Newsletter Archive

October 2020

Pelosi Pessimistic About Coronavirus Aid Deal

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke again Thursday as part of a last-ditch effort to reach an agreement on a coronavirus relief bill before Congress leaves town ahead of the election, but no…

Plus: Plus, Trump's Covid misinformation

September 2020

Pelosi-Mnuchin Stimulus Talks Come Down to the Wire

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin failed to reach an agreement on a coronavirus relief package Wednesday.

Plus: Plus, the Senate votes to avert a shutdown

Pelosi and Mnuchin's Last-Ditch Coronavirus Relief Talks

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin have resumed talks on a coronavirus relief bill after Democrats introduced a slimmed-down, $2.2 billion bill Monday evening.

Plus: Dems trim their Heroes Act to $2.2 trillion

Trump’s $750 Tax Bill

The analysis released Sunday evening by The New York Times of President Trump’s tax filings stretching back over more than two decades has caused quite a stir as we enter the final weeks of the presidential campaign. Among many other…

Plus: Plus - Comparing presidential taxes

Trump’s ‘Pinky Promise’ on Health Care

The White House and President Trump made some big promises about his speech on health care Thursday afternoon in Charlotte, North Carolina. The White House said Trump would be laying out “his comprehensive health care vision.” The…

Plus: Plus, Trump or Biden: Who's better for the economy?

Pelosi and Mnuchin Agree to Restart Stimulus Talks

Stalled coronavirus stimulus talks may be starting up again on Capitol Hill. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) both said Thursday that they have agreed to revive their negotiations on another…

Plus: Plus, Dems prepare a new $2.4 trillion plan

Top CEOs Call for 'Major' Coronavirus Stimulus

The CEOs of some of the country’s largest companies say the outlook for their businesses has improved somewhat compared to last quarter, but that the government must provide “further major support” for what remains a fragile economic…

Plus: Plus, Trump admin has shifted billions toward vaccine push

Mnuchin, Powell Say Economy Needs More Coronavirus Aid

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said he expects to hold a vote Tuesday night on a three-month funding deal that would avert a shutdown of the federal government when the current fiscal year ends on September 30.

Plus: Plus, Pentagon used coronavirus funds for military supplies

The Shutdown Threat Just Got Real

Last week’s tentative deal to prevent a shutdown of the federal government after the fiscal year ends at midnight on September 30 fell apart late Friday, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reportedly objecting to a White House demand…

Plus: Plus, national debt will nearly double by 2050, CBO says

A Deal to Avoid a Shutdown in October

Congressional negotiators on Friday reached an agreement "in principle" on a short-term spending deal that would avert a government shutdown on October 1, when the next fiscal year begins. Assuming the agreement holds, the House is…

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