December 25th, 20200WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump’s surprise opposition to emergency coronavirus aid and annual government funding passed by Congress has left Americans and global financial markets wondering whether Washington will iron out its differences or descend into chaos in the coming days.
Trump has not yet said whether he will veto the...
December 24th, 20200WASHINGTON, D.C. — On, Thursday, Democrats in the House of Representatives attempted to increase direct payments to Americans included in the stimulus bill from $600 to $2,000 per person.
This was a request made by President Trump. Trump’s fellow Republicans blocked that effort.
Republicans opposed the higher amount and...
December 18th, 20200WASHINGTON D.C. — As the coronavirus pandemic roared to new record highs across the U.S., it lit a fire in the U.S. Congress, where Republicans and Democrats were scrambling to pass a new round of aid after months of partisan finger-pointing and inaction.
Even as they contemplated passing a third stopgap measure to give them a few...
April 2nd, 20200WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill on Wednesday after days of bitter negotiations that led to compromise from both sides of the aisle and a 96-0 final vote.
The vote happened as the United States passed China for having the most coronavirus cases in the world, with more...
