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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves a briefing in the Capitol Visitor Center.

Confederate statues, COVID-19, nuclear testing mark appropriations process

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted July 7, 2020 at 11:47am
While projections vary and remain highly uncertain, economists and policy analysts across the ideological spectrum say Social Security and Medicare trust funds are now likely to deplete their reserves at a quicker pace than they would have before the pandemic hit.

COVID-19’s impact on Social Security and Medicare trust funds

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted June 30, 2020 at 12:22pm
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., asks a question during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled Police Use of Force and Community Relations, in Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.

Breakdown in the Senate appropriations process

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted June 23, 2020 at 12:05pm
Dr. Stephen M. Hahn, FDA Administrator, testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies on "Food and Drug Administration Budget Request for FY2021” in Washington on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Coronavirus Special Report: FDA reverses on drug Trump touted

By Shawn Zeller and Jinitzail Hernández
Posted June 15, 2020 at 5:31pm
Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., arrives for the Senate Republicans’ weekly lunch on Tuesday, June, 9, 2020. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Appropriators face busy summer following COVID-19 delays

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted June 15, 2020 at 10:57am
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is among Republicans who are pumping the brakes on the next round of coronavirus aid, following a report from the Labor Department that noted a modest decline in unemployment.

Surprising jobs report could slow next coronavirus aid package

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted June 8, 2020 at 2:10pm
While police grants stemming from the roughly $2 trillion coronavirus aid package passed in March are flowing, firefighters have yet to see a dime.

Disparity between police and fire departments over virus aid

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted June 2, 2020 at 1:49pm
How will state and local governments respond to a projected above-average hurricane and wildfire season during the COVID-19 pandemic?

The cost of battling multiple disasters

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted May 27, 2020 at 3:46pm
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., pulls up her mask as she departs from her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.

The House passed a $3 trillion aid package. Now what?

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted May 18, 2020 at 3:05pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi Democrat talks about the next coronavirus relief bill.

House Democrats set the bar for next coronavirus relief bill

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted May 13, 2020 at 3:24pm