Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the second-ranking Senate Republican, said he believed personal checks of $600 or $700 were part of discussions.
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Mitch McConnell congratulates Joe Biden, Kamala Harris for election win
In a 10-minute speech, McConnell congratulated President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris.
Congress’ new crop of diverse Republicans face option of joining Democrat-leaning minority caucuses. Will they?
In 2018, Republicans only added one new non-white member. In the next Congress, they’ll have nine new members who are people of color.
Senate unanimously passes bill pushing shutdown deadline by one week
The bill now heads to President Donald Trump for his signature.
Lawmakers introduce bipartisan COVID-19 relief proposal with uncertain future in Congress
The coronavirus relief proposal is the latest effort to break the logjam in negotiations. Congress has not passed a comprehensive package since March.
Senate Judiciary Committee authorizes subpoenas for Twitter’s Jack Dorsey and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg over Hunter Biden stories
Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham said he hoped it would give the panel “leverage” to secure testimony from the CEOs.
Will a COVID-19 stimulus deal be struck by Tuesday? What we know about relief negotiations
Democrats and Republicans are struggling to cut a deal as they face a Tuesday deadline set by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
White House sends mixed signals on stimulus as Pelosi announces opposition to latest White House proposal
On Sunday, Pelosi told House Democrats, “we remain at an impasse” on stimulus negotiations.
House poised to pass additional $25 billion for Postal Service as Trump tweets opposition
President Donald Trump called the controversy over the Postal Service a “hoax” and urged Republicans to vote no.
Trump’s Postmaster General Louis DeJoy acknowledges mail delays, defends changes at USPS
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy acknowledged delays in mail delivery as critics worried about mail-in ballots in the 2020 election.