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GOP, Democrats Spar Over Stimulus
Oct.11 -- President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continue their war of words over a new stimulus package. Republicans and Democrats are blaming each other for the lack of progress. Bloomberg’s Kathleen Hays reports on...
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House Passes Package Wrapping Relief, Funding, Tax Breaks
Dec.21 -- The House passes a giant year-end spending bill combining $900 billion in Covid-19 relief aid with $1.4 trillion in regular government funding and a bevy of tax breaks for businesses. Bruce Einhorn reports on "Bloomberg...
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Rep. Beatty: Situation at U.S. Capitol Was 'Very Unsettling'
Jan.06 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, a democrat from Ohio, discusses the protests at the U.S. Capitol. President Donald Trump told violent protesters to "go home now," hours after they marched on the Capitol at his urging and stormed the...
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Trump, Pence Agree to Work Through End of Term, Official Says
Jan.11 -- Donald Trump and Mike Pence agreed in a meeting Monday to work together for the remainder of their term, according to a senior administration official. This signals the president won’t resign or face removal by his cabinet...
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House Democrats Try to Impeach Trump a Second Time
Jan.11 -- House Democrats Monday introduced a resolution to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time, setting up a vote this week unless Vice President Mike Pence uses his constitutional authority to remove the president.
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House Calls on Pence to Remove Trump
Jan.13 -- The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th amendment to remove president Donald Trump from office. The vice president has already said he won’t invoke the...
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Chaos Was Effort By Trump to Block Certification: Kornblum
Jan.07 -- Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany John Kornblum discusses his reaction to the events on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., what damage it has done to the country and the possibility of using the 25th Amendment. He speaks on...
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Pelosi Signs Impeachment Article, Says Trump a 'Danger'
Jan.13 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Donald Trump is a "clear and present danger" to the U.S. as she signs the chamber's article of impeachment against the president following the historic 232-197 vote.
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Biden's $1.9 Trillion Relief Bill Heads to Final Vote
Mar.07 -- President Joe Biden’s signature $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill passed the Senate 50-49 on Saturday, with the House ready to give final passage. Ros Krasny reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia."
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Jared Kushner Dismissed White House Counsel Threats to Quit
Jared Kushner told House investigators that he hadn't taken seriously the White House counsel's threats to resign over Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election. He dismissed it as "whining." A clip of his testimony was...
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House Speaker Pelosi: We Will Not Allow China to Isolate Taiwan
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi discussed her recent trip to Taipei, and said the US "will not allow China to isolate Taiwan." She spoke at a press briefing Wednesday in Washington hours after Beijing announced plans for regular military...
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Senate Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill, Sends to Back House
The US Senate has passed a measure protecting same-sex marriage. This sends the bill back to the House, where it's expected to pass, because the Senate amended the legislation. Shery Ahn reports on Bloomberg Television.
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Hakeem Jeffries Is First Black Leader in Congress
House Democrats unanimously elected Hakeem Jeffries to be minority leader next year, making him the first Black lawmaker to be elected to a top congressional leadership post. Bloomberg Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino is on "Balance of...
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House Adjourns With McCarthy's Speaker Bid in Doubt
The US House of Representatives has abruptly adjourned without electing a new speaker after Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed to win a majority of votes from his own party. This is the first time in a century this has happened....
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US Lawmakers Turn Attention to US Debt Ceiling
Investors are intensifying their focus on just when the US government might run up against its borrowing cap. Laura Litvan reports on Bloomberg Television.
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Kevin McCarthy Is Elected House Speaker on 15th Vote
After 15 votes over four days, Rep. Kevin McCarthy is elected House speaker. The Republican from California got 216 votes in the final tally early Saturday morning.
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Midterms Update: GOP Eyes Narrow Control of House
Republicans advanced toward control of the US House but by smaller margins than forecast as voters delivered a mixed verdict in a midterm election shaped by concerns about inflation and by the nation's divisions on cultural and social...
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Record Number of Women to Serve in U.S. Congress in 2021
Nov.05 -- On this edition of "Bloomberg Equality," Betsy Fischer Martin, director of the Women & Politics Institute at the American University in Washington, looks at women's participation in the U.S. election. More women will join the...