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House sends four spending bills to Senate, defying Trump veto threat
Republicans say the package includes emergency spending that busts the budget caps deal reached last summer and contains numerous “poison pills.”
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Republicans say the package includes emergency spending that busts the budget caps deal reached last summer and contains numerous “poison pills.”
Landords, tenants prefer Congress to provide the money needed to pay rent amid the pandemic rather than ban evictions that would add to economic problems.
The number of COVID-19 cases on Capitol Hill is climbing, and at least one office is grieving the death of a staffer from the disease.
Senate Republicans delayed the release of a coronavirus relief bill amid struggles to resolve policy disputes and iron out details in the stimulus package.
John Kennedy invited the congressional press corps to pause for a moment and imagine something they probably never had — the bowel movements of senators.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez decried a “pattern” of sexism in politics and U.S. culture on Thursday, speaking on the House floor along with other women.
Can you really get paid to run for office? Yes, and for Dana Balter, she thinks it might just be a way to communicate to voters she understands them.
“I am worried we’re not going to be able to just press a button and go from pandemic to no pandemic,” said one vaccine expert.
When Jamaal Bowman talks about police brutality and changes to law enforcement procedures in America, it’s not just an abstract idea or policy position.
Opinion — Americans are all too eager to recast John Lewis as a secular saint but they ignore the fury to make things right that guided him during his life.
Brett P. Giroir, assistant secretary for health at HHS, said reports criticizing the turnaround time for COVID-19 test results were taken out of context.
Sen. Jeff Merkley introduced a bill that would ban the sale of middle seats and require face masks on planes during the coronavirus pandemic.
Senate GOP leaders are preparing to unveil a coronavirus relief package that won't include a payroll tax break sought by President Donald Trump.
Officials say it may take months after a COVID-19 vaccine is developed before public and economic activity begins to resemble pre-pandemic days.
While Dr. Anthony Fauci was getting ready to throw out MLB’s first pitch, Mariano Rivera was sitting at a COVID-19 news conference at the White House.
Sens. Martha McSally, Cory Gardner and others want support for renewable energy and other low-carbon technologies that also may appeal to moderate voters.
Local music venues unable to host sweaty standing-room-only crowds as the country attempts to socially distance are seeking coronavirus aid.
Since Rep. John Lewis' death, colleagues have paid tribute to him. And his own words, like the ones we gathered in this podcast, make a fitting memorial.
The late Rep. John Lewis will lie in state at the Capitol on July 27 and 28, with social distancing protocols in place due to the pandemic.
Emergency response was plagued by a series of vehicle and equipment problems and other mishaps that delayed lifesaving treatment after the Nov. 6 accident.