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Could the US Pay Companies to Leave China?

The Trump administration is encouraging American companies to bring their production facilities back to the U.S. from China – and one top official claims that it will pay them to do it. "We welcome...
US Has Saved $429 Billion by Cutting Waste — and There’s Plenty More to Go: GAO

The government could save billions of dollars by operating more efficiently in a wide range of areas, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. Wasting taxpayer funds is...
Trump Administration Will Send Nearly $5 Billion to Nursing Homes

The Department of Health and Human Services said Friday it has begun distributing some $4.9 billion to nursing homes to help them combat the coronavirus pandemic and provide support for home facing...

Biden Slams Trump’s Coronavirus Response

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday slammed President Trump’s efforts to prop up the economy in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, charging that the focus so far has been on helping large...
Small Business Program Is Popular, but Congress Eyes Changes

Although critics say the $670 billion Paycheck Protection Program, which provides small businesses with loans and grants during the coronavirus crisis, is seriously flawed, there’s no doubt that it...
Congress Said COVID-19 Tests Should Be Free — But Who’s Paying?

Hospitals around the country are afraid to send out hundreds of thousands of bills related to COVID-19 testing. That’s because Congress mandated there would be no copays and no out-of-pocket costs...
As Unemployment Filings Top 38 Million, McConnell Vows to End Enhanced Benefits

About 2.4 million people filed claims for unemployment benefits last week, the Labor Department announced Thursday, bringing the nine-week total since the coronavirus crisis struck to more than 38...
Can Republicans Come Together on Another Coronavirus Relief Bill?

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that there is a “strong likelihood” that Congress will need to pass another coronavirus relief bill, though he said the additional stimulus won’t be...