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President Donald Trump at a daily briefing: Jim Lo Scalzio EPAThe number of coronavirus cases in New York state has now passed 151,600, meaning it has more confirmed infections than any country barring the US itself, as the number of Americans claiming unemployment benefits surges to almost 17m.Despite those grim…

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) isn't too worried about democracy right now.As Congress discusses further relief bills amid the COVID-19 pandemic, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has insisted they include funding for mail-in ballots through the primaries and November election. But McCarthy slammed that demand as "disgusting" on Thursday,…

you quit — Modly's public condemnation of Crozier over the weekend drew immediate backlash. Kate Cox - Apr 7, 2020 8:18 pm UTC Enlarge / Thomas Modly, now the former acting secretary of the Navy, at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Congress races to craft the next coronavirus rescue package, President Donald Trump's sudden request Tuesday to pump $250 billion more into a just-launched small businesses payroll program sets up a new showdown over aid.Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said more money is needed for the popular new…

WASHINGTON — Another round of economic stimulus to battle the coronavirus fallout, including more cash payments to Americans, should be the next priority for Congress, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said on Friday.President Donald Trump has said Congress should next tackle an infrastructure bill, and in recent days, Pelosi has…

Part of HuffPost Entertainment. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. Huffington Post. Nancy Pelosi's Interview With Stephen Colbert Takes A NSFW Turn “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had a happy ending to a serious conversation on Thursday. (Watch the video above.) The two…

Stephen Colbert spoke with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) at the Capitol on Thursday's Late Show, and he asked her why she isn't sheltering at home. "We are really working constantly on to prepare for our next bill but also to make sure that the legislation that was passed and…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other top Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday provided some additional details on what they aim to get in a possible bipartisan congressional deal on infrastructure spending, mentioning not just transportation projects but also health centers, water systems and broadband internet. Pelosi and President Donald Trump both…

Several members of Congress have coronavirus, and there is a small risk that Congress itself could become incapacitated because of the disease. There’s a much greater risk that members of Congress will be reluctant to assemble in Washington out of fear that they could become infected. An obvious solution is…

Pelosi is calling for another economic relief package to get more equipment for embattled healthcare workers, as well as relief for households.The House speaker said one measure under consideration is retroactively repealing the SALT cap, which puts a $10,000 limit on the amount of state and local tax deductions that…