Nancy Pelosi

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…

Public tours of the U.S. Capitol will be suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic, a person familiar with the plans said Wednesday. The House and Senate sergeants-at-arms are preparing to make the announcement, the person said. Separately, the leaders of the House and Senate have said they have no plans…

By Richard Cowan, Susan Cornwell and David MorganWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers rejected on Tuesday the idea of shutting down Congress as the highly contagious coronavirus spreads in the United States, conscious of the need to show calm in the face of the unfolding public health crisis."We are the captains…

Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar successfully fought off a primary challenge from 26-year-old immigration attorney Jessica Cisneros in Texas' 28th congressional district.The race, which received national attention, was a major clash between the progressive and moderate wings of the party. Polls closed at 7 p.m. Central Time and 8 p.m. Eastern Time…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday expressed concern about the stock market’s coronavirus-driven selloff, as the California Democrat also criticized President Donald Trump’s analysis of the market’s action. She offered the following take when asked at her weekly news conference about the drop: “ ‘The market drop – now it’s…