politics2021-01-17
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene gained large followings on social media in part by posting incendiary videos and comments and has also embraced QAnon, a far-right U.S. conspiracy theory. Source: CBC ....Read more
politics2021-01-14
Only five per cent of Republicans voted to impeach Donald Trump in the most serious charge against a president ever. Yet there are still trouble spots ahead for Trump, in an eventual Senate trial that could shape the next chapter in U.S. politics. Source: CBC ....Read more
politics2021-01-07
After winning crucial Senate seats in Georgia on Tuesday, Democrats have achieved the coveted trifecta of political power in Washington — first, the House of Representatives, then the White House and now the U.S. Senate. Source: CBC ....Read more
politics2021-01-06
Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia's two Senate run-offs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state's history and putting the Senate majority within the Democrats' reach. Source: CBC ....Read more
politics2021-01-01
Congress on Friday overrode U.S. President Donald Trump's veto of a defence policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago, ensuring that the measure becomes law despite his rejection. Source: CBC ....Read more
politics2020-12-28
The U.S. House of representatives voted Monday to increase COVID-19 relief cheques to $2,000 US, meeting President Donald Trump's demand for bigger payments and sending the bill to the Republican-controlled Senate, where the outcome is uncertain. Source: CBC ....Read more
politics2020-12-27
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday signed into law a $2.3 trillion US COVID-19 aid and government-funding bill, restoring unemployment benefits to millions in the United States and averting a partial federal government shutdown. Source: CBC ....Read more
politics2020-12-23
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued pardons and sentence commutations for 29 people, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law, in the latest burst of clemency in his final weeks at the White House. Source: CBC ....Read more
politics2020-12-21
The U.S. Congress on Monday approved an $892 billion US coronavirus aid package, throwing a lifeline to the nation's pandemic-battered economy after months of inaction, while also keeping the federal government funded for another year. Source: CBC ....Read more
politics2020-12-15
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday, calling him the president-elect and saying the electoral college "has spoken." Source: CBC ....Read more
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