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Mar 28, 2020
Lawmakers unanimously approved a historic government aid package, but the debate was vicious.
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Mar 28, 2020
His prolific use of a bill-blocking measure earned him his nickname, but he also won grudging respect on Capitol Hill as a political maverick.
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Mar 28, 2020
Insurance premiums could spike as much as 40 percent next year, a new analysis warns, as employers and insurers confront the projected tens of billions of dollars in additional costs of treating coronavirus patients.
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Mar 27, 2020
Declaring victory over the virus's economic symptoms couldn't stop the downturn.
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Mar 26, 2020
Gavin Weslee Blake Perry, 27, of Wichita Falls, Texas, wrote on Facebook that Democrats were terrorists and should be shot on sight, prosecutors said.
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Mar 26, 2020
Markets shuddered as the $2 trillion economic stabilization package stalled before negotiators cemented a historic deal.
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Mar 26, 2020
Tension filled the Senate floor as Republicans and Democrats argued over what should, and should not, be included in a stimulus bill for coronavirus relief.
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Mar 26, 2020
The $2 trillion aid package is expected to save jobs and bail out companies, but it reorders the relationship between government and private industry.
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Mar 26, 2020
$2 trillion is a lot of money. How much it helps depends on where it's going.
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Mar 26, 2020
After years of polarization, both parties in the Senate have unanimously passed a $2 trillion economic relief package — the largest in modern American history.
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Mar 26, 2020
The measure promises a $1,200 payout to millions of Americans and increased jobless aid. It also creates a government bailout fund for distressed businesses.
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Mar 26, 2020
The Senate unanimously approved a bill that promises a $1,200 payout to millions of Americans, increases jobless aid and creates a business bailout fund. The House is expected to pass it by Friday, sending it to President Trump for approval.
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Mar 26, 2020
The House will take up a $2 trillion stimulus deal that promises a $1,200 payout to millions of Americans. Hospitals in New York and New Orleans struggle to cope. London is seeing a surge in patients, and deaths in Spain passed 4,000.
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Mar 26, 2020
The measure promises a $1,200 payout to millions of Americans and increased jobless aid to those out of work, and creates a government bailout fund for distressed businesses.
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Mar 26, 2020
The Senate approved a bill that promises a $1,200 payout to millions of Americans. Hospitals in New York and New Orleans struggle to cope. London is seeing a surge in patients, and deaths in Spain passed 4,000.
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Mar 26, 2020
Unemployment data set a bleak record and hospitals struggled with an influx of sick patients and lack of equipment. But the White House coronavirus response coordinator dismissed talk of shortages.
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Mar 26, 2020
Unemployment data set a bleak record and hospitals struggled with an influx of sick patients and lack of equipment. But the White House coronavirus response coordinator dismissed talk of shortages.
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Mar 26, 2020
As the House prepared to vote on a $2 trillion relief plan, unemployment data set a bleak record and hospitals struggled with an influx of sick patients and lack of equipment.
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Mar 26, 2020
Unemployment data set a bleak record and hospitals struggled with an influx of sick patients and lack of equipment. But the White House coronavirus response coordinator dismissed talk of shortages.
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Mar 25, 2020
Republican senators threatened to block trillions of dollars in aid amid the coronavirus pandemic to deprive low-wage workers of needed help.
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Mar 25, 2020
Small banks, retailers and for-profit colleges got provisions they wanted. So did Boeing. Among those who could potentially benefit: President Trump's company.
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Mar 25, 2020
The largest economic stimulus measure in modern history would authorize direct payments to taxpayers and loans to small businesses, and create a $500 billion corporate bailout fund.
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Mar 25, 2020
The bill moving through Congress is more than twice as large as the stimulus package passed in 2009, but it will soothe a shutdown economy for only a few months.
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Mar 25, 2020
President Trump said he would like to allow shuttered businesses around the United States to reopen within weeks, defying the advice of top health officials.
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Mar 25, 2020
The plan would provide direct payments to taxpayers, jobless benefits and a $500 billion fund to assist distressed businesses, with oversight requirements demanded by Democrats.
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Mar 25, 2020
The plan would provide direct payments to taxpayers, jobless benefits and a $500 billion fund to assist distressed businesses, with oversight requirements demanded by Democrats.
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Mar 25, 2020
The plan would provide direct payments to taxpayers, jobless benefits and a $500 billion fund to assist distressed businesses, with oversight requirements demanded by Democrats.
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Mar 25, 2020
The package would provide direct payments to taxpayers, jobless benefits and a $500 billion fund to assist distressed businesses, with oversight requirements demanded by Democrats.
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Mar 24, 2020
A reader says this is our chance as citizens to act. Also: Politicians should sacrifice, too; McDonald's, on paid sick leave for employees.
