Newsletter Archive

August 2020

Pelosi Looks to Deliver $25 Billion for USPS

The House is set to vote Saturday on legislation that would block operational cutbacks to the United States Postal Service and add $25 billion in funding to help prop up the service ahead of the November elections, which is expected to see…

Plus: Plus, McConnell isn't sure there will be another coronavirus bill

Trump's Fight Against Mail-In Voting

President Trump indicated Thursday morning that he opposes Democratic proposals to provide additional funding to the U.S. Postal Service because he doesn’t want to expand voting by mail ahead of November’s presidential election.

Plus: Plus, is Trump’s unemployment benefit plan illegal?

The Huge Cost of State Cutbacks

Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that they had turned down an overture from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for the two sides negotiating a stalled coronavirus relief package to resume talks. The White…

Plus: Plus, Pelosi and Mnuchin clash on Covid relief

Trump Teases Another Tax Cut

President Trump said Monday he’s looking "very seriously" at some new tax cuts.

Plus: Plus, governors push back on Trump unemployment plan

Can Trump Do That?

Plus: Coronavirus relief orders spur confusion, criticism

Can Trump Do That?

President Trump said the series of executive orders he signed on Saturday were intended to bypass stalled negotiations in Congress and deliver some economic relief to millions of Americans hurt by the coronavirus recession. Trump said the…

Plus: Coronavirus relief orders spur confusion, criticism

Coronavirus Relief Talks Collapse

That thud you heard today was the coronavirus relief talks collapsing, as negotiators said their latest meeting brought them no closer to a deal. “Unfortunately we did not make any progress,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told…

Plus: Plus, 1.8 million jobs added in July, but recovery slows

Pelosi Rips Republicans as Virus Talks Take a Bitter Turn

Maybe this will turn out to be one of those "darkest before the dawn" moments, but as Trump administration officials and Democratic leaders working on the next coronavirus relief package entered what was expected to be a lengthy…

Plus: Plus, Trump says he’s ready to act on his own on virus relief

Trump Wants U.S. to Get a Cut of TikTok Sale

Negotiations on the next round of coronavirus relief continued Tuesday afternoon, and Democratic leaders emerged sounding more positive on the state of the talks.

Plus: Plus, faint signs of progress in coronavirus talks

Trump Eyes Executive Orders on Coronavirus Relief

Negotiators emerged from about two hours of talks Monday on the next coronavirus relief package calling their discussions productive but sounding like a deal remains a long way away.

Plus: Plus, can Trump suspend payroll tax collections?

July 2020

Over the Cliff

Plus: Plus, House Democrats pass a spending package