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Rand Paul tests positive for coronavirus, under quarantine
[jwp-video n=”1″] Paul’s office tweeted that the senator is asymptomatic but “was tested out of an abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and events.”
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[jwp-video n=”1″] Paul’s office tweeted that the senator is asymptomatic but “was tested out of an abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and events.”
Speaking on CNN, Schumer said the figure “may not get that high, but it’s going to be certainly amply more than $1 trillion, $1.4 trillion.”
Senate Majority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., said Wednesday that several “task forces” led by key committee chairmen were prepping to submit their recommendations for what could be a $1 trillion or thereabouts
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the massive stimulus package the Trump administration is proposing would pump $1 trillion into the coronavirus-ravaged U.S. economy, through a combination of direct
[jwp-video n=”1″] There are still procedural hurdles that could imperil Senate passage before the deadline, however.
Provide $1 billion this year to help states process and pay unemployment insurance benefits.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Democratic Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico chatted in their back-row desks. Maryland Democratic Sen.
1:17 p.m. | Stay the course: Trump’s counsel does not seem to have altered its defense strategy after the reporting on Bolton’s manuscript.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Cellphones, banned from the Senate along with other electronics, began to make an appearance in the chamber.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Idaho Republican Jim Risch got a special delivery at his desk during a brief recess.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Todd Ruger contributed to this report. An earlier version of this story misstated the number of senators wearing Apple Watches.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Something big Inside the chamber, there were physical differences that evoked the feeling of a momentous event during the proceedings, which stretched into the night.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Senate Rules and Administration Chairman Roy Blunt, R-Mo., told reporters that he expected some procedural maneuvering on Wednesday, with an appearance by Chief Justice John
[jwp-video n=”1″] But the challenges for Republicans on Capitol Hill extend far beyond mulling their legacies in an age of Trump tumult.
[jwp-video n=”1″] To the former Senate Budget Committee Republican staff director, Capitol Hill’s collective struggle to understand Trump’s whims are the fault of his Democratic predecessor,
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[jwp-video n=”1″] “Democrats are ready to vote on the House bill today so it can get to the president’s desk and we can avoid even a glimmer of default,” Schumer said.
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[jwp-video n=”1″] Walden acknowledged that technology and persistent criminals adapt faster than Congress can usually act.
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