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August 5, 2020

White House, Democrats look to cut coronavirus relief deal on unemployment, evictions by end of week

The agreement on a timeline followed a meeting between Mnuchin, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, the four of whom have been meeting almost daily for the past week. 

August 1, 2020

Newt Gingrich: Dems' attempt to flip Senate could be determined by this Republican primary Tuesday

Schumer and the Washington Democrats have come up with a clever scheme to change history, break the Republicans’ biggest winning streak and steal the Kansas seat to help take over a majority in the US Senate.

July 29, 2020

Rubio says short-term unemployment extension 'may need to happen' amid coronavirus bill negotiations

Rubio, R-Fla., while exiting a closed-door meeting with many of the top Republicans in the Senate and members of the Trump administration, cast doubt on whether there would be a deal on the $1 trillion-plus coronavirus package by Friday. 

July 29, 2020

McConnell suggests Dems are trying to 'sabotage' the next coronavirus bill

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday said that Democrats were trying to "sabotage" the coronavirus bill currently being worked on by lawmakers for political reasons the same way, McConnell said, that they stymied Senate Republicans' police reform efforts last month. 

July 28, 2020

Schumer says $600 unemployment benefits nonnegotiable, after Hoyer says it is

Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said a $600 per week federal unemployment boost was not negotiable in moving forward with a coronavirus package, after the Senate rolled out relief legislation offering $200 per week. 

July 28, 2020

Sen. Marco Rubio: Passing next COVID-19 relief package won't be easy but we'll 'get there'

The Senate Republicans' $1 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package, titled the "HEALS Act,"  won't be easy to pass, but lawmakers will "get there," Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio stated Tuesday.

July 24, 2020

Bobby Jindal slams 'short-sightedness' of never-Trumpers: 'They should admit they are Democrats'

Former 2016 presidential candidate Bobby Jindal warned "never-Trump" Republicans that their election-season opposition to the incumbent of their own party will not help return the governing GOP platform to one they closer align with, but instead "elevate" the Democratic forces they claim to similarly oppose.

July 23, 2020

Pelosi says $3T coronavirus legislation is 'a gift' to Trump

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday said the $3 trillion HEROES Act the House passed in May was a "gift" to the Trump Administration because it laid out a roadmap on how to tackle the growing COVID-19 crisis.

July 21, 2020

Pelosi: GOP's $1 trillion coronavirus aid package doesn't go far enough

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said the $1 trillion coronavirus relief package being considered by GOP Senate lawmakers this week does not go far enough in remedying the economic impact of the virus.

July 21, 2020

Schumer says Trump ‘should not take the podium’ at coronavirus briefings: ‘He’s a threat to public health’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that President Trump “should not take the podium” at the coronavirus briefings expected to resume later in the day, alleging that he is a “threat to public health.”