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Mar 24, 2020
Top Democrats and administration officials said they were optimistic about finalizing a compromise on a nearly $2 trillion economic package after agreeing to add oversight for a bailout fund.
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Mar 24, 2020
The first-mover advantage in Congress.
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Mar 23, 2020
The Kentucky Republican's diagnosis has injected a shot of fear into the Senate as it scrambles to pass a relief package to respond to the pandemic.
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Mar 23, 2020
Senate Republicans are blocking passage of an economic bailout plan that protects jobs and wages.
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Mar 23, 2020
To save American jobs, we need to save American businesses.
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Mar 23, 2020
Hours after Democrats blocked the nearly $2 trillion package, a marathon set of private negotiations appeared to have yielded important compromises.
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Mar 23, 2020
Tempers flared on the Senate floor as Republicans accused Democrats of slowing needed assistance and Democrats said the package fell short.
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Mar 23, 2020
Negotiations between Democrats and the administration continued on Capitol Hill as Republicans prepared a series of procedural votes.
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Mar 23, 2020
Tempers flared on the Senate floor as Republicans accused Democrats of slowing needed assistance and Democrats said the package fell short.
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Mar 23, 2020
Senate wrangling and presidential promises: This is your morning tip sheet.
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Mar 22, 2020
The Kentucky Republican is the first senator to be diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. He went about his routine for days after being tested, potentially exposing many colleagues.
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Mar 22, 2020
Democrats voted against moving forward on a plan expected to cost $1.8 trillion or more, seeking stronger protections for workers and stricter rules for bailed-out businesses.
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Mar 22, 2020
The Senate delayed a test vote on the plan, expected to cost $1.6 trillion or more, as Democrats threatened to block it, seeking stronger protections for workers and stricter rules for bailed-out businesses.
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Mar 21, 2020
Republicans are making direct aid to individuals and families a centerpiece of a relief plan to respond to the coronavirus crisis.
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Mar 20, 2020
To limit mass unemployment, the government needs to provide companies with the money they are temporarily unable to earn.
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Mar 20, 2020
Americans need leaders who rise to the occasion, not worry about their own pocketbooks.
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Mar 20, 2020
At least two senators engaged in suspiciously timed stock sales. All stock trades by members of Congress should be barred.
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Mar 20, 2020
A reader finds it immoral for senators to dump their stocks while "making cheery public statements about our readiness for Covid-19." Also: Children who lose a parent early.
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Mar 20, 2020
Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, said he hoped to reach "an agreement in principle" by midnight.
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Mar 20, 2020
Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, said he hoped to reach "an agreement in principle" by midnight.
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Mar 20, 2020
Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, said he hoped to reach "an agreement in principle" by midnight.
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Mar 20, 2020
The North Carolina Republican is seeking to clear himself through an ethics investigation after the disclosure that he sold most of his holdings before the market tumbled.
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Mar 20, 2020
The North Carolina Republican is seeking to clear himself following the disclosure that he sold at least hundreds of thousands of dollars in shares before the market tumbled.
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Mar 20, 2020
Some industries are in dire need of a bailout. Others see a rare chance to win special breaks at a moment when the fiscal spigots are open.
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Mar 20, 2020
The administration and Congress must act — but wisely. The place to start is the overwhelmed health care system.
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Mar 19, 2020
Senate Republicans introduced a roughly $1 trillion economic stabilization plan that includes $1,200 payments to many taxpayers, tax cuts for large corporations and limits on paid leave.
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Mar 19, 2020
After the sales in February, the North Carolina Republican warned a group that the virus could soon cause a major disruption in the United States. Three other senators also sold major holdings around the same time.
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Mar 19, 2020
Two weeks after the sales, Senator Richard Burr warned a nonpartisan group that the virus could soon cause a major disruption in the United States.
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Mar 19, 2020
As long as Congress has met, votes have been cast only in person. A growing group of lawmakers are pushing to change that in the age of coronavirus.
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Mar 19, 2020
Republicans sought to put their imprint on an emerging economic stabilization package of $1 trillion, unveiling a bill that includes tax cuts and loans to businesses and would curtail paid leave.
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Mar 19, 2020
Senate Republicans were hoping to unveil draft legislation that would constitute a third phase of a government rescue package as early as Thursday.
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Mar 18, 2020
The outbreak has closed businesses, made workers stay home and kept passengers off airplanes. That has lawmakers considering the biggest bailout in modern history.
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Mar 18, 2020
The administration is proposing two waves of checks to individuals and another $500 billion for small and large businesses as part of its economic response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Mar 18, 2020
The administration is proposing two waves of checks to individuals and another $300 billion for small businesses as part of its economic response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Mar 18, 2020
The administration is proposing two waves of checks to individuals and another $500 billion for small and large businesses as part of its economic response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Mar 18, 2020
A pandemic requires a different kind of stimulus: The government needs to get money to consumers, bolster unemployment insurance and provide loans.
