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Senate Passes Virus Relief, Sends Bill to Trump: Congress Update Bloomberg 12/22/2020 Bloomberg News © Bloomberg The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. Congress is facing down a midnight deadline to pass a pandemic relief measure as part of a massive government spending bill or rush through another stopgap to keep the government funded through at least the weekend while talks continue. (Bloomberg) -- The Senate passed the massive year-end legi...

Senate Passes Virus Relief, Sends Bill to Trump: Congress Update Bloomberg 12/22/2020 Bloomberg News © Bloomberg The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. Congress is facing down a midnight deadline to pass a pandemic relief measure as part of a massive government spending bill or rush through another stopgap to keep the government funded through at least the weekend while talks continue. (Bloomberg) -- The Senate passed the massive year-end legi...

Senate Passes Virus Relief, Sends Bill to Trump: Congress Update Bloomberg 12/22/2020 Bloomberg News © Bloomberg The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. Congress is facing down a midnight deadline to pass a pandemic relief measure as part of a massive government spending bill or rush through another stopgap to keep the government funded through at least the weekend while talks continue. (Bloomberg) -- The Senate passed the massive year-end legi...

Senate Passes Virus Relief, Sends Bill to Trump: Congress Update Bloomberg 12/22/2020 Bloomberg News © Bloomberg The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. Congress is facing down a midnight deadline to pass a pandemic relief measure as part of a massive government spending bill or rush through another stopgap to keep the government funded through at least the weekend while talks continue. (Bloomberg) -- The Senate passed the massive year-end legi...

December 17, 2020 7:00 AM By Zachary Sherwood and Brandon Lee President-elect Joe Biden’s cabinet picks are beginning to work through the confirmation process in the Republican-controlled Senate as transition officials and Democrats press to avoid delays in putting key people in place amid the pandemic. Despite the still simmering rancor of the election and President Donald Trump’s refusal so far to recognize the outcome, some Senate committees are moving ahead on vetting ...

December 16, 2020 7:01 AM By Zachary Sherwood and Brandon Lee The top four congressional leaders will continue negotiating a Covid-19 relief package today that they could attach to crucial spending legislation ahead of Friday’s deadline to keep the government open. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) met for several hours last night, rep...

Mo Brooks’ election challenge has reached ‘end of the road,’ political scientist says Updated Dec 15, 2020; Posted Dec 14, 2020 In this March 22, 2017, file photo, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala. is interviewed on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP Facebook Share By Mark Niquette Bloomberg News (TNS) and Tribune Media Services Joe Biden officially clinched the presidency after the Electoral College confirmed his victory Monday, capping a tu...

December 15, 2020 7:01 AM By Zachary Sherwood and Brandon Lee President-elect Joe Biden’s visit to Georgia on behalf of two Democratic Senate candidates today underscores how much his first-term agenda depends on having both chambers of Congress on his side when he takes office next month. That Biden is even welcome in Georgia reflects a change in the state’s Democratic politics, which for years tried to distance itself from the national party. But with Biden’s narrow...

December 10, 2020 7:02 AM By Zachary Sherwood and Brandon Lee Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker Nancy Pelosi have given no sign yet that they’re ready to directly engage in negotiations to sort through competing pandemic relief proposals — a step that many lawmakers say will be necessary to complete a deal this month. The Senate GOP leader is now on board with a $916 billion proposal released Tuesday by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, while the House speak...