Rare GOP rebuff of Trump in last days of chaotic Congress Congress is ending a chaotic session like few othersWASHINGTON -- Congress is ending a chaotic session like few others, a two-year political firestorm that started with the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, was riven by impeachment and a pandemic, and now closes with a rare rebuff by Republicans of President Donald Trump. “I am with President Trump on this," Graham said on Fox News. So the new Congress, you could get a vote.’’As Congress meets for a rare New Year's Eve session, the standoff over the COVID checks and the defense bill punctuates the president’s final days. On Wednesday, McConnell unveiled a new bill loaded up with Trump's other priorities as a possible off-ramp for the stalemate. It also tacked on the establishment of a bipartisan commission to review the 2020 presidential election Trump lost to Biden.

Source: ABC News December 31, 2020 05:30 UTC