Twelve children were rescued from waters off Santa Cruz, California, after the sailboats they were in capsized in strong waves Sunday, officials said. The children were participating in a sailing class near the mouth of Santa Cruz harbor late Sunday afternoon, according to the Santa...
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Rep. Crenshaw slams congressional push to overturn election as ‘deeply unconstitutional’
Millions of President Trump‘s supporters who had the false hope that the election could be overturned by Congress were “lied to,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, told “America’s Newsroom” Friday. The former Navy SEAL slammed a handful of his Republican colleagues for going through “mental gymnastics” to...
Trump drops Georgia lawsuits to overturn Biden win
President Trump has voluntarily dropped multiple lawsuits seeking to overturn Joe Biden‘s election victory in Georgia, a move that comes one day after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol to protest the certification of Biden’s win. A state filing shows that Trump’s campaign team did not object...
Congress overwhelmingly dismisses bid to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in Arizona
The Senate voted 93 to 6 against the Republican-led objection to Arizona’s 11 Electoral College votes going to President-elect Joe Biden. A short time later, the House of Representatives took the same vote, and while the effort failed, more the half of House Republicans voted...
McConnell says Trump demand to overturn election a ‘poisonous path’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell absolutely shamed his Republican colleagues for mounting challenges to the Electoral College calling it a ‘poisonous path,’ which would put democracy in a ‘death spiral.’ McConnell also made clear that he did not believe there was any evidence of widespread voter...
Donald Trump pressures Mike Pence to overturn result
Donald Trump’s supporters are gathering for a massive rally in Washington D.C. and the President himself is piling pressure on Republican politicians as Congress prepares to formalise Joe Biden’s election victory. Today represents the last chance Mr Trump will get to challenge his defeat to...
Furious Donald Trump claims Mike Pence DIDN’T tell him he can’t overturn election result in Congress
Donald Trump furiously claimed Tuesday night that Mike Pence can overturn the election result single-handed in Congress Wednesday – and denied the vice president had told him he could not. The president issued a statement after the New York Times reported that Pence had told him...
Arnold Schwarzenegger slams Republicans trying to overturn Biden win
Former Republican California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said January 6 would be ‘Judgment Day’ – the tagline of one of his popular ‘Terminator’ films – blasting lawmakers who plan to vote against President-elect Joe Biden‘s win. ‘For those in my party considering standing up against the voters...
Michelle Obama slams Donald Trump for trying to overturn Biden win
Michelle Obama slams Donald Trump as ‘unconscionable’ for his ‘focus on overturning an election rather than helping struggling families’ The former first lady bashed Trump’s overturn effort Trump wants Mike Pence ‘to reject fraudulently chosen electors’ He asked Georgia state official to ‘find’ 11,780 votes...
Donald Trump escalates pressure campaign on Mike Pence to overturn election results
Vice President Mike Pence will face the biggest challenge of his career on Wednesday when he presides over a Joint Session of Congress where some Republican lawmakers plan to object to Joe Biden‘s victory. Ahead of the traditionally ceremonial event, President Donald Trump has escalated...