California Attorney General Xavier Becerra's nomination to serve as the Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary is the most controversial cabinet choice of President Joe Biden to date. Republicans wanted to deny Becerra's confirmation, and some of them voiced sharp criticism of him during the Senate's first of two hearings on Tuesday.
Top Republicans on several House committees demanded answers from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about security decisions made leading up to and on the day of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Republicans wanted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to pay a hefty fine after allegedly skirting the metal detectors outside the House chambers on Thursday. Pelosi earlier imposed a rule requiring all members of the House to go through the heightened security measure.
US President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani said that any member of the GOP who is against upending the presidential election results should be ousted from the party.
Members of the House of Congress will meet on Monday to vote on different measures, which includes the $1.375 billion for a border wall along the southern border.
Republican and Democratic lawmakers reached an agreement over the relief bill after they resolved the dispute over the Federal Reserve's lending facilities.
A recent poll by The Washington Post found that 27 Republicans in the House and Senate would commit to a Biden win, a result that surprised President Donald Trump.
Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talked over the phone and discussed prioritizing omnibus and stimulus before the year ends.
The House Oversight and House Administration Committees Republicans are demanding answers from California Secretary of State Alex Padilla's $35 million contract that he allegedly awarded to a firm related to the Biden campaign.
Democrat Joe Biden has expressed support for the newly proposed $908 billion bipartisan stimulus plan. He said on Wednesday that this is just an initial amount as a bigger amount will be approved in his term.
Top Republican and Democratic stimulus negotiators are speeding up to come up with an agreement that could deliver another relief package before the year ends. The amount offered has already received support from both parties.
Another stimulus package is unlikely to materialize before year's end as both Congress' Democrats and Republicans refuse to budge on their past spending demands.
President Donald Trump could lose his bid for re-election but top Republicans are still bracing for a world where his brand of politics remains a predominant force.
Pres. Donald Trump said on Saturday that he will sign a stimulus package of more than $2.2 trillion and will intervene if Republicans will not support the relief aid.
