Donald Trump signed an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his sudden objections.Trump’s refusal to sign the bipartisan package as he demands larger COVID relief checks and complains about “pork” spending could also force a federal government shutdown when money runs out at 12:01 a.m.

Tuesday in the middle of a pandemic.“It’s a chess game and we are pawns,” said Lanetris Haines, a self-employed single mother of three in South Bend, Indiana, who stands to lose her US$129 weekly jobless benefit unless Trump signs the package into law or succeeds in his improbable quest for changes.

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Chaos: Trump supporters make selves at home inside Capitol, sitting behind desks, making off with podiums

WASHINGTON - Supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, some walking into lawmakers’ offices, sitting behind desks and apparently making off with podiums and other items.Stunning photos captured the chaos inside the nation’s Capitol: security officials with guns drawn on the floor of the U.S.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar drawing up articles of impeachment for Trump

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 26: U.S. Rep.

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Biden calls on Trump to go on national TV and demand end to 'siege' on Capitol

WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday called on President Donald Trump to demand an end to the "siege" underway at the U.S. Capitol building, where Trump supporters clashed with police and marched through the building.

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'You have to go home now:' Trump tells Capitol protesters to go home in video tweet

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump released a video via Twitter shortly after 4 p.m. asking protesters to leave the Capitol building after they'd stormed it earlier on Wednesday.Twitter has since blocked the ability to reply, like or retweet the president's video due to "a risk of violence."In the video, the president maintained his claim that the 2020 election result was fraudulent."You have to go home now," the president said.

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‘Un-American’: Republican, Democrat lawmakers condemn Trump supporters who breached Capitol

WASHINGTON - Reaction from lawmakers poured in after the U.S. Capitol was locked down Wednesday due to protesters supporting President Donald Trump breaching barricades and initiating violent clashes with Capitol police.Both chambers of Congress abruptly recessed as they were debating the count of the Electoral College vote that gave Joe Biden the presidency.RELATED: US Capitol locked down as Trump supporters clash with policeThere was confusion in the House chamber as the Capitol doors were locked and debate was suspended.

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Trump doesn't ask backers to disperse after storming Capitol

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump encouraged supporters who stormed the Capitol on Wednesday in protest of his reelection defeat to “remain peaceful," but he did not call for them to disperse.

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One person shot in US Capitol after pro-Trump protesters charge building, official says

WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - One person has been shot in the U.S. Capitol, a D.C.

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PHOTOS: Pro-Trump protesters storm Capitol in DC

WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - The U.S. Capitol is locked down after pro-Trump protesters charged the steps on Wednesday as Congress began counting the Electoral College votes. THE LATEST: US Capitol locked down after pro-Trump protesters charge; Electoral College debate haltedA supporter of US President Donald Trump sits inside the office of US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as he protest inside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 6, 2021.

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Trump pressures powerless Pence on electoral count

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Wednesday tightened the screws on his most loyal soldier, trying to pressure Vice President Mike Pence to use powers he does not have to overturn the will of voters in a desperate and futile bid to undo President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the November election.Pence finds himself in the most precarious position of his tenure as he prepares to preside over Wednesday’s congressional tally of Electoral College votes, bearing witness to the formality of the Trump-Pence team's defeat.Beginning at 1 p.m., Pence's role is to open the certificates of the electoral votes from each state and present them to the appointed “tellers” from the House and Senate in alphabetical order.

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Joe Exotic's dad dead from Covid as Tiger King hopes for pardon to go to funeral

Tiger King star Joe Exotic's father Francis Schreibvogel has died from coronavirus.

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Piers Morgan tells Covid deniers like Donald Trump to 'shut up' as they're 'proven idiots'

Piers Morgan blasted Covid deniers as he told them to "shut up".

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U.S. election: Trump increases pressure on Pence as faceoff looms in Congress

U.S. President Donald Trump is increasing the pressure on Vice-President Mike Pence for him to reject electors from several states, preventing Joe Biden’s victory from being sworn-in as president— but it’s a power that vice-presidents do not have.

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Trump moves to label Antifa a terrorist organization, bar members from entering U.S.

