As U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 50,000, a handful of states edge toward reopening
With the U.S. coronavirus death toll topping 50,000, Georgia, Oklahoma and a handful of other states took the first tentative steps at reopening for business...
Fight over next coronavirus aid bill kicks into high gear in U.S. Congress
After passing $3 trillion of coronavirus relief in a rare run of bipartisanship, Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress girded for a new battle...
Democrats urge U.S. to provide at least $5 billion in loans to bus industry
Two senior U.S. House Democrats on Friday asked the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve to direct at least $5 billion in loans to struggling intercity...
Biden, Democrats enter a joint fundraising agreement for November election
Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee have agreed to a joint fundraising accord that will allow the former vice president and likely presidential nominee...
‘I dare you’ to allow states to declare bankruptcy -Cuomo
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday dared U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to pass a law allowing states to declare bankruptcy, an action...
House Speaker Pelosi says next coronavirus aid bill will be ready soon
A fifth coronavirus-response bill will soon be readied, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday, as she warned Republicans that it must...
Michigan governor extends shutdown order but lifts some restrictions
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Friday extended her stay-at-home order through May 15 as the Midwestern state battles to control the coronavirus pandemic, but lifted...
Schumer says momentum growing for state aid package
The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate said on Friday that momentum is gathering behind efforts to provide federal assistance to state and local governments...
U.S. Congress girds for partisan fight on coronavirus aid for cities, states
After passing $3 trillion of coronavirus relief in a rare run of bipartisanship, Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress girded for a new battle...
Top Senate Democrat says momentum growing for state aid package
The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate said on Friday that momentum is gathering behind efforts to provide federal assistance to state and local governments...