Truce over: U.S. Congress heads to partisan battle on coronavirus aid for states
After passing $3 trillion of coronavirus relief in a rare seven-week run of bipartisanship, the U.S. Congress is headed back to its normal state of conflict, with leading Republicans lining up against aid for cities and states that Democrats say is ess…
U.S. House passes $500 billion coronavirus bill in latest relief package
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill on Thursday, funding small businesses and hospitals and pushing the total spending response to the crisis to an unprecedented near $3 trillion.
Pompeo says U.S. may never restore WHO funds after cutoff over pandemic
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the COVID-19 pandemic shows the need to overhaul the World Health Organization, warning that Washington may never restore WHO funding and could even work to set up an alternative to the U.N. body instead.
Biden campaign’s outside economic advisers include Larry Summers
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, an academic and longtime economic aide to Democratic presidents, is among the people now advising Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, according to two people familiar with the matter.
U.S. House passes $500 billion coronavirus bill and oversight panel
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill on Thursday, funding small businesses and hospitals and pushing the total spending response to the crisis to an unprecedented near $3 trillion.
Congress approves $484 billion coronavirus-relief bill
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a $484 billion bill to expand federal loans to small businesses impacted by the coronavirus outbreak and hospitals overwhelmed by patients suffering from COVID-19.
U.S. House looks set to pass $500 billion coronavirus bill and oversight panel
The U.S. House of Representatives looked poised to pass a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill on Thursday, funding small businesses and hospitals and pushing the total spending response to the crisis to an unprecedented nearly $3 trillion.
$484 billion coronavirus bill nears passage in U.S. House
A $484 billion coronavirus-response bill appeared headed to final passage on Thursday as a wide margin of U.S. House of Representatives members voted in favor of the bill.
In win for Trump, U.S. Supreme Court makes deporting immigrants for crimes easier
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for federal authorities to deport certain immigrants who have committed crimes in a victory for President Donald Trump’s administration.
Exclusive: Poll signals strengthening support for Biden over Trump in three battleground states
((This April 22 story has been corrected to remove references to Midwest in headline, paragraphs 1,7 and 10))