Donald Trump made good on his months-old promise to try and designate the left-wing militant movement Antifa as a terrorist organization Tuesday, with the intent to bar members from entering the United States.A memorandum signed by Trump and issued by the White House Tuesday evening instructs Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to consider the terrorist classification based on information from the U.S. Justice Department and other authorities.It also instructs Pompeo to consider adding Antifa to a list of “aliens who are members of an identified criminal organization” within the country’s Foreign Affairs Manual.

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EXPLAINER: Why Trump's ballot 'dump' tweet is misleading

As votes were being tabulated Tuesday night in Georgia's two tight Senate runoff contests, President Donald Trump predicted election officials in the state would release a large tranche of results that would overwhelm the Republican candidates. And he implied that it would be an act of voter fraud.

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GEORGIA TAKEAWAYS: Trump's long shadow not fading yet

ATLANTA – Ballots are still being counted in the Georgia runoffs that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and the scope of President-elect Joe Biden's agenda.

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Scotland’s leader says Donald Trump can’t visit his golf course amid COVID-19 lockdown

EDINBURGH, Scotland - Amid Scotland’s latest coronavirus lockdown, anyone traveling from outside the country would not be allowed in, including U.S. president Donald Trump, according to the country’s leader. Speaking during a coronavirus update, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said of Trump, "We are not allowing people to come into Scotland without an essential purpose right now.

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Scotland first minister warns Trump: Coming to play golf isn’t ‘essential’ travel

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Tuesday warned U.S.

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‘This call is like Watergate and the Ukraine scandal had a baby’: Stephen Colbert mocks Trump’s call with Raffensperger

‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ took aim at the call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Monday night.

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Berlin’s Terri Nunn apologizes for Mar-a-Lago show, ‘shocked’ at Trump resort’s ‘lack of regard’ for COVID-19

Terri Nunn is apologizing after she performed for a New Year’s Eve party held at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. The Berlin singer joined a list of other performers at the Florida resort who have since issued apologies for their decisions to take part in the shindig.

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Trump to speak at DC rally as Congress meets on election

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump will personally address a gathering of his supporters in Washington Wednesday as he seeks to rally populist support for his last-ditch efforts to overturn his loss to President-elect Joe Biden. The White House confirmed Tuesday that Trump will speak at a rally on the Ellipse just south of the White House.

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Everything you need to know about the pro-Trump protests in DC

WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - As Congress meets on Wednesday to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election, pro-Trump protests are planned in D.C.

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Trump not welcome to golf in Scotland during Biden’s inauguration

Donald Trump spent nearly one-quarter of his presidency at a golf course by most counts, but he won’t be teeing off in Scotland when his presidency ends on Jan. 20.Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon shot down reports on Tuesday that Trump might flee to his Scotland golf club during Joe Biden‘s inauguration later this month, saying that he will not get special treatment under the country’s coronavirus rules.“I have no idea what Donald Trump’s travel plans are,” Sturgeon told a gathering of reporters after she was asked about allowing him to visit one of his luxury golf clubs.

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Big Questions: Georgia tests battleground status, Trump era

The two Georgia runoffs that will determine control of the Senate have kept President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden in campaign mode and run up a half-billion-dollar tab in the process.The money matches the stakes: Either Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff will sweep, giving Democrats both chambers of Congress and the executive branch, or Republicans will pick up at least one victory from Sen.

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Pence weighs duty to Trump, U.S. Constitution ahead of election showdown in Congress

Donald Trump’s most loyal soldier, dutifully backing the unpredictable leader through one chaotic situation after another.Now Vice-President Mike Pence finds himself in the most precarious position of his tenure as he prepares to preside over Wednesday’s congressional tally of Electoral College votes, the last front in Trump’s futile attempts to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the November election.Seated on the House of Representatives’ rostrum, Pence will bear witness to the formalization of Trump’s — and his own — election defeat, as tellers from the House and Senate record states’ electoral votes.

