North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper is calling for President Donald Trump's removal from office after the violent breach of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday by Trump supporters.
Lawmakers of both parties raised the prospect Thursday of ousting President Donald Trump from office, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that if he wasnβt removed, the House may move forward with a second impeachment.
A mob invading the U.S. Capitol. Police officers with guns drawn inside the House of Representatives. Lawmakers hiding from intruders seeking to overturn a national election.
Four people died as supporters of President Donald Trump violently occupied the U.S. Capitol.
In South Carolina, dozens of Trump supporters gathered in front of the State House Wednesday.
Congress confirmed Democrat Joe Biden as the presidential election winner early Thursday after a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in a stunning attempt to overturn Americaβs presidential election, undercut the nationβs democracy and keep Trump in the White House.
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.
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