Nancy Pelosi

After Senate Republicans fought for months for a smaller economic relief package than what the Democrats were proposing, President Donald Trump is now saying he would rather spend even more on a bill than the $2.2 trillion House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her colleagues have pushed for."I would be willing…

Even as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have yet to reach a deal on another coronavirus stimulus package with Tuesday's self-imposed deadline rapidly approaching, Republicans in the Senate are showing little-to-no signs that enough of their members would support such an expensive relief measure.The latest offer…

Posted October 19, 2020 at 6:15pmSpeaker Nancy Pelosi plans to decide by Tuesday evening whether a bipartisan deal on COVID-19 relief can pass before the Nov. 3 elections, her spokesman said Monday.The announcement, made in a tweet, came after a nearly hour-long phone call between the Democratic leader and Treasury…

Johannes EISELE /AFP/Getty Images US stocks dipped as investors weighed hopes for a stimulus breakthrough against rising COVID-19 cases throughout the US.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expedited talks on Sunday, setting a 48-hour deadline for the White House and Democrats to reach a compromise.Even if a deal is reached, it's set…

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, expressed optimism Sunday about a possible new stimulus deal being reached with the White House, although she said there was not yet an agreement about "the language" of the legislation.Negotiations over a further round of economic stimulus to address the economic…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that she has set a 48-hour deadline to reach an agreement with the Trump administration on coronavirus stimulus negotiations that can be implemented before Election Day. Mrs. Pelosi told ABC’s “This Week” that she is “hopeful” a deal will get done before the deadline…

Reuters Earnings season kicked off on Tuesday, and executives are sounding off on the stimulus stalemate and the risks it poses to the ongoing economic recovery.Hopes for a pre-election deal faded on Thursday after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he'll only bring a smaller measure to a vote. The…

The Week’s daily round-up highlights the five best opinion pieces from across the British and international media, with excerpts from each.1. Fraser Nelson in The Daily Telegraphon the patchwork of local Covid restrictionsBoris is sleepwalking into the national lockdown he claims to despise“Theresa May recently told Johnson that he needed…

President Donald Trump gives a thumb-up during a live one-hour NBC News town hall forum with a group of Florida voters in Miami, Fla., October 15, 2020. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) President Trump on Thursday laid the blame for the stalled coronavirus stimulus negotiations on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, saying he is…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that the White House won't let differences over funding targets for Covid-19 testing derail stimulus talks with top Democrats. Later, President Donald Trump said that he would raise his offer for a stimulus package above his current level of $1.8 trillion. House Democrats have…