'Squad' introduces bill for $2,000 stimulus checks backed by Trump

Joe Biden’s Inauguration as President of the United States is set to rival the Super Bowl with an epic line up of stars.

Six House Republicans Tuesday introduced a censure resolution accusing President Trump of violating his oath of office by attempting to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 election and by sparking a riot at the Capitol with his continued lies about the election.  The censure resolution affirms that President-elect Joe Biden won the election and says Trump "gravely endangered the security of the United States and its institutions of Government." The GOP effort -- led by Reps. Brian

A group of House Democrats plan to introduce an article of impeachment against Donald Trump on Monday morning, charging him with inciting the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

American democracy came under attack Wednesday, not the rhetorical kind that usually evaporates on the airwaves, but an actual, physical mob assault meant to derail the peaceful transfer of power. Whether you support President Trump or not, whether you believe his election fraud claims or not, the siege at the Capitol was a sad and shameful spectacle that embarrassed us in the eyes of the world.

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday called on President Trump to resign or be removed from office hours after a large group of Trump supporters breached the U.S.

Amelia Hamlin strips off her face mask as she arrives back in the US on Wednesday (January 6) in Los Angeles.

Kira Bailey is American Girl’s 2021 Girl of the Year doll.The brand new doll made her debut today on Good Morning America in hopes to make a difference through wildlife protection and climate change action. Bailey is a 10-year-old who is nurturing and inquisitive, caring deeply for both animals and the environment.Throughout her story, Kira looks after an orphaned koala joey and even faces a bushfire that is threatening her great-aunt’s wildlife sanctuary in Australia.

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

Steven Mnuchin says that relief is on the way.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that the Senate will address President Trump's request to increase stimulus checks sent to Americans to $2,000 but did not commit to pushing the issue -- as Sen. Bernie Sanders and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer each urged the body to put the House bill on $2,000 stimulus checks up for a quick vote.

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

Congratulations are in order for Nick Cannon and his girlfriend, Brittany Bell, who welcomed their second child together. The former Miss Arizona USA took to Instagram on Christmas Day to announce the birth of the couple's new baby daughter.

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