Republicans remain poised to block most of Biden s proposals, just as they thwarted much of President Barack Obama s efforts on Capitol Hill. But 50-50 control permits action on special legislation that cant be filibustered, and momentum for the popular parts of Covid-19 relief could easily propel an early aid bill into law.
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This will be the Senate s first day back after the Jan. 6 Capitol siege.
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The pandemic and civil unrest across the country will have an impact on presidential inaugural traditions. J. Scott Applewhite/AP, FILE
When the Senate reconvenes Tuesday for the first time since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol building, they ll be returning to a Capitol complex that looks entirely different than how they left it: Closed roads, security checkpoints, a building lined in 7-foot fences that are topped with razor wire and patrolled by 20,000 National Guard members, many of whom are bunking in the office buildings.
Days after the US Capitol riots that was called against rigged election by President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump in her farewell speech urged the p