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April 3, 2020

McConnell warns of 'glitches' in implementation of coronavirus relief bill

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday warned that there will be “glitches” in the roll-out of the massive stimulus package that went into effect last Friday to address the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

April 3, 2020

Reporter's Notebook: Congress' potential challenges with virtual voting amid coronavirus pandemic

Why can’t they just vote from home?

April 2, 2020

Lawmakers clash over whether Trump impeachment trial distracted government's coronavirus response

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., hit back at Senate Major Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., over his claims that the Democrat-led impeachment of President Trump distracted the federal government from handling the coronavirus outbreak during the nascent days of the pandemic.

April 2, 2020

Sen. Kamala Harris calls on McConnell to bring back Senate amid unemployment surge

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., is calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the rest of her Washington colleagues to return to Capitol Hill, as unemployment levels have hit what she called a "staggering" number during the coronavirus outbreak.

March 31, 2020

Judd Apatow: McConnell should be prosecuted for coronavirus 'lies'

Filmmaker Judd Apatow called Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his colleagues "murderers" on Tuesday, saying they should be held criminally responsible for the coronavirus pandemic. 

March 31, 2020

McConnell says Trump impeachment trial 'diverted the attention' of the government as coronavirus entered US

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., argued Tuesday the federal government was distracted by the Democratic-led impeachment trial of President Trump when the coronavirus outbreak began.

March 31, 2020

Pelosi says new stimulus package will focus on 'recovery,' in wake of $2T coronavirus response

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that a fourth round of coronavirus legislation will focus on the nation's "recovery" and singled out building up critical infrastructure.

March 27, 2020

David Limbaugh: Coronavirus stimulus bill and Pelosi's reckless gamesmanship – This is a new low

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's attempted partisan sabotage of the coronavirus relief bill might mark a new low for her.

March 26, 2020

McConnell admonishes Pelosi over coronavirus aid bill: 'I wish she'd turn off those political talking points'

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called out House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., for her divisive political rhetoric regarding the coronavirus aid bill passed unanimously in the Senate.

March 26, 2020

Kevin McCarthy: Dems have 'wasted this entire week' on coronavirus bill, frustrating Americans

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Thursday that he believes the House of Representatives will pass the over $2 trillion emergency stimulus bill which made it through the Senate hurdle Wednesday night.