Politics Mar 14

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) listens as House and Senate lawmakers speak on gun violence legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 11, 2021. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters.
Pelosi pledges swift work on major infrastructure package

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday pledged swift work by Congress on a job and infrastructure package that will be “fiscally sound,” but said she isn’t sure whether the next major item on President Joe Biden’s agenda will attract Republican…

Politics Dec 26

Unemployment benefits for millions in limbo as Trump rages

Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet were set to lapse at midnight Saturday unless President Donald Trump signed an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his sudden…