Pelosi and Mnuchin continue talks on economic aid to offset coronavirus hit
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke on Friday morning, Pelosi’s spokesman said, as negotiations continued over an economic relief package to help offset economic shocks from the coronavirus.
Debate offers Biden, Sanders a chance to bridge Democratic Party’s divide
After all the rancor of the Democratic presidential race, front-runner Joe Biden has a chance in Sunday’s debate to extend an olive branch to rival Bernie Sanders and his fervent liberal supporters in a bid for party unity before the general election f…
U.S. lawmakers near deal with White House on coronavirus aid bill
U.S. lawmakers and the White House neared agreement on a coronavirus economic aid package, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday, adding she hoped to announce a deal on Friday.
U.S. surveillance program to expire after renewal stalls in Senate
U.S. government surveillance tools fiercely opposed by privacy advocates and defended by intelligence agencies will expire after legislation renewing them stalled in the Senate on Thursday, although passage is expected next week.
Coronavirus poses new challenge to Trump’s re-election bid
President Donald Trump faced one of the gravest threats of his political career as the coronavirus pandemic spread, leaving fellow Republicans to worry that the White House’s response and the hit to the economy would harm his re-election prospects.
Divided U.S. Congress struggles to agree on coronavirus response
The U.S. Congress on Thursday struggled to pass legislation to deal with the expanding coronavirus crisis, as House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi haggled by telephone with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to try to agree a deal.
U.S. coronavirus stimulus package stuck in Congress over paid sick leave
As schools close, offices clear out, and sporting events are canceled across the United States, a familiar Washington problem – partisan gridlock – threatened on Thursday to derail the U.S. government’s ability to contain the economic damage from the c…
U.S. Senate confirms Danly to FERC, widening panel’s Republican majority
The U.S. Senate on Thursday easily confirmed James Danly as a Republican member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, with three Democrats supporting him even though the approval widened the Republican majority on the panel.
Democratic presidential hopeful Biden attacks Trump’s coronavirus response
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden on Thursday lambasted Republican President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, accusing him of having an “adversarial relationship with the truth” and ignoring scientific advice.
Democrat Biden aims to underline contrast with Trump in coronavirus speech
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden will deliver a speech on the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, 16 hours after the man he hopes to beat in November’s election, Republican President Donald Trump, addressed the nation from the White House.
