Congress
Your guide to what’s happening on Capitol Hill.
Sen. Pat Toomey calls for the president’s resignation.
Sen. Josh Hawley says he will “never apologize” for objecting to Biden electors.
The Alaska senator clarified after hinting that she’d leave the Republican Party if Trump remains party leader.
Trump could be impeached for a second time this week — but he might not be tried until he’s out of office.
Murkowski is the first Senate Republican who has explicitly called for Trump to leave.
After the Capitol insurrection, Democrats want to get Trump out of office as quickly as possible.
Is a self-pardon constitutional? The answer is strangely murky.
Congress has certified President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the election — but some Republicans still objected.
The House certified the election results from Arizona and Pennsylvania, despite objections from over 100 Republicans.
“The best way we could show respect for the voters who were upset is by telling them the truth.”
45 people have been arrested.
“We’d be kidding ourselves if we treated it as a total surprise.”
Biden called on Trump to “step up” and confront the rioters’ actions.
McConnell makes his sharpest break with Trump yet.
Trump’s team has styled this as a major showdown. But the outcome is already clear.
Depending on how close the final results are, Senate candidates can request a recount.
Warnock’s Georgia win is a blow to Republicans.
Elections in 2022 and 2024 hang over Senate Republicans’ certification vote.
Democrats have won control of the US Senate with victories in Georgia. Vox has live results.
Democrats’ double victory will fundamentally change the next two years of American politics.
Democrats will hold the edge with a split Senate, giving them a shot at governing.
Ossoff’s win in Georgia will give Democrats a slim Senate majority.
America’s boyfriend is back to rekindle the nation’s crush on him (and explain the final 2020 Senate races).
Winning Georgia won’t give Democrats unfettered control in Washington, but the stakes are still high.
“We’re trying to normalize that Georgia is no longer Black and white.”
Ahead of the race, polls show both Senate races are very close.
Democrats face a narrow House majority, with control of the Senate to be decided in two Georgia runoff elections.
For the GOP, democracy is now up for debate.
At least 12 Republican senators will object to certifying the results of the 2020 election.
The federal government has extended the eviction moratorium and will give out $25 billion in rent relief.
The National Defense Authorization Act had passed both chambers of Congress with veto-proof majorities.
The new coronavirus aid package fills a critical gap in relief for some mixed-status families.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tried to hold a vote on stimulus checks — and Republicans blocked it.
If Trump used a pocket veto on the stimulus bill, Congress wouldn’t be able to override it.
Trump’s demands for bigger stimulus checks aren’t likely to go anywhere.
More than 1.4 million Georgians have already voted, surpassing the total turnout from the 1992 Senate runoff.
It includes another round of stimulus checks — and more unemployment relief.
More money for food would be an important part of a new relief bill.
Lawmakers have delayed a vote on stimulus and government funding until Sunday.