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Mar 18, 2020
The Senate is rushing to complete an economic stabilization package as lawmakers brace for potential travel restrictions.
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Mar 18, 2020
The Senate is rushing to complete an economic stabilization package as lawmakers brace for potential travel restrictions.
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Mar 18, 2020
A consensus is building around the simple expedient of sending cash to every American. Politicians need to move quickly.
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Mar 17, 2020
Senator Bernie Sanders delivered an address on the coronavirus epidemic.
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Mar 17, 2020
Lawmakers and policy experts say a paid-leave program that passed the House would still discourage some virus-stricken workers from staying home.
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Mar 17, 2020
White House officials and lawmakers trying to bolster the economy during the coronavirus crisis don't want to hear about any bailouts.
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Mar 17, 2020
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will make the case to Republican senators on Tuesday for an $850 billion plan he said must be completed "now."
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Mar 16, 2020
The extension set aside broader changes to surveillance laws because senators wanted to focus on addressing the coronavirus crisis.
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Mar 16, 2020
President Trump issued national guidelines that included closing schools and avoiding bars, restaurants and groups of more than 10 as he prepared for months of upheaval.
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Mar 16, 2020
Nonessential federal employees should be working from home.
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Mar 16, 2020
The Senate majority leader has encouraged judges thinking about stepping down to do so soon to ensure that Republicans confirm their replacements this year.
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Mar 15, 2020
A patient can do everything right and still face substantial surprise medical bills.
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Mar 14, 2020
Col. Bradley D. Moses is the only officer in his unit involved in the 2017 attack to escape some form of punishment.
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Mar 12, 2020
Captains of the ship or trapped in a petri dish? As reality sets in at the Capitol about the risks of a growing pandemic, Congress continues to meet.
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Mar 12, 2020
Senator Bernie Sanders addressed the coronavirus crisis, saying that the Trump administration's response has threatened lives.
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Mar 12, 2020
Senator Bernie Sanders spoke about the country's response to the coronavirus crisis.
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Mar 12, 2020
The president's comments could derail a bipartisan deal to extend three F.B.I. tools for national-security investigations set to expire Sunday.
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Mar 12, 2020
The president's comments could derail a bipartisan deal to extend three F.B.I. tools for national security investigations. They expire Sunday.
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Mar 11, 2020
The bipartisan measure amounts to an unusual rebuke of the president's expansive war powers. President Trump has promised to veto it.
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Mar 11, 2020
A bipartisan majority in the Senate voted to strike an Education Department rule that would make it more difficult for students swindled by colleges to obtain loan forgiveness.
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Mar 11, 2020
Democrats planned a Thursday vote on an aid package as the Treasury secretary said he hoped for a deal on a first phase of economic stimulus within 48 hours.
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Mar 11, 2020
Many lawmakers are over 65, but congressional business continues, in conflict with public health guidelines about coronavirus risk.
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Mar 11, 2020
Many lawmakers are over 65, but congressional business continues, in conflict with public health guidelines.
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Mar 11, 2020
In 2008, policymakers rescued the economy but raised a divisive debate about the fairness of using tax dollars to save companies. Get ready for a repeat.
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Mar 10, 2020
President Trump, in a tweet Tuesday night, expressed his full-throated endorsement of the man running against his former attorney general in a runoff election for the state's primary.
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Mar 10, 2020
The president mocked classified briefings about election threats as a political exercise by his opponents, but his own national security advisers have long warned of foreign interference.
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Mar 10, 2020
Democrats said that the administration was trying to minimize Russian interference, but intelligence officials insisted that their assessments were based on facts.
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Mar 10, 2020
Democrats introduce a measure they hope will find bipartisan support, and a new study explores the economic effects of sick-leave mandates.
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Mar 09, 2020
Leaders must balance the safety of members and the public with a desire to keep the legislative branch operating.
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Mar 09, 2020
Most House Democrats who won Republican seats don't support it. Even if Democrats win control of the Senate, they'll be well short of a supermajority to overcome a filibuster.
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Mar 08, 2020
The Taliban have read the secret annexes of the recently signed peace deal. But most Americans haven't, nor have many of their elected representatives.
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Mar 06, 2020
Here are survival tips and extensive coverage of what's new for 2020.
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Mar 05, 2020
The escalation of a Senate inquiry into Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s son has coincided with the former vice president's overwhelming electoral turnaround.
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Mar 05, 2020
Five reasons that the work of Congress to hold the president accountable has left democracy and our nation stronger.
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Mar 05, 2020
The top Senate Democrat, who said conservative justices would "pay the price" for their rulings, said he intended the statement as a warning to Republicans about the political risks they faced.
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