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Trump supporters in Georgia tell Pence to ‘stop the steal’

Trump supporters chanted at Vice President Mike Pence to "Stop the Steal!" on Monday during a campaign stop in Georgia.

January 4, 2021

Medal of Freedom going to Rep. Nunes for ‘courageous’ efforts to stop ‘plot’ against Trump

President Trump awarded the Medal of Freedom on Monday to Republican Rep. Devin Nunes of California, one of the president's staunchest allies, citing the lawmaker's "courageous" efforts in investigating the origins of the Russian collusion allegations and the Obama administration's spying on the Trump campaign in 2016.

January 4, 2021

House Democrats ask FBI to start criminal probe of Donald Trump’s call to Georgia official

Two House Democrats urged the FBI on Monday to open a criminal investigation of President Trump's phone call to Georgia's secretary of state in which the president urged him to change the election results in the state.

January 4, 2021

Raffensperger says local DA in Georgia might probe Trump phone call

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Monday that his office probably won't investigate his weekend phone call with President Trump, but an Atlanta-area district attorney might probe the call.

January 4, 2021

Tom Cotton will oppose GOP effort to object to Joe Biden’s electoral votes

Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas is the latest Republican to announce he won't join Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and other GOP colleagues in opposing the counting of certified electoral votes for President-elect Joseph R. Biden on Wednesday.

January 4, 2021

Trump presses Georgia’s secretary of state in phone call about alleged election fraud

President Trump pleaded with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in a weekend phone call to "find" enough votes for the president to win the state, which Democrat Joseph R. Biden captured in the Nov. 3 election, according to an audio recording of the call.

January 3, 2021

Pence ‘welcomes’ effort by GOP lawmakers to object to Biden’s electoral votes

Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday night that he welcomes efforts by Republican lawmakers to challenge Electoral College results in the upcoming congressional joint session on Jan. 6, when the votes are formally counted.

January 2, 2021

GOP senators to object to Biden’s electoral votes unless emergency commission probes voter fraud

A group of Republican senators and senators-elect led by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas pledged on Saturday to object to the congressional certification of President-elect Joseph R. Biden's Electoral College votes next week unless Congress approves an emergency 10-day audit of the results by an election commission.

January 2, 2021

Louie Gohmert appeals ruling on Pence to Fifth Circuit

Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas is appealing a federal judge's ruling that he lacked standing to bring a lawsuit aimed at empowering Vice President Mike Pence to overturn President-elect Joseph R. Biden's victory.

January 2, 2021

Louie Gohmert lawsuit against Mike Pence dismissed by federal judge

A federal judge on Friday night dismissed a lawsuit by Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas that sought to empower Vice President Mike Pence to overturn President-elect Joseph R. Biden's victory.

January 1, 2021

Walmart apologizes after its Twitter account calls Josh Hawley ‘sore loser’

Walmart got into a tweet war with Sen. Josh Hawley on Wednesday when the company's official Twitter account called the Missouri Republican a "sore loser" over the lawmaker's pledge to object to President-elect Joseph R. Biden's electoral college votes.

December 30, 2020

Josh Hawley becomes first senator to declare he’ll object to Biden’s electoral votes

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri became the first senator on Wednesday to announce that he'll object to President-elect Joseph R. Biden's electoral votes in Congress on Jan. 6.

December 30, 2020

Trump calls on ‘obstructionist’ Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp to resign

President Trump urged Republican Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia to resign Wednesday, calling him an "obstructionist" of the Trump campaign's efforts to overturn President-elect Joseph R. Biden's win in the state.

December 30, 2020

Donald Trump again calls for Senate to approve $2,000 stimulus checks ‘ASAP!’

President Trump called on Congress again Wednesday to approve increased stimulus checks of $2,000, a day after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked Democrats from approving the payments quickly.

December 30, 2020

McConnell blocks Democrats’ bid for quick approval of $2,000 stimulus checks

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked Democrats' attempt Tuesday to more than triple COVID-19 relief checks to $2,000, and moved to link any increase -- which has the backing of President Trump -- with a repeal of liability protections for Big Tech, leading Democrats to delay action on a major defense bill.

December 29, 2020

David Perdue, Kelly Loeffler support increasing stimulus checks to $2,000

Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia said Tuesday that he supports increasing stimulus checks to $2,000, raising the pressure on Senate GOP leaders to hold a vote on the aid ahead of pivotal runoff elections in Georgia next week.

December 29, 2020

House votes to increase COVID-19 checks to $2,000

The House on Monday approved an increase in stimulus checks to $2,000 for most Americans as President Trump had requested, over the objections of 130 House Republicans who voted against the president.

December 28, 2020

Trump signs executive order expanding school choice for in-person classes due to pandemic

President Trump signed an executive order Monday aimed at expanding school choice options during the COVID-19 pandemic by providing "emergency learning scholarships" for any child without access to in-person learning.

December 28, 2020

House set to vote Monday on Trump’s call for $2,000 stimulus checks

The House is expected to vote Monday night on President Trump's demand to increase stimulus checks to Americans from $600 to $2,000, setting up a pivotal decision by Senate Republicans on the aid later this week.

December 28, 2020

House Democrats quickly spurn Trump’s request for budget ‘recissions’

House Democrats are quickly rejecting President Trump's request to cut spending in the coronavirus relief and government funding package that he signed into law on Sunday night.

December 28, 2020