Tag: Mitch McConnell
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her...
Amid outcry, postmaster general to testify before House
The Postal Service said it has stopped removing mailboxes and mail-sorting machines amid an outcry from lawmakers.
Nancy Pelosi to call House back into session to vote on...
Pelosi is cutting short lawmakers' summer recess with a vote expected the Saturday after the Democratic National Convention on legislation that would prohibit changes at the agency as tensions mount.
For Americans waiting on virus aid, no new relief in sight
Negotiations over a new virus relief package have all but ended.
In virus talks, Nancy Pelosi holds firm; Steven Mnuchin wants a...
There are limits, and legal pitfalls, in trying to make an end run around the legislative branch.
Donald Trump floats idea of election delay, a virtual impossibility
The date of the presidential election is enshrined in federal law and would require an act of Congress to change.
Donald Trump offers, Democrats reject fix for $600 jobless benefit
Democratic leaders panned the idea in late-night talks at the Capitol.
Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis lies in state at Capitol
In a solemn display of bipartisan unity, congressional leaders praised Democratic Rep. John Lewis as a moral force for the nation on Monday in...
White House drops payroll tax cut after GOP allies object
President Donald Trump on Thursday reluctantly dropped his bid to cut Social Security payroll taxes as Republicans stumbled anew in efforts to unite around...
GOP splits as virus aid package could swell past $1 trillion
The price tag for the next COVID-19 aid package could quickly swell above $1 trillion as White House officials negotiate with Congress over money...
