Democrats won both Georgia Senate seats β and with them, the U.S. Senate majority β as final votes were counted Wednesday, serving President Donald Trump a stunning defeat in his last days in office while dramatically improving the fate of President-elect Joe Bidenβs progressive agenda.
Republican lawmakers mounted their first official challenge to Joe Bidenβs presidential election win Wednesday, objecting to state results from Arizona as they took up Donald Trumpβs relentless effort to overturn the election results in an extraordinary joint session of Congress.
President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge who in 2016 was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court, as his attorney general, two people familiar with the selection process said Wednesday.
Democrat Raphael Warnock is set become the first Black U.S. senator from Georgia. WCCB political contributor Mary C. Curtis has more on the high-stakes race.
Georgia voters are set to decide the balance of power in Congress in a pair of high-stakes Senate runoff elections that will help determine President-elect Joe Bidenβs capacity to enact what may be the most progressive governing agenda in generations.
Charlotte residents weighed in on several important issues facing the city in the new year, including a possible sales tax increase, changing Confederate street names, and moving to 4 year terms.
The unprecedented Republican effort to overturn the presidential election has been condemned by an outpouring of current and former GOP officials warning the effort to sow doubt in Joe Bidenβs win and keep President Donald Trump in office is undermining Americansβ faith in democracy.
A busy week ahead as the outcome of the Georgia runoff election will determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. Then Wednesday, a showdown in Washington, as a dozen Republican senators vow not to certify Joe Biden's victory, until there's an emergency investigation into the election.
Nancy Pelosi was narrowly reelected Sunday as speaker, giving her the reins of Democratsβ slender House majority as President-elect Joe Biden sets a challenging course of producing legislation to tackle the pandemic, revive the economy and address other party priorities.
President Donald Trump badgered and pleaded with Georgiaβs election chief to overturn Joe Bidenβs win in the state, suggesting in a telephone call that the official βfindβ enough votes to hand Trump the victory.
Vandals lashed out at the leaders of the U.S. House and Senate over the holiday weekend, blighting their homes with graffiti and in one case a pigβs head as Congress failed to approve an increase in the amount of money being sent to individuals to help cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
A coalition of 11 Republican senators announced Saturday it will challenge the outcome of the presidential election by voting to reject electors from some states when Congress meets next week to certify the Electoral College results that confirmed President-elect Joe Biden won.
The United States House of Representatives just voted to support President Donald Trump's demand for larger COVID-19 relief checks, boosting the amount from $600 to $2,000 per person.Β Now, the request goes to Senate.Β
The stimulus bill remains unsigned as President Trump digs in on his demand to increase direct payments to Americans.
The final weeks of the Trump administration are upon us and though he hasn't been very visible, the president isn't leaving the White House quietly.
President Donald Trump late Tuesday threatened to torpedo Congressβ massive COVID-19 relief package in the midst of a raging pandemic and deep economic uncertainty, suddenly demanding changes fellow Republicans have opposed.
After undergoing routine testing due to coming into close contact with the COVID-19 virus, Governor Henry McMaster was notified late Monday evening that he has tested positive for the virus.
Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Monday night that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths.
Governor Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order authorizing the North Carolina ABC Commission to permit the delivery or carry-out of mixed beverages as an alternative to on-site consumption. This Order is effective December 21, 2020 at 5:00 pm through January 31, 2021.
Congress passed a two-day stopgap spending bill Friday night, averting a partial government shutdown and buying yet more time for frustratingly slow endgame negotiations on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package.
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