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The House is aiming to vote Feb. 26 on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, as Democrats pivot quickly to their top priorities after Donald Trump’s impeachment trial ended in acquittal.
The Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is headed toward a verdict that could come as soon as Saturday after the defense presented its case and senators questioned both sides on the charges and their arguments.
By Sam Perley A series of timely big shots and defensive stops in the final 70 seconds propelled the Charlotte Hornets to a much-needed 108-105 home win over the Indiana Pacers on Friday, Jan. 29 at Spectrum Center. Leading the way for the hosts was PJ Washington, who racked up a team-high-tying 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting, a team-high nine rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block in 35 minutes. The second-year forward also went 3-of-4 from long distance and recorded the highest single-game field-goal percentage of his NBA career (87.5%). After working their way to a four-point halft...
The Charlotte Hornets were unable to ring in the New Year with a third consecutive victory, falling to the visiting Memphis Grizzlies, 108-93, on Friday, Jan. 1 at Spectrum Center. Bismack Biyombo led the way on the organization’s first city night of the season, finishing with a team-high 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting, a game-high 12 rebounds (seven offensive), two assists and a block in 28 minutes of action. Biyombo also grabbed his 4,000th career NBA rebound with his seventh board of the contest late in the second quarter. After cutting Memphis’ lead to three with 1:43 left in the sec...
Senate GOP in Stimulus Bind With Trump Ramping Up Pressure Bloomberg 12/29/2020 Erik Wasson (Bloomberg) -- Republicans will likely block Democrats’ attempts to have the Senate quickly follow the House in boosting stimulus payments for most Americans to $2,000, even as President Donald Trump ramped up pressure on the GOP to back bigger checks. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said he’ll seek unanimous consent Tuesday to pass a bill approved by a wide margin in the House, which would increase the payments from the $600 in the pandemic relief legislation Trump signed ...