Now playing Next USA Trump's hold on US Republicans boosted as author JD Vance wins primary Hillbilly Elegy author JD Vance's victory in an Ohio Republican Senate primary marks a major victory for Donald Trump as the midterm election season gets underway. 04/05/2022
Now playing Next USA Republican filibuster blocks Democrats' big voting rights bill The 'For the People Act' bill would strike down hurdles to voting, curb the influence of money in politics and limit partisan influence over the drawing of congressional districts. 23/06/2021
Now playing Next USA US Senate Republicans block probe of January 6 Capitol riot Senate Republicans blocked the a bill that would create an independent panel to study the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. 28/05/2021
Now playing Next USA Republican extremist Marjorie Taylor Greene voted off House committees Nearly all Republicans voted against the Democratic move but none defended her lengthy history of endorsing outlandish conspiracy theories and violent, racist views. 05/02/2021
Now playing Next USA House delivers Trump impeachment article to Senate Arguments in the Senate trial will begin the week of Feb. 8, and the case against Trump, the first former president to face an impeachment trial. 26/01/2021
Now playing Next USA Republicans push to delay Trump's impeachment trial until February House Democrats have already voted to impeach Trump for a second time over charges he incited the assault by his supporters on the US Capitol building which left five people dead. 22/01/2021
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Now playing Next USA Pro-Trump Republican senators in final bid to overturn Biden win The outgoing president's baseless fraud claims and refusal to accept his election defeat has become a defining moment for Republicans and is tearing the party apart. 02/01/2021
Now playing Next USA Vote over Trump's call to increase COVID-19 relief checks is blocked The US president said relief checks for millions of Americans should be increased - but Republicans blocked such a vote in the Senate. 30/12/2020
Now playing Next USA MIllions in US on brink of losing job benefits as shutdown looms Congress has approved a $900 billion stimulus package but President Trump is blocking it. 25/12/2020
Now playing Next USA Trump meets with Republican lawmakers in last bid to block Biden's win Having failed to prove electoral fraud in 50 lawsuits, as well as having two cases thrown out by the Supreme Court, Donald Trump is making one last-ditch attempt to overturn the election results in Congress. 22/12/2020
Now playing Next USA Turning the page? Republicans acknowledge Biden's victory US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated his former colleague Joe Biden as president-elect, after the Electoral College confirmed the election result. 16/12/2020
Now playing Next USA US Supreme Court rejects Republican attack on Biden victory The US Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory. 12/12/2020
Now playing Next USA US Supreme Court rejects GOP bid to halt Biden's Pennsylvania win Without comment, the nation's highest court refused to call into question the certification process in Pennsylvania, where Joe Biden's 80,000-strong victory over Donald Trump has already been declared. 09/12/2020
Now playing Next USA America's top Republicans join Donald Trump in delaying transition "In the United States of America, all legal ballots must be counted any illegal ballots, must not be counted. And President Trump is 100 per cent within his rights to look into allegations of irregularities and weigh his legal options," said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. 10/11/2020
Now playing Next USA Bush congratulates Biden as Republicans silent on election outcome Former US President George W Bush said the election outcome was "clear" while Trump refused to concede. 08/11/2020
Now playing Next USA Georgia Senate race goes to runoff after Republican drops below 50% Senator David Perdue and Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff will have a runoff election in January in a crucial Senate race that could determine which party wins the majority. 07/11/2020