Tag: nancy pelosi
Mitch McConnell warns White House against COVID relief deal
Washington negotiations on a huge COVID-19 relief bill took a modest step forward on Tuesday, though time is running out and Senate Majority Leader...
Donald Trump halts COVID-19 relief talks until after election
Trump tweeted that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was “not negotiating in good faith.”
House Democrats pass partisan COVID bill; relief talks drag
The move puts lawmakers no closer to actually delivering aid.
Despite Donald Trump attacks, both parties vow orderly election
Many lawmakers, including from Trump’s own Republican Party, vowed to make sure voters’ wishes are followed ahead of Inauguration Day in January.
Joe Biden to GOP senators: Don’t jam through Ruth Bader Ginsburg...
The extraordinary televised plea from the Democratic presidential candidate to Republican senators reflected the ferocious maneuvering that has followed Ginsburg's death.
House to stay in session until COVID-19 rescue pact
Pelosi told her Democratic colleagues on a morning conference call that “we have to stay here until we have a bill.”
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.
