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Massive spending bill passed by Congress, sent to Trump
Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths.
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Congress seals agreement on $900 billion COVID relief bill
House leaders informed lawmakers that they would vote on the legislation on Monday, and the Senate was likely to vote on Monday, too.
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Lawmakers act to avert shutdown, buying time for COVID talks
Still spinning their wheels on COVID-19 relief, lawmakers grabbed a one-week government funding extension on Wednesday that buys time for more talks — though there is considerable disagreement over who is supposed to be taking the lead from there.
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Congress returns with virus aid, federal funding unresolved
After months of shadowboxing amid a tense and toxic campaign, Capitol Hill's main players are returning for one final, perhaps futile, attempt at deal-making on a challenging menu of year-end business.
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Defense bill in danger over Confederate-named military bases
Despite President Trump's veto threat, Democrats moved to rename military bases named after Confederate officers in an annual defense policy measure that has passed every year since the Kennedy administration.
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Trump signs temporary government funding bill
The temporary extension will set the stage for a lame-duck session of Congress later this year, where the agenda will be largely determined by the outcome of the presidential election.
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Senate’s top Republican ‘OK’ with removing Confederate names from military bases
The Kentucky senator said he'll live with whatever lawmakers decide as they debate an annual defense policy bill for the military in the coming weeks.
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CBO says deficit to reach $3.7 trillion in economic decline
The 2020 budget deficit will explode after four coronavirus response bills passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump promise to pile more than $2 trillion onto the $24.6 trillion national debt in just the remaining six months of the current fiscal year, according to the report.
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Trump restricts travel between US and Europe for 30 days; DoD implements 60-day travel restrictions
Taking dramatic action Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced he is sharply restricting passenger travel from 26 European nations to the U.S. and moving to ease the economic cost of a viral pandemic that is roiling global financial markets and disrupting the daily lives of Americans.
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White House violated law in freezing Ukraine aid says government watchdog
The Government Accountability Office said in a report that the Office of Management and Budget violated the law in holding up the aid, which Congress passed less than a year ago.
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