US passes 200,000 virus deaths, weeks before election
Former MSNBC host Chris Matthews on Monday praised Donald Trump’s “presidential behavior” after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with Twitter users reacting harshly to his comments.
The prospect of an expedited Senate confirmation vote has sparked furious pushback from Democrats desperate to stop Trump moving the court lastingly to the right.
Democrats have several options to delay President Trump’s Supreme Court nomination.
The bipartisan Problems Solvers Caucus this week released a plan to provide another round of direct payments, with President Donald Trump willing to back the proposal.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the public will doubt a hastily approved COVID-19 vaccine, echoing some of the results of a recent Pew Research Center study.
"You need more stimulus for the people” -- BofA CEO Brian Moynihan.
Republicans say nothing is going to get done besides in the next week besides a continuing resolution, so they may as well leave town.
Two top Senate Republicans don't see a new stimulus bill being signed into law before election day.
President Donald Trump has indicated his support for new stimulus spending much higher than the $500 billion proposed by Senate Republicans.
US Fed says outlook uncertain, stimulus 'essential'
Fed seeks to offer reassurance amid push for new US stimulus
The CNBC host has apologized after calling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi 'Crazy Nancy' while referring to negotiations on the coronavirus aid deal.
House Republicans released a set of legislative promises that resembles the eight-point Contract with America, which helped them retake the House in 1994.
Pelosi vowed to keep the House in session as a bipartisan group unveiled a $1.52 trillion compromise to restart talks with the White House.
Former Trump economic official Gary Cohn said Monday that he is unsure whether he supports the president's bid for a second term, and urged more relief for small businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dalai Lama calls for unified global action on climate change
Pelosi believes a COVID-19 relief package could still be passed before the November election, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has a dimmer view of the situation.
EU talks to resume as UK denies burning Brexit bridges
The $300 unemployment benefit ordered by President Donald Trump has ended for some states and will soon end for the rest.
Erica Kious, the owner of the salon where House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was caught on video, said she received death threats after she released footage of Pelosi inside the salon with wet hair and without a mask.
Republican and Democratic leaders are still deadlocked in their negotiations over another COVID-19 relief package, with some GOP senators believing another stimulus bill would not come until after the November election.