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Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin asks members ...

McConnell coronavirus response plan: $1,200 payments; $1T economic rescue takes shape

March 19, 2020 at 3:50 p.m.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed direct payments of $1,200 per person and $2,400 for couples as part of a sweeping Republican response to the聽coronavirus聽outbreak, according to a copy of...

Washington Union Station, a major transportation ...

U.S. tells older people to stay home, all ages to avoid crowds

March 16, 2020 at 2:03 p.m.

The White House on Monday urged all older Americans to stay home and everyone to avoid crowds and eating out at restaurants as part of sweeping guidelines meant to combat...

President Donald Trump signs an $8.3 ...

Trump signs $8.3B bill to combat coronavirus outbreak in U.S.

March 6, 2020 at 7:39 a.m.

President Donald Trump on Friday signed an $8.3 billion measure to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak that has killed 12 people in the U.S. and infected more than 200.

President Donald Trump with Vice President ...

U.S. House passes $8.3B bill to battle coronavirus; Ken Buck casts 1 of 2 votes against it

March 4, 2020 at 9:59 p.m.

The Democratic-controlled House passed an $8.3 billion measure Wednesday to battle the coronavirus outbreak that抖阴ap spreading rapidly and threatening a major shock to the economy and disruptions to everyday life...

Budget deficit to break $1 trillion despite strong economy

January 28, 2020 at 2:29 p.m.

An annual congressional report says the U.S. budget deficit is likely to burst through the symbolic $1 trillion barrier this year despite a healthy economy.

House passes $1.4 trillion federal spending bill

December 17, 2019 at 1:20 p.m.

The Democratic-controlled House voted Tuesday to pass a $1.4 trillion government-wide spending package, handing President Donald Trump a victory on his U.S.-Mexico border fence while giving Democrats spending increases across...

“Obamacare” tax repeal added to $1.4 trillion spending bill

December 16, 2019 at 12:50 p.m.

Retired coal miners and longtime opponents of Obama-era taxes on high-cost health plans are eyeing big wins as top congressional leaders and the Trump White House close in on a...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., ...

Pelosi announces agreement on revamped Trump trade pact

December 10, 2019 at 10:14 a.m.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday announced agreement on a modified North American trade pact, handing President Donald Trump a major Capitol Hill win on the very same day that...

Russia providing mood music for House impeachment drama

November 17, 2019 at 5:43 p.m.

For all the talk about Ukraine in the House impeachment inquiry, there鈥檚 a character standing just off-stage with a dominant role in this tale of international intrigue: Russia.

President Donald Trump tours a section ...

Trump rebuked on military base project cuts for border wall funding, but veto looms

September 25, 2019 at 11:23 a.m.

The Senate has passed a measure that blocks President Donald Trump from using emergency powers to raid the budget for construction projects on military bases as a way to pay...

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