Staggering jobs number shows why even a $2 trillion virus stimulus rescue plan is too small
The bleakest one-time jobs data in American history — 3.28 million people filed for unemployment last week — shows why even a $2 trillion…
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Joe Arpaio files for election to try to win back sheriff’s job
Former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was pardoned by President Donald Trump over two years ago, said he has officially filed election papers in a…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter asks donors give to coronavirus response rather than the Carter Center
Former President Jimmy Carter is asking donors to “forgo (their) next gift” to the Carter Center and instead support local groups working…
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Stimulus bill offers $600 a week to the unemployed for 4 months
In a historic expansion of unemployment insurance, the federal government would give jobless workers an extra $600 a week on top of their state…
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Senate stimulus deal includes individual checks — but don’t expect the money right away
The Senate unanimously passed a $2 trillion stimulus deal late Wednesday that includes sending checks directly to individuals amid the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Senate stimulus deal includes individual checks — but don’t expect the money right away
The Senate unanimously passed a $2 trillion stimulus deal late Wednesday that includes sending checks directly to individuals amid the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Student loan payments suspended for six months under Senate bill
Student loan borrowers would be allowed to put off paying their federal student loan payments without penalty until September 30 under the Senate…
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The Senate passed a $2 trillion plan. What’s next?
The No. 1 rule of a successful stimulus is to get it out quickly and flood the zone. The federal government already got two packages out the door,…
Continue Reading The Senate passed a $2 trillion plan. What’s next?
The No. 1 rule of a successful stimulus is to get it out quickly and flood the zone. The federal government already got two packages out the door,…
Continue Reading Senate approves historic $2 trillion stimulus deal amid growing coronavirus fears
The Senate on Wednesday approved a historic, $2 trillion stimulus package to provide a jolt to an economy reeling from the coronavirus pandemic,…
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Why even federal agencies are still scrambling for medical supplies
Even before the coronavirus became a pandemic that shut down the world, the federal government was sweeping up supplies that could help health care…
Continue Reading Why even federal agencies are still scrambling for medical supplies
Even before the coronavirus became a pandemic that shut down the world, the federal government was sweeping up supplies that could help health care…
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Wednesday has been deadliest day in reported coronavirus deaths in US
More than 200 deaths from Covid-19 were reported Wednesday in the United States — a new high for fatalities recorded in a single day. The…
Continue Reading Boeing could receive billions from stimulus package
Boeing, which recently asked lawmakers for a massive financial aid package to prop up its industry, could qualify for a special $17 billion slice of…
Continue Reading Pro-Biden group hires former aide to Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris as it gears up for general election fight
The super PAC supporting Joe Biden’s presidential candidacy has hired a former aide to Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris, the group announced…
Continue Reading National Cathedral finds 5,000 masks that had been stashed away by its crypt for over 10 years
As head stone mason at the National Cathedral in Washington, Joe Alonso knows the ins and outs of the church better than anyone. So as he read news…
Continue Reading Sanders rips GOP senators for voting for tax cuts but objecting to increased unemployment benefits
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday lambasted Republican senators who had objected to provisions in the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package…
Continue Reading US military is not conducting civilian coronavirus tests despite offering to more than a week ago
Military labs have still not conducted a single coronavirus test on a civilian more than a week after Secretary of Defense Mark Esper offered to help…
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US military is not conducting civilian coronavirus tests despite offering to more than a week ago
Military labs have still not conducted a single coronavirus test on a civilian more than a week after Secretary of Defense Mark Esper offered to help…
Continue Reading Fauci: ‘You don’t make the timeline, the virus makes the timeline’ on relaxing public health measures
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, had a straightforward message Wednesday night about how long the novel…
Continue Reading Fact Check: US has done more coronavirus tests than South Korea, but not per person
President Donald Trump and his administration have been criticized over the rate of coronavirus testing in the US, but on Wednesday, he claimed the…
Continue Reading READ: Senate bill containing historic $2 trillion coronavirus relief stimulus package
Senate leaders unveiled their 880-page bill late Wednesday night containing a historic $2 trillion package to provide a jolt to a US economy…
Continue Reading READ: Senate bill containing historic $2 trillion coronavirus relief stimulus package
Senate leaders unveiled their 880-page bill late Wednesday night containing a historic $2 trillion package to provide a jolt to a US economy…
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Trump says at briefing he’s committed to getting ‘large sections’ of U.S. back to ‘normal’
WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump again spoke extensively at the daily White House briefing Wednesday on the government’s response in the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Biden says Democrats have ‘had enough debates’ after Sanders commits to April showdown
Joe Biden said Wednesday that Democrats have “had enough” debates, suggesting he is unwilling to have another one-on-one showdown with…
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Family of American Robert Levinson, who disappeared in Iran, say they believe he is dead
The family of Robert Levinson, a former FBI agent who disappeared in Iran more than a decade ago, announced Wednesday that they believe he is dead,…
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Nancy Pelosi begins talk of next coronavirus relief bill as she tells House Democrats to ‘recognize the good’ in stimulus
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told House Democrats that it’s important to “recognize the good” in the $2 trillion stimulus package on…
Continue Reading Nancy Pelosi begins talk of next coronavirus relief bill as she tells House Democrats to ‘recognize the good’ in stimulus
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told House Democrats that it’s important to “recognize the good” in the $2 trillion stimulus package on…
Continue Reading US orders a 60-day freeze on overseas troop movements due to coronavirus pandemic
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has signed an order freezing the movements of all US troops overseas for 60 days due to the coronavirus pandemic,…
Continue Reading Stimulus bill includes $100M arts funding despite past Trump attempts to cut it
President Donald Trump may end up signing roughly $2 trillion stimulus measure that includes $25 million to support the John F. Kennedy Center for…
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