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Biden Slams Trump’s Coronavirus Response
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The Republican Clash Over Coronavirus Aid
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Trump Wants to Cut Enhanced Unemployment Benefits: Report
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Trump Threatens to Permanently Cut WHO Funding
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$500 Billion Coronavirus Fund Has Barely Been Used
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House Set to Pass $3 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill
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Trump Stakes Out a Negotiating Position on Coronavirus Aid
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‘Costly, but Worth It’: Fed’s Powell Urges More Stimulus
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Pelosi's $3 Trillion Stimulus Plan
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What’s in Pelosi’s Next Massive Aid Package?
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Worst Unemployment Since the Great Depression
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Pelosi Pushes Back on Trump’s Call for New Tax Cuts
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Trump Pushes More Tax Cuts for Coronavirus Stimulus
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Trump and Cuomo Battle Over State ‘Bailouts’
Newsletter
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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...
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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...
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Trump Threatens Funding to Michigan and Nevada Over Mail-in Voting
President Trump threatened Wednesday to “hold up” federal funding to Michigan and Nevada after those states announced plans to expand mail-in voting options in response to the coronavirus pandemic...
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Small Business Relief Program May Get Overhaul
From the moment the Paycheck Protection Program began operating in early April, critics have charged that it could end up hurting the small businesses it is supposed to help. Most notably, the...
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Trump Wants to Cut Unemployment Benefits Amid Record Unemployment: Report
The enhanced unemployment benefits provided by Congress for laid-off workers as part of the $2.2 trillion CARES Act are shaping up to be a major point of contention as lawmakers engage in an...
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Progressive Lawmakers Call for Pentagon Budget Cuts
A group of 29 liberal House Democrats wants to cut military spending, arguing that the money is better spent fighting the coronavirus pandemic. “Congress must remain focused on responding to the...
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Trump Admin Awards New Contract to Bring Drug Manufacturing Back to US
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it has awarded a $354 million contract for a private sector team led by a Virginia-based startup called Phlow Corp. to make generic drugs and their...
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Congressional Budget Office Forecasts High Unemployment Lasting Through Next Year
The Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday released an updated economic forecast , predicting that GDP will shrink at an annual rate of 38% in the second quarter and that the unemployment rate will...