House passed the Laken Riley Act with a vote of 264–159. Almost all Republicans and 48 Democrats united to push the bill through the lower chamber of Congress.
Congressional Republicans plan to raise nation’s borrowing limit through party-line reconciliation bill designed to encompass Trump’s policy priorities.
Democratic leaders and lawmakers are under scrutiny for not blowing the whistle on what is perceived to be Biden’s decline during final years of his presidency.
Congress will hold joint session on Jan. 6 to count Electoral College votes, marking official certification of Trump’s victory and formalizing his return to the WH.
Speaker Mike Johnson clinched 218 votes to reclaim gavel on the first ballot. The final tally was 218 for Johnson and 215 for Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
President Jimmy Carter established diplomatic ties with Beijing and cut formal relations with the government in Taipei, which ruled China before the CCP.
