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Treasury Department Email Accounts Compromised in Hack, Senator Says
Dozens of email accounts at the Treasury Department were compromised in a massive breach of U.S. government agencies being blamed on Russia, with hackers breaking into systems used by the department’s highest-ranking officials, a senator said Monday after being briefed on the matter.
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Israel, Bahrain Sign Deal Establishing Formal Ties
Israel and Bahrain have agreed to establish formal diplomatic relations, making the small Gulf country the fourth Arab state to normalize ties with Israel
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White House Ups Virus Aid Offer, Resumes Talks With Pelosi
The White House is boosting its offer in up-and-down COVID-19 aid talks in hopes of an agreement before Election Day
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House Democrats Pass Partisan COVID Bill; Relief Talks Drag
Democrats controlling the House narrowly have passed a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Thursday, a move that came as top-level talks on a smaller, potentially bipartisan measure dragged on toward an uncertain finish
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Pelosi, Mnuchin Have ‘Extensive' Talks on Coronavirus Relief
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin held an “extensive conversation” Wednesday on a huge COVID-19 rescue package, meeting face to face for the first time in more than a month in a last-ditch effort to seal a tentative accord on an additional round of coronavirus relief. After a 90-minute meeting in the Capitol, Pelosi issued a...
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House Democrats Unveil New $2.2T Proposal for Virus Aid
House Democrats are putting forward a new proposal for coronavirus relief.
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For Americans Waiting on Virus Aid, No New Relief in Sight
Americans counting on emergency coronavirus aid from Washington may have to wait until fall.
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Last-Ditch Virus Aid Talks Collapse; No Help for Jobless Now
A last-ditch effort by Democrats to revive collapsing Capitol Hill talks on vital COVID-19 rescue money has ended in disappointment
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Virus Talks on Brink of Collapse, Sides Still ‘Far Apart'
Washington talks on vital COVID-19 rescue money are teetering on the brink of collapse after a marathon meeting in the Capitol Thursday night generated a wave of recriminations but little progress on the top issues confronting negotiators.
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No Deal: Capitol Hill Coronavirus Relief Talks Falter as Benefits Expire
Negotiations between top Democrats and the Trump administration on a coronavirus relief package have hit a standstill, guaranteeing that millions of people will lose critical unemployment benefits on Friday — with no clear path ahead for a new aid package. Negotiations were in a tenuous place, as the administration and Democrats remained miles apart on a litany of issues. Further complicating talks: Senate...
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Mnuchin: Virus Aid Package Soon, $1,200 Checks by August
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says Republicans are set to roll out the next COVID-19 aid package on Monday
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Mnuchin: States Acting Appropriately with Openings and Closures
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin discusses the Trump administration’s stance on masks and how he feels states are handling the current surge in coronavirus numbers.
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GOP Wary as Trump Pushes New Round of Stimulus Checks
President Donald Trump’s call for another election-season round of direct stimulus checks to most taxpayers is getting a lukewarm endorsement at best from his GOP allies on Capitol Hill.
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Administration Drops Secrecy Posture on Small Business Aid
The Trump administration has abruptly dropped its insistence on secrecy for a $600 billion-plus coronavirus aid program for small businesses
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Judge: U.S. Must Release $679M in Tribal Virus Relief Funds
A federal judge says the U.S. Treasury Department must release $679 million in coronavirus relief to tribes that it intended to withhold over a court challenge
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Sen. Warren, Mnuchin Spar Over Bailout Job Rules
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., spars with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin over the rules for companies taking money through the CARES Act and how they are held accountable for maintaining jobs.
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Sen. Brown to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: ‘How Many Workers Should Give Their Lives to Increase our GDP by .5%?'
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin went back and forth on the Trump administration’s desire to reopen the American economy and what precautions are in place to help protect workers as they get back to work.
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Trump Says He Will Ask Harvard to Repay Money From Coronavirus Relief Package
President Donald Trump says he will ask Harvard University to repay money it received as part of a coronavirus relief package. And Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says that while some big businesses have obtained access to government loans, the intent of the program was not for big public companies to get loans through the Paycheck Protection Program. The White House…
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Mnuchin, Pelosi Say ‘Very Close' to a Deal on Second Round of Small Business Loans
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said the White House and Congress could reach a deal today on supplemental funding for the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses.
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US Paycheck Protection Program Runs Out of Money
A federal program created to help small businesses continue paying their employees has run out of money, leaving local business owners with many questions.