Cassidy: GOP's COVID-19 relief proposal totals $600B, includes $1K payments

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said on Sunday that the framework for a COVID-19 economic relief package unveiled by 10 Republican senators would cost $600 billion, less than half the price of the Biden administration’s $1.9 tr…
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Thanks, Trump — Republicans' victim mentality intensifies, despite reality

One of Trump’s signature schemes was to frame himself and his followers as “victims” of vague and powerful forces.
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Retiring GOP senator calls for income cap of $50,000 for stimulus payments

Ohio Sen. Rob Portman (R) said Sunday that Republicans will push the Biden administration to target direct payments to Americans making less than $50,000 per year in the upcoming COVID-19 stimulus package.Speaking…
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'Saturday Night Live' targets Marjorie Taylor Greene, GameStop in return to air

“Saturday Night Live” returned for a new year, poking fun at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), the coronavirus vaccine rollout and a Wall Street crisis during the show’s cold open.In a segment titled “What Still Works?” ac…
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GOP senators propose compromise on COVID-19 relief

Ten Senate Republicans led by Susan Collins of Maine proposed their own framework on Sunday for a COVID-19 relief package in an apparent attempt to stave off accusations the GOP is unwilling to work with the Biden adminis…
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Progressives push controversial proposal on budget reconciliation

Progressive Democrats are pushing a plan to ignore the Senate parliamentarian if she rules policies such as raising the minimum wage can’t be included in a budget reconciliation package.Budget reconciliation allows…
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Democrats seek to make guns in the Capitol illegal — for everyone

House Democrats this week are pushing legislation to bar lawmakers from carrying firearms anywhere on Capitol Hill – an old idea getting new attention in the fraught days since the deadly attack on the Capitol earlier in…
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Kelli Ward rejects request for Arizona GOP race audit

Arizona Republican Party chair Kelli Ward rejected requests for an audit of the party’s elections last week, including for her own race for party chair. …
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Top Trump impeachment lawyer Bowers leaves team: reports

Butch Bowers, the lead attorney that was slated to represent former President Trump during his second impeachment trial, has left the legal team, …
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Los Angeles vaccination site temporarily shut down after protestors block entrance

A Los Angeles coronavirus vaccination site was temporarily forced to shut down after protesters blocked the entrance. David Ortiz, a firefighter with t…
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