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Cassidy says Interior will speed waiving of royalty fees for oil firms
The head of the Interior Department agreed to “quickly process” oil companies’ requests about royalty payments, according to a key Gulf Coast Republican.
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The head of the Interior Department agreed to “quickly process” oil companies’ requests about royalty payments, according to a key Gulf Coast Republican.
Even some of the most hawkish voices on Iran call for modifications to the sanctions regime to facilitate the flow of humanitarian goods into the country.
A partisan stalemate over additional coronavirus relief widened after Republicans and Democrats couldn't agree on a quick small-business loan infusion.
The president said he would consider concerns raised by small casinos and gambling businesses that can't access emergency loans amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Insurance groups say business continuity coverage alone would quickly eat up funds available for a wide range of losses. They call on Congress to help.
Hospitals hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic are not being prioritized in the first wave of money from the new $100 billion hospital emergency fund.
A regulation to restrict exports of PPE for health care workers includes an exemption for producers pursuant to “pre-existing commercial relationships.”
Virus exposure risk scares transport workers, threatens supply chain - Coronavirus
The polling and public opinion research industry has had to delay or alter the way it works amid stay-at-home orders and social distancing measures.
Children are far less likely to contract a serious case of the disease, but advocates argue more can be done to alleviate its many effects on them.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it identified 600 people vulnerable to coronavirus whose release will be considered "on a case-by-case basis."
Experts warn that the country risks missing some important public health-crisis lessons if fingers are pointed only at the Trump administration.
Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper announced late Tuesday that he had accepted the resignation of Thomas Modly, the acting Navy secretary.
Iowa Republican Sen. Grassley says weak fuel demand has hurt the ehtanol industry and urged the USDA to give it support with CCC funds.
In one fell swoop, President Donald Trump has changed the lineup of officials charged with overseeing trillions in government spending.
No single authority is overseeing all federal purchases of personal protective equipment
Health care lobbyists hope a suite of authorizations granted under the coronavirus pandemic will mark a turning point for a long list of industry requests.
Topics range from Deutsche Bank to domestic violence as members of Congress try to make a mark on how the government is dealing with the pandemic
A study showing a link between long-term exposure to pollution and higher COVID-19 deaths is shining a spotlight on the EPA’s role.
Senate Republicans are urging a vote as early as Thursday on another bill to provide small businesses with loans to pay workers, meet other costs.