Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., September 28, 2020. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The House will vote Monday on increasing the second round of federal direct payments to $2,000 as Democrats embrace President Donald Trump‘s calls to put more money in Americans’ pockets. The measure would boost the stimulus
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US President Donald Trump departs the White House in Washington, DC, on Dec. 12, 2020. Aandrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump signed a massive coronavirus relief and government funding package into law Sunday, days after he sent Washington into a panic by suggesting he could veto the bill. He refused to
President Donald Trump listens during a White House videoconference with members of military on Nov. 26, 2020. Erin Schaff | The New York Times | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the sweeping defense bill that authorizes a topline of $740 billion in spending and outlines Pentagon policy. “Unfortunately, the
GOP Rep. Tom Reed told CNBC on Thursday that President Donald Trump‘s last-minute opposition to the coronavirus relief package approved by Congress earlier this week is hurting struggling Americans. The $900 billion bill, paired alongside a government-funding measure, was passed with veto-proof majorities in both the House and Senate. But Tuesday night, Trump attacked the package
The $900 billion coronavirus relief package includes a long-sought measure to send aid to struggling independent theaters and music venues. But now those cultural centers and small businesses are left waiting for help yet again. The measure was set to become law this week, but President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to blow up the
Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images President Donald Trump‘s opposition to a $900 billion coronavirus aid package overwhelmingly passed by U.S. lawmakers late Monday jeopardizes the first significant climate change legislation to win congressional approval in about a decade. Trump has threatened to veto the stimulus bill, which includes $600 direct checks for individuals and $35 billion
Lawsuits are coming. Dominion Voting Systems, one of the targets of President Donald Trump‘s baseless conspiracy theories about the election that he lost, has warned Fox News, major Fox personalities, other conservative media outlets, radio host Rush Limbaugh and conservative lawyers that defamation litigation against them is “imminent.” The voting machine company this week has
US President Donald Trump looks on during a ceremony presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to wrestler Dan Gable in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on December 7, 2020. SAUL LOEB / AFP Congress on Thursday officially began sending a massive Covid-19 relief deal and government funding package to President
U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to reporters about the 2020 U.S. presidential election results and the continuing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, November 12, 2020. Hannah McKay | Reuters House Democrats will attempt to pass $2,000 direct payments Thursday as
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump issued 26 pardons and three commutations to loyalists Wednesday evening, in the final weeks of his presidency. Trump pardoned Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law, Jared Kushner as well as Paul Manafort, his 2016 campaign chairman, and Roger Stone, his longtime informal adviser and confidant. Manafort, 70, was among
US President Donald Trump speaks on lowering prescription drug prices on November 20, 2020, in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump‘s last-second opposition to a coronavirus relief and federal funding bill already passed by Congress threatens to torch jobless benefits
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a medal ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, December 3, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump, in a stunning Tuesday night tweet, called the $900 billion Covid relief bill passed by Congress an unsuitable “disgrace” and urged lawmakers to make a number
In this Nov. 2, 2018, file photo, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla speaks in San Francisco. California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Secretary of State Alex Padilla on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, as the state’s next U.S. senator to fill the seat being vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Eric Risberg | AP California Secretary
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) walks back to her office after opening the House floor following an agreement of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) aid package the night before on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., December 21, 2020. Ken Cedeno | Reuters Congress plans to pass a mammoth coronavirus relief and government spending package Monday
The U.S. Capitol Building following a rainstorm on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 4, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters Congress’ deal on a $900 billion coronavirus relief plan includes more small business aid, another round of direct payments to Americans, an additional unemployment supplement and funding to streamline Covid vaccine distribution. Lawmakers aimed to pass
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) (R-KY) with House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (L) (D-CA). Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will receive Pfizer’s Covid vaccine in the coming days, after the attending physician in Congress urged lawmakers to sign up for the shot under federal guidelines designed
The U.S. Capitol building is seen following the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Washington, U.S., November 6, 2020. Erin Scott | Reuters A last-minute fight over the Federal Reserve’s lending powers has become the latest hurdle for lawmakers of both parties hoping to pass a $900 billion coronavirus stimulus bill. Though the atmosphere on Capitol
Ghislaine Maxwell appears via video link during her arraignment hearing where she was denied bail for her role aiding Jeffrey Epstein to recruit and eventually abuse of minor girls, in Manhattan Federal Court, in New York, July 14, 2020 in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters Federal prosecutors on Friday urged a judge to