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Talks over the coronavirus aid package have reached a stalemate at the Capitol

A new $1 trillion COVID-19 response package by Senate Republicans is supposed to give the government more weapons to battle the surging coronavirus pandemic. But GOP lawmakers have more than just the “invisible enemy” in mind.

Congress debates the amount and type of virus relief being offered as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread and the expanded unemployment benefits expire at the end of the week.

President Donald Trump is acknowledging a “big flareup” in COVID-19 cases, but divisions between the White House and Congress are threatening passage of a new federal aid package to deal with the pandemic

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., introduced the “Justice Act,” aimed at reforming police procedures and accountability across the U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says he plans to bring the bill to the Senate floor and that the Republicans “are serious about making a law.”

Despite President Donald Trump’s “law and order” approach to demonstrations over the death of George Floyd, Republicans in Congress are quickly, if quietly, trying to craft legislation to change police practices and accountability, The burst of legislative activity in the Republican ranks is an abrupt turnaround after years of black deaths with law enforcement

Some Pennsylvania Democrats are accusing House Republican leadership of covering up a fellow GOP lawmaker’s COVID-19 diagnosis.

The Senate approved a bipartisan measure Thursday limiting President Donald Trump’s authority to launch military operations against Iran.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a moderate Republican, said on the Senate floor Monday she’d vote to acquit President Donald Trump even though his actions were “shameful and wrong.” Full the full story, go to NBCNews.com.

U.S. Rep. Doug Collins announced Wednesday that he’s running for a U.S. Senate seat held by a fellow Republican, setting up a battle that could divide the Georgia party this election year. Collins made the announcement on “Fox & Friends,” saying “we’re ready for a good time down here to keep defending this president.” Collins waved off concerns that...

Democrats bid to win support from Republicans in the Senate for witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial was already a tough challenge. Democrats have warned they will live to regret not delving deeper into the evidence of Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. One of the managers, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, even told them it was “treacherous” to vote...

Democratic House prosecutors are warning as they make their final arguments in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial that he will persist in abusing his power unless Congress intervenes to remove him from office. Rep. Adam Schiff told Republican senators on Friday that they know the president. He said of Trump: “He is who he is.”

Lead Impeachment Manager Adam Schiff, D-Calif., told Senators during Friday’s session of the impeachment trial that he believes President Donald Trump will continue to solicit foreign assistance in investigating his political rivals unless he is removed from office.

The gerrymandering wars are heading South, NBC News reports. A number of Southern states, including Texas, Florida, Georgia and North Carolina, are prime targets for partisan gerrymandering as the congressional redistricting process gets underway after next year’s statehouse elections, experts said. “Many of the states that had the really aggressive gerrymanders the last time — Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin —…

Staffers for New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew are resigning after the lawmaker announced he would break from the Democratic party and vote against impeaching President Donald Trump.

The House Judiciary Committee has taken the first steps toward voting on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, beginning a marathon two-day session to consider the historic charges with a lively prime-time hearing at the Capitol....

Democrats and Republicans used the otherwise procedural meeting Wednesday evening to deliver sharp, poignant and, at times, personal arguments for and against impeachment. Both...

The House is plunging into a landmark impeachment week, with Democrats who once hoped to sway Republicans now facing the prospect of an ever-hardening partisan split over the question of removing President Donald Trump from office. Lawmakers were getting their first look at the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment report Monday night behind closed doors, and Chairman Adam Schiff said...

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a short-term funding bill, averting the threat of a government shutdown until next month. Trump signed the bill, which will extend funding through Dec. 20, hours before government funding was set to expire. The Senate, by a 74-20 vote, passed the short-term funding bill earlier in the day. The push to keep the government...

A congressional committee is investigating U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan’s campaign spending. The U.S. House Committee on Ethics said Monday it hopes to complete its investigation by Dec. 17.

The U.S. House Committee on Ethics said Monday a committee is investigating U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan’s campaign spending.