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After haggling for days over the final details, Senate Democrats and the White House agreed Wednesday to a nearly $2-trillion stimulus package to combat the economic fallout of the coronavirus outbreak, including direct payments to most Americans and a half-trillion-dollar fund to shore up struggling companies.The stimulus bill — by…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Monday was negotiating a nearly $2 trillion emergency bill that aims to stem some of the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington,…

Airlines will be prohibited from buying back stock or issuing dividends under the bailout package the House plans to propose.The draft of the bill provides $58 billion for the aviation industry, including $37 billion in worker payroll grants — effectively protecting jobs — and $21 billion in loans.Past stock buybacks…

previous image next image Former Vice President Joe Biden, left, greets US Sen. Bernie Sanders with an elbow bump before the start of their debate in Washington on Sunday, March 15. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that people avoid h… Read More

Congress — Congressional leaders have resisted calls to allow remote voting. Timothy B. Lee - Mar 19, 2020 8:10 pm UTC Enlarge / Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).Win McNamee/Getty ImagesTwo senior senators—Republican Rob Portman of Ohio and Democrat Dick Durbin of Illinois—are introducing legislation to allow Senate votes to…

As COVID-19 forces much of America to work from home, the United States Congress — whose 535 members have an average age of 60 — is still operating from Capitol Hill. Why this population (deemed high-risk to the coronavirus) isn’t yet doing legislative business remotely comes down to process, tech…

President Donald Trump, surrounded by members of the White House’s Coronavirus Task Force, discusses the national emergency at a Saturday press conference. Photo: Jim Watson (Getty)Now if only we could get him to stop shaking so many people’s hands.Members of the White House’s Coronavirus Task Force led a press conference…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a coronavirus aid package early on Saturday that would provide free testing and paid sick leave, in a bid to limit the economic damage from a pandemic that has shuttered schools, sports arenas and offices. By a bipartisan vote of…

In an announcement from the White House Friday afternoon, President Donald Trump said that he has announced an emergency declaration to free up more federal resources that states can access as they respond to the novel coronavirus outbreak. “I am officially declaring a national emergency. Two very big words,” said…

Ledyard King USA TODAYPublished 11:51 AM EDT Mar 13, 2020WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she won't delay legislation aimed at helping Americans get through the coronavirus despite Republican concerns about certain aspects of the bill that's scheduled to come to the House floor Thursday.Pelosi said she's working with the…