Kelsey Snell
Stories
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Senate Democrats Agree To Extend Unemployment Benefits Through September
The change is a compromise between progressive members who wanted enhanced benefits for several more months and moderate Democrats who wanted to curb the weekly payments.
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Democrats Tweak COVID-19 Relief Package In Hopes Of Speedy Senate Approval
The new changes come after leaders agreed to narrow the income eligibility for those getting the next round of stimulus checks, as some moderate Democrats wanted. GOP amendments are expected to fail.
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Senate Democrats, White House Agree to Tighter Income Limits For Stimulus Checks
Moderate Democrats have demanded that the $1400 stimulus checks be targeted at low and moderate income people. The change, if adopted, means the House will need to vote again on the package next week.
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Senate Can't Vote On $15 Minimum Wage, Parliamentarian Rules
The Senate parliamentarian informed lawmakers that a plan to gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025 does not fit the complicated rules that govern budget bills in the Senate.
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Democrats Say Relief Programs Could Become This Generation's New Deal
Democrats are using the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill to introduce measures they say will reduce poverty. People already at risk for falling behind have seen big setbacks over the past year.
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Highlights From The House COVID Bill
The legislation is set for a vote on the House floor at the end of the week. The Senate is then expected to modify it to ensure it can pass procedural hurdles.
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How House Impeachment Managers Concluded Their Presentation Against Trump
House impeachment managers are expected to conclude their presentation against former President Donald Trump on Thursday.
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After Graphic Video Started 1st Day, Trump Trial Enters 2nd Day
Emotional stories, graphic videos and animated arguments echoed in the Senate chamber on Tuesday as the constitutionality of former President Trump's impeachment trial was debated.
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Senate Debates Constitutionality Of Former President Donald Trump's Impeachment
The Senate will hold a debate on the issue of the constitutionality of former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial and then vote on the issue.
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House Democrats Renew Investigation Into Trump-Era COVID-19 Response
House Democrats cite fresh evidence of potential political interference by the Trump administration in the government-wide response to the coronavirus pandemic.