U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (R) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (L) leave after speaking to reporters following continued negotiations with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on a new economic relief bill in response to the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill on August 6, 2020
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tested positive for the coronavirus Thursday before he was scheduled to greet President Donald Trump upon his arrival in Cleveland, a statement from DeWine’s office said. DeWine, a Republican, has no symptoms of the virus, but plans to quarantine at his home for the next two weeks, according to the statement.
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday announced that the state is seeking to dissolve the National Rifle Association in a lawsuit that accuses the leadership of the flagging nonprofit of diverting millions of dollars for their own personal use. According to the lawsuit, the senior leadership of the NRA squandered millions in donations
U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) Michael Brochstein | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Three Republican senators, two of whom face tough elections this fall, released a bill Wednesday that offers more generous unemployment insurance than their party’s existing coronavirus aid plan would. The proposal from Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah, Susan Collins of
In this combination of file photos, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del., on March 12, 2020, left, and President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington on April 5, 2020. AP The historian who has correctly predicted every presidential election since 1984 – including President Donald Trump‘s win in 2016
Herman Cain, former chairman and chief executive officer of Godfather’s Pizza. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Herman Cain had been put on a ventilator and was at times unconscious during his final weeks hospitalized with the coronavirus, a top aide and friend of Cain’s told CNBC. The new details come less than a week after
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speak to reporters in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. July 29, 2020. Erin Scott | Reuters Democratic leaders and Trump administration officials expect to meet again Tuesday as they attempt to hash out a pandemic aid package. The sides appear
Mark Meadows, White House chief of staff, right, and Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury secretary, speak to members of the media following a meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images Democrats and Trump administration officials will sit down again Monday afternoon to try
United States Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin arrives for the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Hearings to examine implementation of Title I of the CARES Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, June 10, 2020. Kevin Dietsch | Pool via Reuters Familiar fault lines continue to separate the White House and congressional Democrats on
Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Democrat from Illinois, questions witnesses during a House Intelligence Committee impeachment inquiry hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. Jacquelyn Martin | AP | Bloomberg via Getty Images The U.S. House Oversight Committee accused the Trump administration of “incompetent negotiating” for ventilators at the beginning of the coronavirus
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, joined by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, speaks to reporters in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, July 29, 2020. Erin Scott | Reuters The top Democrats in Congress are not close to a deal with the White House to pump more money into the U.S. economy to ease
Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz. Bill Clark | CQ Roll Call | Getty Images Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva tested positive for Covid-19, his office announced on Saturday. Grijalva, a Democrat whose district includes parts of the Phoenix and Tucson areas, as well as much of the state’s border region with Mexico, is self-isolating in the Washington,
As Joe Biden nears the announcement of his vice-presidential choice, the top contenders and their advocates are making final appeals. The campaign hasn’t finalized a date for naming a running mate, but three people who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the plans said a public announcement likely wouldn’t happen before the week of
A coronavirus relief agreement in Congress appeared in doubt early Friday after new economic data showed a U.S. economy buckling under the pandemic’s weight. On Thursday, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., tried to unanimously pass an extension of the weekly enhanced federal unemployment insurance that would slash the benefit from $600 to $200 per week. Senate Minority
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about his plans to combat racial inequality at a campaign event in Wilmington, Delaware, July 28, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Joe Biden came out swinging against President Donald Trump’s record on the economy on Thursday, hours after new data showed the U.S. suffered its
WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama delivered an impassioned eulogy for the late congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis on Thursday and called on Congress to honor Lewis’ legacy by expanding the Voting Rights Act. Speaking in Atlanta, the nation’s first Black president warned that the same forces that empowered and motivated some of
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that perhaps the United States would need to “delay the election” on November 3, claiming that mail-in voting would make this fall’s election “the most inaccurate and fraudulent in history.” Trump has no power to unilaterally delay elections, which were set for the day after the first
A man walks past the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, June 25, 2020. Al Drago | Reuters Republicans and Democrats appeared far from striking a coronavirus relief deal Wednesday as millions of Americans wait to see whether Congress will renew financial lifelines during an ongoing economic crisis. As negotiators cite little progress in talks and