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Loyal soldier Pence torn between Trump, Constitution

WASHINGTON – He has been President Donald Trump's most loyal soldier, dutifully backing the unpredictable leader through one chaotic situation after another.Now Vice President Mike Pence finds himself in the most precarious position of his tenure as he prepares to preside over Wednesday's congressional tally of Electoral College votes, the last front in Trump's futile attempts to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the November election. Seated on the House of Representatives' rostrum, Pence will bear witness to the formalization of Trump's — and his own — election defeat, as tellers from the House and Senate record states' electoral votes.

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Trump says he'll 'fight like hell' to hold on to presidency

DALTON, Ga. – With mounting desperation, Donald Trump declared he would “fight like hell” to hold on to the presidency and appealed to Republican lawmakers to reverse his election loss to Joe Biden when they convene this week to confirm the Electoral College vote. Electoral voters won by President-elect Biden are "not gonna take this White House!” he shouted as supporters cheered at an outdoor rally Monday night in Georgia.

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Trump’s Georgia phone call marks new stage in defying election results

As U.S. voters in Georgia prepare to determine who will control the Senate, President Donald Trump is still fixated on his own election loss there, even directly pressuring the state over the phone to overturn results.

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Trump again claims 2020 election was ‘rigged’ and ‘there’s no way we lost Georgia’

During a rally for the Senate runoff in Dalton, Ga. on Monday, outgoing U.S.

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D.C. warns armed Trump supporters will join election rallies, calls in National Guard

Donald Trump’s supporters in connection with the congressional vote expected Wednesday to affirm Joe Biden’s election victory.Trump’s supporters are planning to rally Tuesday and Wednesday, seeking to bolster the president’s unproven claims of widespread voter fraud. Ex-Pentagon chiefs warn Trump not to involve U.S.

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Trump-appointed US attorney resigns in Georgia

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Trump to award Medal of Freedom to allies Rep. Devin Nunes and Rep. Jim Jordan

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is set to present one of the nation's highest civilian honors to two of his most outspoken congressional allies, California Rep. Devin Nunes and Ohio Rep.

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Federal judge rejects lawsuit by GOP Wisconsin lawmakers, others seeking to overturn Trump loss

President Donald Trump exits the Oval Office and walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Oct. 1, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

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House Democrats call on FBI to open criminal investigation into Trump call with Georgia elections chief

WASHINGTON - Two House Democrats made a criminal referral to the FBI after a recording of President Donald Trump's hour-long call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was made public, in which he pressured the Republican official to "find" enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s win in the state’s presidential election.Rep. Ted Lieu of California and Rep.

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Fauci: Covid-19 vaccination drive is increasing 'glimmer of hope'

Covid-19 vaccinations in the past few days after a slower-than-expected start, bringing the number of shots dispensed to about 4 million, government health officials said Sunday.Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious-disease expert, also said on ABC's “This Week" that President-elect Joe Biden's pledge to administer 100 million shots of the vaccine within his first 100 days in office is achievable.Also Read | A year on, China is shaking up the worldAnd he rejected President Donald Trump's false claim on Twitter that coronavirus deaths and cases in the US have been greatly exaggerated.“All you need to do ... is go into the trenches, go into the hospitals, go into the intensive care units and see what is happening.

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Former Pentagon chiefs say time to question election results 'has passed' in warning to Trump

WASHINGTON - In an extraordinary rebuke of President Donald Trump, all 10 living former secretaries of defense are cautioning against any move to involve the military in pursuing claims of election fraud, arguing that it would take the country into "dangerous, unlawful and unconstitutional territory."The 10 men, both Democrats and Republicans, signed on to an opinion article published Sunday in The Washington Post that implicitly questioned Trump's willingness to follow his Constitutional duty to peacefully relinquish power on Jan. 20.

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Trump rewarding allies Nunes, Jordan with Medal of Freedom

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is set to present one of the nation's highest civilian honors to two of his most outspoken congressional allies, California Rep. Devin Nunes and Ohio Rep.

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Iran says it begins 20% uranium enrichment amid US tensions

TEHRAN – Iran said on Monday it has begun enriching uranium up to 20% at an underground nuclear facility, a short, technical step to weapons-grade levels of 90% amid escalating tensions with the U.S. Iranian state television quoted spokesman Ali Rabiei as saying that President Hassan Rouhani has given the order for the move at the Fordo facility.

