For coronavirus relief, Trump demands Congress increase direct payments to Americans

Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., who is one of the representatives taking the lead on an impeachment resolution targeting President Trump after the riot at the U.S.

Donald Trump from office.It comes after a large number of Trump supporters managed to force their way into the Capitol building on Wednesday (January 6) following a rally, which caused the building, which is the seat of US Government, to be put into lockdown as politicians and nearby office buildings were evacuated.In a letter addressed to Pence on Thursday (January 7), members of the Music Artists Coalition (MAC), Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) and Songwriters of North America (SONA)

After the recent Capitol attack in Washington DC, like many celebrities, Lady Gaga is sharing her thoughts. While most US citizens think ousting Donald Trump from office using the 25th amendment is fair at the moment, the Poker Face singer is against it at the moment.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for Vice President Mike Pence and the cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Donald Trump from office.

WASHINGTON – Congress certified the Electoral College Vote at 3:41 AM Eastern Time, January 7, 2021. Joe Biden was officially named as the 46th duly-elected President of the United States and Kamala D. Harris has been named as the 49th Vice-President of the United States.

As a joint session of Congress votes to certify Joe Biden officially as the winner of the 2020 presidential election, irate protestors outside the Capitol, convinced that votes were stolen from President Donald Trump, stormed the building. Senators and Congressmen inside the building were forced to evacuate as hundreds of protestors slammed past Capitol police and security barricades, attempting to break into the chambers.

A new law that its backers called a pivotal step in protecting vulnerable young women and girls across the United States from the "barbaric and medically unnecessary procedure" of female genital mutilation was signed into law by President Trump on Thursday. The bipartisan legislation, known as the Strengthening the Opposition to Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2020, or STOP FGM Act of 2020, was introduced in Congress by Rep.

President Trump ordered an extension Thursday of immigration restrictions limiting the issuance of some work visas as the U.S. economy contends with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Steven Mnuchin says that relief is on the way.

Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio on Monday voiced support for $2,000 stimulus checks, diverging from some of his Republican Senate colleagues.

The House of Representatives on Monday will vote on a bill to send $2,000 stimulus checks to Americans in lieu of the $600 checks included in the coronavirus stimulus and government funding package President Trump signed Sunday night.  The vote will come after Trump for the better part of a week railed against the size of the checks and the amount of foreign aid included in the massive combination of two legislative accords that lawmakers sent to his desk.

President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday called on President Trump to sign the coronavirus stimulus bill -- warning that failing to do so would have "devastating consequences" for millions of Americans. Biden's push comes as Trump and Congress battle over the size of direct payments included in the mammoth legislation.

President Trump doubled down on his demand Friday for increased coronavirus-related stimulus checks to working-class Americans. Trump again tweeted his demand for $2,000 checks rather than the $600 proposed in the mammoth spending bill approved by Congress earlier this week.

House Democrats and Republicans are set to make dueling "unanimous consent" requests on Thursday based on grievances President Trump aired Tuesday night to the massive coronavirus stimulus and government funding package lawmakers sent to his desk — exchanging political barbs as it's still unclear whether Trump will veto the original piece of legislation.  Trump on Tuesday night released a scathing video in which he called panned $600 stimulus checks for Americans as too small, saying the number

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy accused Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats of "selective hearing" Wednesday night – after President Trump called for Congress to raise coronavirus stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000. "They’ve conveniently ignored @realDonaldTrump’s call to reexamine tax dollars wasted overseas while so many Americans are struggling at home," McCarthy wrote in a Twitter message.

President Trump is right to oppose the new coronavirus relief package, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said Wednesday, calling it just the latest example of "irresponsible swamp" spending from Washington, D.C.  Trump slammed the recently passed $900 billion COVID-19 relief package as a "disgrace" on Tuesday evening, urging Congress to amend the bill and increase the amount of money in direct payments to Americans.

After days of frenzied negotiations, Congress late Monday night passed a massive eleventh-hour bill that combined $900 billion in COVID-19 relief with a $1.4 trillion omnibus government spending measure.

Phil Robertson and Alyssa Milano are sounding off about the latest coronavirus package because they believe it doesn't provide nearly enough relief to Americans. The Senate on Monday aligned with the House and passed the $900 billion COVID-19 relief package and government funding plan.