgians who helped deliver two historic Senate runoff...
Democrats Win Key US Senate Runoff With Second Georgia Race Too Close to Call
Control of the U.S. Senate hung in the balance Wednesday with the result of one of two runoff elections in the southern state of Geo...
Will Congress Block Certification of Biden’s Victory?
Lawmakers from the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are scheduled to meet Wednesday in a joint session of Congress to count...
Pelosi Re-elected US House Speaker
Representative Nancy Pelosi was elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Sunday for her fourth term, with a narrower Dem...
Dozens of House, Senate Republicans Joining Likely Futile Effort to Reject Biden Victory
More than 100 Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives and a dozen senators say they will join an almost assuredly...
Dozen GOP Senators Enlist in Trump Effort to Undo Biden Win
A growing number of Republican lawmakers are joining President Donald Trump's extraordinary effort to overturn the election, pl...
In a First, Congress Overrides Trump Veto of Defense Bill
Congress has overridden President Donald Trump's veto of a defense policy bill, a first by lawmakers since Trump took office ne...
How Congress Will Count Electoral College Votes
The congressional joint session to count electoral votes is generally a routine, ceremonial affair. But President Donald Trump'...
Republican Senator to Contest Biden’s Electoral College Victory
Republican U.S. Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri said Wednesday that he would contest next week’s certification of the Electoral Coll...
