Mufid Majnun / Unsplash Congressman-Elect Letlow's COVID-Related Death Involved Heart Attack He had been showing signs of improvement when he suffered a heart attack that was 'refractory to all resuscitation efforts.' By Jack Davis, The Western Journal December 30, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Sen. Hawley Confirms He Will Object to Electoral College Results, Sets Stage for Massive Showdown Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri has set the stage for a rumble in the swamp on Jan. 6 when Congress meets to certify the electoral votes. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal December 30, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Did Rasmussen Polling Just Call on Pence To Refuse Biden Electoral Votes from Contested States? Rasmussen may have hinted that the election was rigged by explaining that Vice President Pence could potentially overturn the results. By Cameron Arcand, The Western Journal December 29, 2020
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead / Flickr Trump Approves Stimulus Checks: Here's Who's Getting $1,200 or More and When the Checks Are Coming The House has approved altering the COVID relief bill to raise individual payments to $2,000 - a move proposed by President Trump. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal December 29, 2020
ElevenPhotographs / Unsplash Dozens of House Members Will Challenge EC Vote on Jan. 6, Says Rep. Mo Brooks House Republicans will push back when it comes time to certify the Electoral College's vote, according to GOP Rep. Mo Brooks. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal December 29, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Trump Sends Message to Congress, Announces He Wants To Ax Wasteful 'Stimulus' Funds Trump signed the coronavirus relief bill to avert a shutdown, but also made it clear that he wants to cut wasteful spending in the bill. By Cameron Arcand, The Western Journal December 28, 2020
Alpha Bonding / Flickr Trump Fires Off on Congressional Waste, Doubles Down on Support of $2K Stimulus Checks President Donald Trump is keeping the pressure on Congress as he demands higher relief checks for Americans. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal December 27, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Trump Breaks with Establishment Republicans, Eviscerates $740 Billion Bill as 'Gift to China' 'During my 4 years, with the support of many others, we have almost entirely rebuilt the United States military.' By Jack Davis, The Western Journal December 26, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Romney Says $2K Checks Too Expensive, Despite Relief Bill Containing Billions for Foreigners Whether or not you agree with the notion of stimulus payments, they are objectively better than sending money to foreign countries. By Michael Austin, The Western Journal December 24, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr GOP Sen. Toomey Urges Trump To Sign Relief Bill, Discuss Additional Relief After 'This is what we were able to get to, and my suggestion would be, let's pass this and get this signed,' Sen. Toomey said. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal December 24, 2020
Caleb Perez / Unsplash Congresswoman-Elect Lauren Boebert: 'I Will Carry a Firearm Each Day in DC' Republican Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert of Colorado plans on carrying a firearm at the Capitol, which is allowed under a 1967 regulation. By Cameron Arcand, The Western Journal December 23, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Rand Paul Releases Annual 'Festivus Report' Airing His Grievances of Excess Government Spending Paul's report is perfectly timed, as many Americans are furious about the coronavirus relief legalization passed by Congress. By Cameron Arcand, The Western Journal December 23, 2020
@realDonaldTrump / Twitter screen shot Trump Calls COVID Bill 'A Disgrace,' Demands $2,000 Checks for Americans President Donald Trump wants more money for Americans in the COVID relief bill and less to be sent overseas. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal December 23, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Iowa Dem Who Lost Race Appeals to Pelosi To Overturn Her Opponent's Win Rita Hart lost by a slim margin in her House election. She doesn't think the count was fair, though, so she wants Pelosi to overturn it. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal December 23, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Dan Calabrese: Pelosi Just Showed the World How She Really Feels About People Who Trust the Bible 'The person who “doesn’t believe in science” as a result of religious faith is an invention of the secular left. No such person exists.' By Dan Calabrese, The Western Journal December 23, 2020
@CBSNews / Twitter screen shot Pelosi Called $1K Trump Tax Cut Bonuses 'Crumbs,' But Calls $600 Stimulus Payments 'Significant' In case Americans had forgotten how out of touch she is with everyday people, the career politician belittled them even further. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal December 22, 2020
SenatorRandPaul / YouTube screen shot Rand Paul Slams 'So-Called Conservatives' While Opposing COVID Bill on Senate Floor 'When you vote to pass out free money, you lose your soul and you abandon forever any semblance of moral or fiscal integrity.' By Jack Davis, The Western Journal December 22, 2020
Daniel Lobo / Flickr Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Announces Americans Will Receive Relief Checks Next Week 'The good news is this is a very, very fast way of getting money into the economy,' Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal December 21, 2020
Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian / Flickr Trump Draws Line in Sand as Congress Cuts in Line for Vaccine There are many vulnerable Americans who want to get the vaccine as soon as possible, but of course, Congress gets their hands on it early. By Cameron Arcand, The Western Journal December 19, 2020
Ståle Grut / NRKbeta / Flickr Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Loses Race for Coveted Commerce Committee Spot House Democrats have rejected New York Rep. Alexandria Ocsaio-Cortez's effort to make herself more important. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal December 18, 2020
@RubyCulinary / Twitter screen shot Family Restaurant Gifts $60K to Employees as Business Gears Grind To Halt Over Gov't Order A family restaurant in Kentucky went above and beyond for its employees, with dining bans looming over the industry. By Deborah Van Kempen, The Western Journal December 13, 2020