Sep 06 States plan for cuts as Congress deadlocks on more virus aid By Associated Press Spending cuts to schools, childhood vaccinations and job-training programs. New taxes on millionaires, cigarettes and legalized marijuana. Borrowing, drawing from rainy day funds and reducing government workers’ pay. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 6:58 What is QAnon? How the conspiracy theory gained traction in 2020 campaign With less than three months until Election Day, most of the nation’s attention has been focused on the presidential race. But more than 20 candidates who support a far-right conspiracy theory will be on the ballot for Congressional races in… Continue watching
Aug 12 Minnesota's Ilhan Omar holds off well-funded primary challenger By Associated Press Omar, seeking her second term in November, easily defeated Antone Melton-Meaux, an attorney and mediator who raised millions in anti-Omar money. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 4:19 Trump's executive orders raise concerns over presidential power By PBS NewsHour Democrats and several Republicans have raised concerns over the four executive orders extending COVID-19 economic relief President Trump signed Saturday. While Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Chuck Schumer called them “unconstitutional” and ineffective, Sen. Lindsey Graham and Sen. Lamar Alexander… Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch 3:42 With no deal on pandemic relief bill, Trump says he'll use executive action The White House and congressional Democrats have again failed to agree on a new pandemic relief package. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer met with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark… Continue watching
Aug 07 Virus aid talks on the brink of collapse with sides 'very far apart' By Associated Press Both sides have adopted a hard line in the talks, though the Trump team is more open in disclosing a handful of its proposed compromises. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 8:58 Kudlow: Trump might use other funding to pay for federal unemployment As another 1.2 million Americans file for unemployment amid the pandemic’s economic wreckage, Congress and the White House are still stalled on a deal for a new coronavirus relief package. President Trump’s top economic adviser, Lawrence Kudlow, joins Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Aug 06 Laid-off workers endure loss of $600 aid calling it a 'nightmare' By Sarah Skidmore Sell, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Even if Congress does reach a deal, the extra unemployment amount is likely to be less than $600. By the time the money starts flowing, it could be too late for many Americans who are already in dire straits. Continue reading
Aug 05 Protest leader Cori Bush ousts 20-year U.S. Rep. Lacy Clay in Missouri By Associated Press Cori Bush, a onetime homeless woman who led protests following a white police officer's fatal shooting of a Black 18-year-old in Ferguson, ousted longtime Rep. William Lacy Clay Tuesday in Missouri's Democratic primary. Continue reading
Aug 04 Census will end data collection for 2020 count a month early By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The decision comes as legislation that would have extended the national head count’s deadlines stalls in the U.S. Senate. Continue reading