Dec 17 Final stretch on COVID-19 economic relief, but no deal yet By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Congressional negotiators on the long-delayed $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package worked through a handful of remaining holdups Thursday as they labored to seal a final agreement for more help to businesses and the unemployed and new stimulus payments to… Continue reading
Dec 15 WATCH: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell holds news briefing By Associated Press McConnell said that as a survivor of polio, he intends to be vaccinated to protect himself against the coronavirus, and he is encouraging other high-profile Americans to do the same. Continue reading
Dec 15 McConnell congratulates Biden as president-elect By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday, calling him the president-elect and saying the Electoral College "has spoken."… Continue reading
Dec 09 Lawmakers act to avert shutdown, buying time for virus relief talks By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The House on Wednesday easily passed a temporary funding bill that sets a Dec. 18 deadline for Congress to wrap up both a virus relief measure and a $1.4 trillion government spending bill. Continue reading
Dec 03 Pelosi, McConnell discuss COVID-19 relief as pressure builds By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The conversation between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell adds to tentative optimism that a medium-sized aid package might break free after months of Washington toxicity and deadlock. Continue reading
Nov 30 Congress returns with pandemic relief aid, federal funding unresolved By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Congress is returning to Washington for one last attempt at deal-making this year. The only absolute must-do is preventing a government shutdown on Dec. 11. But lawmakers are also debating whether to deliver another round of coronavirus relief before President… Continue reading
Nov 20 McConnell proposes shifting unspent small business funds to COVID-19 aid By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is proposing that Congress funnel $455 billion of unspent small business lending funds toward a new COVID-19 aid package. Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch 11:59 Shields and Brooks on election results, Trump’s resistance Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including election results, congressional power balances, President Trump’s refusal to concede and how President-elect Biden’s administration is taking shape. Continue watching
Nov 09 Virus relief package uncertain in post-election Congress By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden is making clear that he wants new coronavirus legislation to pass before he takes office. But Republicans controlling the Senate are poised to assert more influence and have rejected demands for a more than $2 trillion package. Continue reading
Nov 09 After Biden win, McConnell says Trump ‘within his rights’ to fight election By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Control of the Senate likely won’t be decided until a January runoff in Georgia, even after Democrat Joe Biden won the White House on Saturday. Continue reading