



Democrats' $1.9 trillion stimulus clears key House panel and is now on course for a floor vote within days
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The House Budget Committee voted Monday to advance Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus along party lines. The Democratic plan is on course to get a floor...








What happened last week? The Senate held Trump's second impeachment trial, acquitting the former president.
The sun rises on Monday over the US Capitol ahead of Trump's second impeachment trial. Tom Brenner/Reuters What happened last week? The Senate held its second impeachment trial for former President Donald...
The Republican Party schism may end up tearing GOP leadership from the House and Senate apart
US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (L) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R) look on as US President Donald Trump speaks at the Oval Office of the White House on March 27, 2020. JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty...
Stimulus payments cleared another hurdle as a House committee approved $1,400 checks along party lines
Bill Oxford/Getty Images A House committee approved Biden's proposed $1,400 stimulus checks with a party-line vote. Different committees are working on various elements of Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package. The...



Republican congressmen Louie Gohmert and Andrew Clyde fined $5,000 each for refusing to go through a new metal detector in the Capitol
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is searched by U.S. Capitol Police after setting off the metal detector outside the doors to the House of Representatives Chamber on January 12, 2021 in Washington, DC. Chip...
The House approves a key budget bill as Pelosi says Democrats will pass the Biden stimulus package by end of February
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The House moved closer on Friday to approving Biden's stimulus package without GOP support. They approved a budget measure that will allow committees to start drafting...