Congress · 116th Congress
Senate breaks for August recess with no coronavirus deal in sight
[jwp-video n=”1″] While no deal between the Trump administration and Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California and Senate Minority Leader Charles E.
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White House · 116th Congress
Social Security’s safe with us, Mnuchin says
Mnuchin, who oversees the IRS, to stop collecting the 6.2 percent workers’ share of the payroll tax that funds Social Security — limited to those earning less than about $104,000 annually — between Sept. 1
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Sen. Kamala Harris in pictures
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo) [jwp-video n=”1″] As a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, Harris speaks at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 10, 2019.
White House · 116th Congress
Trump signs COVID-19 economic relief actions
. 1 through the end of 2020.
Congress · 116th Congress
Virus aid talks break down as White House weighs unilateral action
Democrats started with a $3.4 trillion bill the House passed in May and Republicans with a $1 trillion proposal released last week.
Congress · 116th Congress
McConnell won’t force senators to stick around until there’s a coronavirus relief deal
[jwp-video n=”1″] McConnell mirrored the message Thursday, saying the chamber would remain in session “unless and until the Democrats demonstrate they will never let an agreement materialize
Congress · 116th Congress
White House: Friday or bust for virus aid deal
[jwp-video n=”1″] Meanwhile, the Senate’s top Republican confirmed Wednesday afternoon that the chamber would remain in session next week.
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump’s TikTok threat lacks coherent tech strategy, experts say
[jwp-video n=”1″] Trump administration officials including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, FBI Director Christopher Wray and Justice Department officials have said that Chinese tech companies
Congress · 116th Congress
Sides cite ‘productive’ but slow-moving coronavirus aid talks
[jwp-video n=”1″] The goal of that exercise was to get a thorough understanding of each other’s positions and figure out how long funding could actually last as coronavirus cases continue spreading
Congress · 116th Congress
Coronavirus relief talks stuck on scope of aid
Republicans did not offer a plan to address the expiring provision until Monday, when it was included in one part of eight coronavirus bills totaling roughly $1 trillion in aid.
Congress · 116th Congress
Could Obama’s call to end Senate filibuster shift the tide?
[jwp-video n=”1″] And the true impact of Obama’s surprise endorsement may not become clear until after the November election.
Congress · 116th Congress
No ‘skinny’ deal on coronavirus relief in late-night meeting
[jwp-video n=”1″] That would provide states with the choice of either providing a flat, federally backed $200 per-week increase in unemployment benefits or sufficient funds to replace two-thirds
White House · 116th Congress
Democrats reject ‘skinny’ virus plan while GOP struggles for unity
[jwp-video n=”1″] Pelosi also pointed to comments made earlier in the day by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who said the “current economic downturn is the most severe in our lifetimes
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate uses pandemic bill to fill accounts raided for Trump’s border wall
Billions of dollars included in Senate Republicans’ proposed $1 trillion installment of coronavirus emergency relief funding would restore money for military hardware that was redirected to pay for President
Congress · 116th Congress
Uncertainty hangs over coronavirus relief package as clock ticks
One day after Senate leaders unveiled a roughly $1 trillion plan for pandemic relief, Republicans struggled to offer a united front on a measure that some consider too costly. Sen.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate GOP unveils coronavirus relief package; formal negotiations begin
Senate Republicans unveiled their plan Monday for a roughly $1 trillion coronavirus aid package that would provide a less generous extension of unemployment benefits than current law but offer another
Congress · 116th Congress
What to know as Congress honors John Lewis amid a pandemic
Following the processional across Washington, D.C., Lewis will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda, with a ceremony featuring dignitaries scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Rebel with a lost cause
[jwp-video n=”1″] Indeed, Trump ended his screed against Warren’s language with this: “Hopefully our great Republican Senators won’t fall for this!”
Congress · 116th Congress
Republicans look to virus relief to avert economic and electoral disaster
The Labor Department for 18 straight weeks has reported new jobless claims of at least 1 million.
Congress · 116th Congress
Road ahead: Congress rushing on coronavirus relief but pausing to honor John Lewis
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Together their bills make up the HEALS Act — that’s health, economic assistance, liability protection and schools,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in floor remarks