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An influx of new residents to GOP-leaning Montana could be the key voting bloc that decides the state's hotly-contested Senate race
The Montana Senate race was already set to be competitive. But transplants could be the ultimate sw…
John L. Dorman
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'He's bragging about it in Kentucky': Biden calls out McConnell for touting COVID-19 relief bill the senator voted against
McConnell talked about the benefits of Biden's American Rescue Plan and its impact on Kentucky but …
Lauren Frias
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The poorest 20% of Americans will likely see a 20% income boost thanks to Biden's stimulus plan, per new analysis
The richest 1% will receive a 0% income boost from the bill, according to the Tax Policy Center's a…
Erin Snodgrass
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Bernie Sanders said he would vote against the bipartisan $908 billion stimulus bill 'unless it is significantly improved'
"I will not support Manchin-Romney in its current form," Sen. Bernies Sanders wrote. "We must fight…
Lauren Frias
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Trump lost his battle with Congress over the stimulus bill and cost 14 million Americans unemployment aid in the process
Trump cost about 14 million Americans a week of federal unemployment aid by waiting to sign the sti…
Eliza Relman
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Pelosi urged the White House to request $45 billion in new funding for COVID-19 pandemic aid after Republican opposition whittled down the price point to $15.6 billion
President Biden asked Congress last week for $22.5 billion in new pandemic aid, which the White Hou…
Lauren Frias
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Stop lying about the relief bill
No, the bill doesn't just include $600 for everyday Americans. It has a lot more aid in it than tha…
Josh Barro
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Trump just cost jobless workers one week of federal unemployment assistance after he failed to sign the relief bill by midnight on Saturday
The president's push for $2,000 stimulus checks has threatened the federal unemployment benefits in…
Kelsey Vlamis,Joseph Zeballos…
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The White House is upping its offer to Democrats to pass a new stimulus bill including $1,200 direct payments, report says
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are yet to strike a deal but say t…
Sinéad Baker
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Top Democrats and Republicans say they're closer to a COVID-19 stimulus deal, and some hope for a breakthrough Wednesday
Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, and Kevin McCarthy all emerged from fresh COVID-19 re…
Mia Jankowicz
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Some Democrats are ready to give up on demands for state and local aid to get a COVID-19 stimulus bill passed
Sens. Chris Coons and Dick Durbin signaled they'd support a $748 billion compromise COVID-19 relief…
Mia Jankowicz
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Sen. Manchin says he hopes coronavirus relief bill will come by tomorrow, but there's 'no guarantee' it will get passed by Congress
On "Fox News Sunday," Sen. Joe Manchin said "the plan is alive and well," and urged compromise amon…
Inyoung Choi
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McConnell says 'fourth and final' stimulus bill will be considered by Senate Republicans in roughly one month
McConnell continued to oppose an extension to strengthened unemployment benefits, saying the progra…
Ben Winck
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The best argument for $2,000 checks for (almost) everyone is that (almost) everyone has had a terrible year
Even people who have kept their jobs have had a miserable 2020, so giving them a one-time check isn…
Josh Barro
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Pelosi reportedly told House Democrats that Congress likely won't come to an agreement on another pandemic relief bill until next week
House Democrats and Senate Republicans have been at a standstill in ongoing negotiations over anoth…
Lauren Frias
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The latest Republican coronavirus aid plan proves the GOP is living in a fantasyland
Republicans would offer so little help to states and people in a coronavirus aid bill that it's unc…
Linette Lopez
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The stability of the global economy now depends on Trump's attention span
Continuing to delay another coronavirus aid bill will harm the global economy, but Trump can't stop…
Linette Lopez
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Pelosi's office says the latest coronavirus stimulus talk with Mnuchin had 'encouraging news on testing'
The second coronavirus stimulus package remains stalled in Congress as Republicans and Democrats de…
Yelena Dzhanova
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This is what it looks like when things fall apart
Rudy Giuliani's pathetic press conference underscored how little President Trump has to back his cl…
Linette Lopez
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Here's why a stimulus package with $1,200 checks may not be passed until Biden takes office in January
Trump's refusal to concede the election to Biden has spilled over to Capitol Hill and contributed t…