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By Robert Matson
Posted April 16, 2020 at 6:00am
Led by Chairman Joseph Simons, the FTC may not have the authority to crack down on price gouging.

Senators scrutinize FTC powers to curb COVID-19 price gouging

By Alexei Alexis
Posted April 15, 2020 at 7:15pm
President Donald Trump is threatening to adjourn the Congress.

Trump threatens to force Congress to adjourn so he can make recess appointments during coronavirus crisis

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted April 15, 2020 at 6:57pm
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf changes H-2A visa policy.

DHS gives farmers latitude in hiring foreign workers

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted April 15, 2020 at 6:28pm
A sign is taped on a restaurant window with the reflection of an apartment building in the background on H Street Northeast in Washington on April 3, 2020.

Labor officials see uneven progress on jobless benefits

By Mark Bocchetti
Posted April 15, 2020 at 5:27pm
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and 18 other Democrats are demanding the president provide information on how decisions are being made about sending states ventilators, face masks and other vital health supplies.

Democrats seek info on how Trump officials distribute life-saving supplies

By Emily Kopp
Posted April 15, 2020 at 4:29pm
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., left, Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., and Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., look at their marked spots on the floor in an effort to follow social distancing measures at a bill enrollment ceremony for the coronavirus relief act after it passed the House in March. Hoyer and other leaders are exploring options for remote voting.

Remote voting, hearing changes for House may come too late for pandemic use

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted April 15, 2020 at 3:15pm
From left, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., proposed a $30 billion plan Wednesday with Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mi., to expand coronavirus testing in the U.S. in hopes of reopening the country.

Democrats want $30B to fix Trump’s ‘failed’ COVID-19 testing before reopening the country

By Chris Cioffi
Posted April 15, 2020 at 2:27pm
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the Census Bureau's timeline for the 2020 count.

Census delays pose risks for legislative map drawing

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 15, 2020 at 12:36pm
A rare small-business grand opening at the Call Your Mother deli on Capitol Hill Wednesday.

Virus aid talks bleed into Thursday amid small-business funds lapse

By Jennifer Shutt and Jim Saksa
Posted April 15, 2020 at 11:18am, Updated at 9:55pm