Budget Battles
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Trump Promises Best Stimulus Package Ever — After the Election
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White House: 'We're Not Going to Control the Pandemic'
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Pelosi, Mnuchin Point Fingers as Stimulus Talks Stall
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GOP Worries Mnuchin Is Giving Away Too Much
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Pelosi Says Help Is On the Way, but When?
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McConnell Warns Trump Against Pre-Election Stimulus Deal
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Pelosi Sets Deadline for Stimulus Deal
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Trump Promises Best Stimulus Package Ever — After the Election
President Trump predicted Tuesday that he’ll sign off on a coronavirus relief package after the election — and not just any relief package. “After the election, we’ll get the best stimulus package...
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White House Hands Over Fake Health Care Plan
By Michael RaineyBefore walking out on the interview in what appeared to be anger over the tone of the questioning, President Trump told Lesley Stahl of “60 Minutes” that his oft-cited but never-seen health care plan...
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White House: 'We're Not Going to Control the Pandemic'
“We’re not going to control the pandemic,” White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. “We are going to control the fact that we get vaccines, therapeutics and...
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Pelosi, Mnuchin Point Fingers as Coronavirus Stimulus Talks Stall
Satirical newspaper The Onion published a story Friday saying that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had announced they would be meeting to put the final touches on a 1...
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OxyContin Maker Pleads Guilty, Will Pay $8.3 Billion
By Michael RaineyPurdue Pharma has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges for its role in creating the opioid crisis, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. The OxyContin maker will pay $8.3 billion...
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Trump’s Drug Discount Cards for Seniors Get Pushed Back
By Michael RaineyThe Trump administration plans to send $200 discount cards for prescription drugs to more than 30 million Medicare beneficiaries, but the White House is abandoning an effort to have them shipped out...
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Pelosi Says Help Is On the Way, but When?
Help is on the way, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said in an interview with MSNBC on Wednesday, referring to the coronavirus relief package she’s been negotiating with the White House. But she...
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Two New Polls Find Trouble for Trump on the Economy
As the Trump administration and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) scramble to see if they can reach a roughly $2 trillion stimulus deal — while Senate Republicans look to vote on a smaller, $500...
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Most Americans Don’t Want Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions Overturned
By Michael RaineyPresident Trump insists that he has a plan to protect people with pre-existing conditions if the Supreme Court invalidates the Affordable Care Act – something that could happen just after the...
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Pelosi Cites Progress, but Warns of Poison Pills in Stimulus Deal
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said after a nearly 90-minute negotiating session Thursday that they had made some progress toward a coronavirus relief package...
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Federal Officials Release Plan to Distribute Coronavirus Vaccine
By The Fiscal Times StaffThe federal government plans to being distributing a vaccine within 24 hours of approval by the Food and Drug administration, Trump administration health officials said Wednesday. In an 11-page...
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Trump Urges GOP to Go for ‘Much Higher Numbers’ on Covid Relief
Maybe a coronavirus relief deal isn’t dead yet. While talks haven’t resumed, pressure is building — and now it’s coming from the White House, too. After months of stalemate, President Trump on...
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Trump Says Health Care Plan Is Ready, but White House Has No Details
By Michael RaineyPresident Trump said Tuesday that his long-promised replacement for the Affordable Care Act is ready to go. “I have it all ready, and it’s a much better plan for you,” Trump told an audience member...
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House Moderates Pitch $1.5 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Plan
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Tuesday that the House, just back in session after its summer recess, won’t leave for the November elections until a deal is reached on another coronavirus relief...
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More Uninsured Last Year, Even as Poverty Shrank to Record Low
By Michael RaineyNearly 30 million people lacked health insurance at some point in 2019, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday, an increase of about 1 million from the year before. The number of uninsured increased for...