Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) said Congress might have to pass a stand-alone extension of the unemployment benefits, a piecemeal...
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Rocky roll-out for GOP coronavirus bill as McConnell disavows key White House ask, multiple Republicans revolt
McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters that he did not support $1.8 billion for a new FBI building included in the...
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GOP coronavirus bill replaces money for Pentagon projects Trump raided for border wall
The Trump administration’s move to “reprogram” Pentagon money, to build Trump’s promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border has been...
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Economic relief talks ramp up as GOP releases bill; Democrats, White House officials meet
The prospects for a bipartisan deal remained far from certain as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority...
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Economic relief talks ramp up as GOP releases bill; Democrats, White House officials sit down
The prospects for a bipartisan deal remained far from certain as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority...
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Trump shares GOP tweets of support for defense bill he has threatened to veto
Last week, the White House threatened to veto the bill after the House and Senate passed parallel versions of...
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Up against tight deadline, Senate Republicans prepare to finally unveil $1 trillion coronavirus bill
The legislation is expected to include a new round of $1,200 checks to individual Americans, an extension of unemployment...
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Top White House officials say Congress might need to rush narrow relief bill to avoid unemployment aid lapse
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has rejected the piecemeal approach, but time is running short because the temporary unemployment...
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House passes massive spending bill in bid to thwart election year shutdown
The four-bill minibus is the first of two fiscal 2021 funding bundles that House Democrats plan to pass by...
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White House, GOP kill payroll tax cut but flounder on broader coronavirus bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) had planned to roll out a $1 trillion GOP bill Thursday morning but...