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The fate of $2,000 stimulus checks now rests in the U.S. Senate, where a handful of Republicans have expressed support for larger direct payments for all Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic.Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue of Georgia, who are in the middle of two tight runoff races against Democrats Raphael…

Olivia Troye, Vice President Mike Pence's former homeland security and counterterrorism adviser, warned that she is personally "very concerned" about the possibility of violence from President Donald Trump's supporters on January 6—the day Congress formally counts the electoral votes.The Electoral College voted on December 14 to certify President-elect Joe Biden's…

President Donald Trump continues to rally his supporters in the doomed bid to undo the election outcome, setting his sights on next month in Congress, raising their hopes that this final push will succeed despite all signs pointing to yet another failure.The president has previously said there will be a…

President Donald Trump's sway over GOP lawmakers faces a test after he said the Senate would follow the House in voting on the higher-value stimulus check he demanded while refusing to sign the new stimulus and government spending bill.Trump eventually caved after several days of backlash over delay to relief…

The writer is a Harvard professor of constitutional lawIf, as Alexander Pope reflected in 1711, “to err is human, to forgive, divine,” then the US Constitution’s pardon power — the prerogative of forgiveness — should be beyond reproach. Instead, a godless US president who appears incapable of forgiveness has seemingly…

President Donald Trump reiterated his support for $2,000 direct payments to Americans in a tweet on Friday. "Why would politicians not want to give people $2000, rather than only $600?" he wrote. It's still unclear if Trump will sign or veto the stimulus relief package, which has been flown out…

US President Donald Trump plays golf at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, in November. Photo: AP Reporters were told the president would ‘continue to work tirelessly for the American people’ even though there were no events on his public schedule Trump earlier upended a massive spending bill…

Less than a month before Joe Biden is set to take office, Trump still refuses to recognise the result of what he called a “rigged election”Read More

US President Donald Trump gestures as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Photo / APUS President Donald Trump has gone on something of a pardoning spree since his election defeat, using his final weeks in office to help dozens of convicted criminals – including…

Attorney Sidney Powell speaks to the press about various lawsuits related to the 2020 election, inside the Republican National Committee headquarters on November 19, 2020 in Washington, DC. On Friday, Powell told Howie Carr that she has "a lot" of evidence to support her claims of voter fraud. Drew Angerer/Getty…