Newsletter Archive

October 2020

McConnell Rejects Trump’s Call for Bigger Stimulus

President Trump said Thursday he’d agree to a coronavirus relief package larger than the $1.8 trillion his administration offered last week, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell quickly shot down the idea.

Plus: Plus, Biden's tax plan revenue

Mnuchin: Relief Bill Will Be ‘Difficult’ Before Election

In case it wasn’t already clear that a new coronavirus relief bill probably isn’t coming before the election, just take a look at what Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who has been negotiating the deal with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D…

Plus: Plus, an updated analysis of Biden’s tax plan

Trump Undermines McConnell on Stimulus Plan

As the stalemate over another coronavirus relief package continues, these three things all happened on Tuesday:

Plus: Plus, the massive economic cost of the pandemic

Trump Faces a GOP Revolt Over Stimulus

The faint hopes that were raised last week for another coronavirus relief package faded very quickly, as congressional Republicans and Democrats both rejected a $1.8 trillion White House proposal, leading Trump administration officials to…

Plus: Plus, the "excess" Covid death toll

Trump's Big U-Turn: A $1.8 Trillion Stimulus Offer

He calls her a “nut job.” She questions his mental health. Together, they have to work out a roughly $2 trillion package to rescue the economy.

Plus: Plus, the cost of interest on the national debt

Trump Backtracks, Calls for Narrower Stimulus Deals

Maybe it’s a negotiating strategy, maybe it’s the meds, maybe it’s just chaos. Whatever the reason, President Trump on Tuesday night called on Congress to pass a number of narrower coronavirus relief bills — just hours after he abruptly…

Plus: Plus, federal bureaucracy ‘bloat’ at 60-year high

Trump Cuts Off Stimulus Talks

President Trump said Tuesday that he instructed White House negotiators to cut off talks on another coronavirus relief package until after the November elections.

Plus: Plus, the Fed chair again calls for more help

Trump Teases Another Massive Tax Cut

President Trump just left the Walter Reed Medical Center to return to the White House — a decision that’s astonishing outside experts and raising additional questions about his condition, his care and the White House’s transparency about…

Plus: Plus, why the $4 trillion bailout may not be enough

Pelosi: Trump’s Diagnosis Could Speed Stimulus Bill

As October surprises go, this was sure is a doozy. President Trump’s announcement that he and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for Covid-19 instantly reshapes his reelection race, but the ramifications of Trump’s infection may…

Plus: Plus, jobs report points to slowing recovery