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Opinion: One $1,200 stimulus check won’t cut it. Give Americans $2,000 a month tax-free to fire up the economy
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Congress, Trump administration close to deal on new aid package
The more than $400 billion in emergency funding focuses on small businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Bernie Sanders ends his second bid for the presidency
The 78-year-old democratic socialist changed many things about the Democratic Party, but he could not become its leader.
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White House press secretary Grisham leaves post... without ever having held a briefing
White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham is stepping down from her position after less than a year. She will instead begin working with Melania Trump.
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Inspector General Michael Atkins told lawmakers about a whistleblower complaint that led to impeachment
"[T]he President’s dead of night decision puts our country and national security at even greater risk," said Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, after news broke that Trump would be firing Michael Atkinson.
Top White House advisers predict as many as 240,000 US deaths from coronavirus - live updates
In recent days Trump has touted that the U.S. has conducted more tests than any other country, but he leaves out a key piece of context: While the U.S. has surpassed South Korea in terms of raw tests, it has administered far fewer tests per capita given that the U.S. is more than six times the size of South Korea.
Trump threatens to ‘take over’ San Francisco from ‘sick puppy’ Pelosi in fiery reply to her Covid-19 response bashing
President Donald Trump slammed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on ‘Fox and Friends,’ suggesting the federal government could take over her “slum” district San Francisco, as the two locked horns on the coronavirus pandemic response.
Sorry, haters, Trump is more popular than ever
4 takeaways from a mid-crisis polling spike for the U.S. president
Trump to Mike Pence: 'Don't call the woman in Michigan,' aka Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
It's not the first time Trump and Whitmer have clashed over the federal government's coronavirus response.
The $2 Trillion Coronavirus Aid Bill Has Passed The House And Been Signed Into Law
It is the largest emergency relief package in American history.
Senate Moves Towards Vote on Coronavirus Stimulus Package
Legislation to provide direct payments to many Americans, expand unemployment insurance, offer health-care providers additional resources
Senate, White House reach $2 trillion stimulus deal to blunt coronavirus fallout
Both chambers of Congress will aim to pass the mammoth legislation swiftly.
Americans Want Paid Sick Leave For Coronavirus Crisis. Why Won’t Congress Deliver?
It’s “beyond shameful” that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell won’t prioritize it, one advocate says.
Tulsi Gabbard lost her political future & moral high ground with Biden-2020 endorsement
Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has dropped out of the 2020 presidential race to endorse her ideological opposite, establishment darling Joe Biden. It's political suicide – for her, and for the idea of a progressive Democrat.
GOP senators sold off their stocks ahead of coronavirus economic crash, reports say
Sens. Richard Burr and Kelly Loeffler both made dozens of stock trades shortly after private health briefings for Congress began in January.
Pelosi calls on Trump to use Defense Production Act
That tweet was a confusing signal from Trump after he had invoked the DPA earlier in the day, announcing the move at a White House briefing on the health crisis.
Biden crushes Sanders in Florida and Illinois primaries
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has steamrolled rival Bernie Sanders in primary elections in Florida and Illinois.
House passes aid bill after Trump declares virus emergency
Trump said, “I don't take responsibility at all" for the slow rollout of testing.
The Media. Young Voters. Sanders Spreads the Blame for His Decline.
The “corporate media” didn’t pay attention to his agenda.
Bernie Sanders Will Remain in Race and Attend Sunday’s Debate
Mr. Sanders made the announcement at a news conference after a series of stinging defeats on Tuesday night, as Joe Biden took command of the Democratic primary.
