McConnell blocks quick vote on $2,000 stimulus checks, says Senate to bring Trump requests 'into focus'

Seven days before he is scheduled to be sworn in as the 46th President of the intensely divided United States, Joe Biden today praised the House of Representatives for impeaching Donald Trump for a second time and pushed for the other business of government to move forward too.

Donald Trump has returned to social media on the White House’s official account, and appeared in a video that condemned the attack on Capitol which happened last week.

Rep. Dan Newhouse became the sixth Republican to say that they will vote to impeach President Trump on Wednesday afternoon as debate raged in the House over an impeachment article accusing the president of inciting an insurrection.  The Washington Republican joins Reps.

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) said that she will vote to impeach Donald Trump when the House of Representatives takes up charges against the president on Wednesday.

direct to your inboxPresident Donald Trump is to face an impeachment charge for 'incitement of insurrection' over the riot at the US Capitol.According to the Associated Press, politicians are set to introduce the legislation on Monday, with a vote by the middle of the week.The bill draws from Mr Trump's own false statements about his election defeat to Democrat Joe Biden and his pressure on state officials in Georgia to 'find' him more votes.It also looks at his White House rally ahead of the

Chris Christie is calling for President Donald Trump to be removed from office after the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week.

Former California governor and film/TV star Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke out today, posting a video decrying the Capitol building takeover and President Donald Trump.

President Trump posted a video to Twitter on Thursday emphasizing that he will ensure a smooth transition of power to incoming President-elect Joe Biden. "I would like to begin by addressing the heinous attack on the United States Capitol," Trump began in the video message.

Lady Gaga has joined the chorus of voices calling out for the impeachment and removal from office of President Donald Trump.The singer took to Twitter on Thursday to encourage the public and lawmakers to continue to push for impeachment, as opposed to the suggestion being presented that he should be removed by invoking the 25th Amendment.«I hope we focus to impeach Trump so Congress has the constitutional authority to possibly disqualify him from future election,» she wrote.

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.

Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have all removed Donald Trump‘s video message to rioters at the US Capitol.

On Tuesday the American people will learn two things from Georgia’s Senate runoffs. One is whether Donald Trump, amid all his election controversies, can rally his troops in numbers sufficient to put Republican Sens.

On Tuesday, the people of Georgia will return to the polls to choose which two candidates will serve in the United States Senate. For conservatives, there is a clear choice between President Trump-endorsed Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler and dangerous radicals Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.  Control of the United States Senate is at stake.

The November election shattered all kinds of records. More ballots were cast than in in other election in American history and voter turnout hit its highest levels in over a century.

artist who honed his skills graffitiing buildings in the dead of night has got one of his Christmas wishes - thanks to a painting of Donald Trump. Tragic O'Hara secured his first international commission after a video he homemade video of him painting the President was spotted by an American record label on YouTube.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said top Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer of "trying to pull a fast one," warning in a floor speech Wednesday that there was "no realistic path" to quickly approve larger stimulus checks for Americans contending with the coronavirus pandemic.

President Trump’s last-minute about-face on the size of stimulus checks for most Americans to help deal with the economic harm caused by the coronavirus pandemic has turned Washington upside down only days before a new Congress is sworn in.  Trump’s negotiators had agreed to $600 per person in stimulus checks and had gotten that measure through both the Democratic-controlled House and the Republican-controlled Senate before Christmas.The bill the payments were wrapped into was a typically flawed