The SBA and the Treasury Department did not immediately comment on the letter, which was also signed by Sens. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and most other members of the Senate Democratic Caucus. In a letter last week signed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate […]
President Donald Trump’s last big demand in a funding bill, the border wall, led to the longest-ever government shutdown, and that was nearly two years before his reelection. And this year’s defense policy bill is already attracting attention from House progressives, who say they want to cut Pentagon funding to […]
His comments citing the First Amendment came on the first Sunday after Trump labeled the country’s places of worship “essential” and demanded that they be allowed to reopen nationwide despite still-rising coronavirus cases and several reports of the illness spreading among congregants. Asked whether he would feel comfortable attending church […]
To Republicans, the confirmation of a new director of national intelligence, several lifetime judicial appointments and a smattering of coronavirus hearings has been worthwhile. They did not approve new coronavirus-related legislation, though they say that day is coming. At a minimum, they expect to loosen restrictions on small business aid […]
Sen. Marco Rubio speaks to the press. | Alex Wong/Getty Images A bipartisan group of senators on Thursday reached agreement on a bill that would ease restrictions on emergency small business loans that are designed to curb massive layoffs during the Covid-19 pandemic. The government-backed loans can be forgiven if […]
Engel’s letter comes a day after the Senate Homeland Security Committee, chaired by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), voted on party lines to authorize a subpoena to Blue Star Strategies, a Democratic public relations firm. Johnson’s panel is probing allegations that the firm sought to leverage Hunter Biden’s position on the […]
But that could also bring a legal challenge from House Republicans, who claim the new Democratic-authored rules change violates that constitutional requirement that members be physically present in order to establish a quorum to conduct legislative business. Pelosi’s announcement follows a contentious fight over House rules last week. By a […]
Responding to the congressman’s criticism, White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere said in a statement, “President Trump and his bold actions from the very beginning of this pandemic stand in stark contrast to the Do-Nothing-Democrats who just complain and obstruct.” Since the early weeks of the coronavirus outbreak in […]
While McConnell and many of his members have conceded that another bill is likely at some point, the Kentucky Republican says he doesn’t yet feel the “urgency” to spend more money after Congress has delivered nearly $3 trillion in aid already. Senate Republicans see the next exhaustion of the Paycheck […]
“I’m not crying big crocodile tears over this termination. Let’s put it that way,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), who chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “In the end, they serve at the pleasure of the president,” Johnson said of […]