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Trump pressures Georgia to overturn election results in new tape

In a new recording, outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump is heard pressuring Georgia’s Secretary of State to help overturn his election defeat to Joe Biden.

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Clues about post-Trump politics await in Georgia

ATLANTA – For more than four years, President Donald Trump has dominated the Republican Party and the whole of American politics. Now Georgia gets to decide what comes next.

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Current, former Republican officials condemn ‘scheme’ to overturn U.S. election for Trump

Donald Trump in office is undermining Americans’ faith in democracy.Trump has enlisted support from a dozen Republican senators and up to 100 House Republicans to challenge the Electoral College vote when Congress convenes in a joint session to confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s 306-232 win.With Biden set to be inaugurated Jan. 20, Trump is intensifying efforts to prevent the traditional transfer of power, ripping the party apart.Despite Trump’s claims of voter fraud, state officials have insisted the elections ran smoothly and there was no evidence of fraud or other problems that would change the outcome.

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Trump presses Georgia Secretary of State to ‘find’ votes to overturn election defeat

Donald Trump pressured Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s win in the state’s presidential election, repeatedly citing disproven claims of fraud and raising the prospect of “criminal offense” if officials did not change the vote count, according to a recording of the conversation.The phone call with Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Saturday was the latest step in an unprecedented effort by a sitting president to pressure a state official to reverse the outcome of a free and fair election that he lost. The president, who has refused to accept his loss to Democratic president-elect Biden, repeatedly argued that Raffensperger could change the certified results.

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Republicans condemn 'scheme' to undo election for Trump

WASHINGTON – The extraordinary Republican effort to overturn the presidential election has been condemned by an outpouring of current and former GOP officials warning the effort to sow doubt in Joe Biden's win and keep President Donald Trump in office is undermining Americans’ faith in democracy.Trump has enlisted support from a dozen Republican senators and up to 100 House Republicans to challenge the Electoral College vote when Congress convenes in a joint session to confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s 306-232 win. With Biden set to be inaugurated Jan.

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Still there: Trump's fans part of his legacy, Biden's trial

WASHINGTON – Their candidate may have lost the election, but President Donald Trump’s supporters have no intention of fading away.

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Trump, on tape, presses Ga. official to 'find' him votes

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state's presidential election, repeatedly citing disproven claims of fraud and raising the prospect of “criminal offense" if officials did not change the vote count, according to a recording of the conversation. The phone call with Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Saturday was the latest step in an unprecedented effort by a sitting president to pressure a state official to reverse the outcome of a free and fair election that he lost.

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Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs

WASHINGTON – In an extraordinary rebuke of President Donald Trump, all 10 living former secretaries of defense cautioned Sunday against any move to involve the military in pursuing claims of election fraud, arguing that it would take the country into “dangerous, unlawful and unconstitutional territory.”The 10 men, both Democrats and Republicans, signed on to an opinion article published in The Washington Post that implicitly questioned Trump's willingness to follow his Constitutional duty to peacefully relinquish power on Jan. 20.

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Republicans slam GOP efforts to undo 2020 election for Trump

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump addresses an event for the Young Black Leadership Summit in the East Room of the White House October 04, 2019 in Washington, DC.

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GOP plans to upend Biden win for Trump rips party apart

WASHINGTON – The extraordinary effort to overturn the presidential election is ripping the Republican Party apart as GOP lawmakers orchestrating the challenges to Joe Biden's victory faced intense blowback Sunday from others in the party warning they are undermining Americans' faith in democracy. President Donald Trump has enlisted support from a dozen Republican senators and up to 100 House Republicans to challenge the Electoral College vote when Congress convenes in a joint session to confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s 306-232 win.

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Report: Trump pressured Georgia Secretary of State to 'find' votes overturning election

US President Donald Trump looks on during a ceremony presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to wrestler Dan Gable in the Oval Office of the White House ATLANTA - President Donald Trump badgered and pleaded with Georgia’s election chief to overturn Joe Biden’s win in the state, suggesting in a telephone call that the official "find" enough votes to hand Trump the victory.The conversation Saturday was the latest step in an unprecedented effort by a sitting president to pressure a state official to reverse the outcome of a free and fair election that he lost.

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