Bipartisan U.S. Senate report backs spy agencies’ findings on Russia
The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee concurred with spy agencies’ findings that Russia sought to boost now-President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, according to a bipartisan report declassified and released on Tuesday.
United Auto Workers union endorses Biden for president
The United Auto Workers union announced on Tuesday that it is endorsing Democrat Joe Biden for president in the 2020 election.
U.S. House could vote on Thursday on coronavirus loan bill: Hoyer
More than half the U.S. House of Representatives could return to the capitol on Thursday to pass a coronavirus relief bill that would fund small business loans and hospital aid, chamber’s second-most powerful Democrat said on Tuesday, adding he thinks …
Trump says he will halt immigration, citing pandemic, as Georgia plans partial reopening
President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus outbreak took on a sharper political tone with his pledge to suspend immigration into the country, while Georgia and other U.S. states began lifting restrictions that stalled their economies.
U.S. congressional leaders say near deal on more coronavirus funding
U.S. congressional leaders said on Tuesday they were very close to announcing an agreement on a new coronavirus relief deal worth more than $450 billion, and President Donald Trump urged them to pass it quickly before beginning discussions on another.
Trump says he will discuss more coronavirus money for states after current bill passes
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said discussions on additional coronavirus-related aid for state and local governments would start after Congress passes a bill funding more small business loans, hospitals and testing.
U.S. senators call on NSA and DHS to defend healthcare agencies
U.S. senators have called on the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively protect health and research organizations amid the coronavirus outbreak.
New York governor says truth on the table when he meets Trump
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he planned to give U.S. President Donald Trump an unvarnished account of what his state needs to test residents for the novel coronavirus when they meet in Washington on Tuesday.
Top House Republican McCarthy confirms deal reached on small business loan bill
The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday that a deal had been reached to replenish funding for an emergency program that extends loans to small businesses hit by a drop in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.
House leader Hoyer recommends remote work, amid coronavirus
A top U.S. House of Representatives Democrat recommended measures on Tuesday to allow members to vote and do committee work remotely, even when they are back in Washington, to comply with social distancing guidelines to prevent the spread of the corona…
