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Politics
Congressional Leaders Near Deal On Roughly $900 Billion COVID-19 Relief Bill
Congressional leaders are finalizing legislation that would include a fresh round of smaller stimulus checks. The proposal abandons more controversial issues.
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Democrats And Some Republicans Push To Add Stimulus Checks To COVID-19 Relief Bill
Bipartisan negotiators are still trying to finalize a coronavirus deal with money for states, unemployed Americans and vaccine distribution, but some want another round of direct payments.
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Top Democrats Back Off Demands for Larger COVID-19 Bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are breaking from their demand for more than $2 trillion in coronavirus relief spending to move toward a compromise.
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House Democrats Dissect What Went Wrong And How To Rebound From Losses
House Democrats are on track to begin next year with the slimmest majority in decades. Now members on the progressive left and party moderates must decide whose policies should govern.
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Biden Agenda To Face The Challenges Of A Closely Divided Congress
President-elect Joe Biden will need to get his agenda through Congress, but Republicans are likely to keep control of the Senate and Democrats in the House have a smaller margin.
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Politics
Democrats Aim To Send Election-Year Message By Boycotting Barrett Vote
A Senate panel is to vote Thursday on Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination. Democrats plan to boycott the meeting and not participate in the vote to send her nomination to the full Senate.
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Politics
Is There Any Progress In Negotiations Over A New Pandemic Relief Bill?
President Trump says he wants a pandemic aid package done in the next two weeks. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ended another call on Monday without a deal.
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Law & Courts
Amy Coney Barrett Heads To Senate For Day 1 Of Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
The Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett begins Monday. Republicans are trying to confirm Barrett in the few weeks before Election Day.
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Politics
'Courts Are Not Designed To Solve Every Problem,' Barrett To Say In Opening Statement
The Senate Judiciary Committee starts confirmation hearings on Monday for President Trump's latest Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
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Politics
White House Touts Individual Bills After Trump Tweets Ends Talks With Congress
But a top aide to Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted that she spoke to the treasury secretary Wednesday about a standalone measure to help airlines. A previous attempt to do this failed amid GOP opposition.