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Biden Says People Will Start Getting Stimulus Checks This Month as Soon as House Passes Covid Relief Bill
The Democratic-held House aims to pass the bill on Tuesday before sending it to Biden for his signature.
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Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion Covid Relief Bill, House Democrats Plan Final Approval Tuesday
The Senate’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package heads to the House, which hopes to pass it and send it to President Biden next week.
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Trump Lawyers Tell GOP to Stop Using His Name and Likeness for Fundraising and Merchandise
Donald Trump’s lawyers sent cease-and-desist letters to three of the largest GOP fundraising groups on Friday, a Trump advisor confirmed to NBC News.
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Democrats Reach Deal on Unemployment Aid, Allowing $1.9 Trillion Relief Bill to Go Forward
The $300 per week jobless benefit will go into September, and the deal allows Democrats to move ahead with passing their Covid relief bill.
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Biden White House: Keeping Control of the Daily Message
President Joe Biden is staying on message
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Senate Takes First Step Toward Passing $1.9 Trillion Covid Relief Bill — Here's What Happens Next
Senate Democrats hope to pass the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill by this weekend as they try to renew unemployment aid programs.
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U.S. Imposes Trade Sanctions on Myanmar, Calls on China to Help End Coup as Violence Escalates
State Department strongly condemns the increase violence against protestors in Myanmar, suggests further action is coming
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Frozen Fund for Jeffrey Epstein Victims Needs $50M Sale of Sex Criminal's NY Mansion to Go Through, Lawyer Says
A fund for victims of the late Jeffrey Epstein, a former friend of Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, has been frozen because of liquidity problems with his estate.
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House Won't Vote on Biden's Comprehensive Immigration Plan This Month, Will Focus on Smaller Bills
The House will vote this month on standalone immigration bills reintroduced Wednesday that passed in the chamber in 2019.
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Biden Agrees to Limit Number of People Who Will Get Checks in Covid Relief Plan
Under the structure, stimulus checks would end at $80,000 in income for individuals and $160,000 for joint filers.
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Scathing Report Finds Rep. Jackson Engaged in ‘Inappropriate Conduct' as WH Doctor
Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, engaged in “inappropriate conduct” while serving as the top White House physician, according to a Pentagon inspector general report obtained Wednesday by NBC News. The scathing report, expected to be released later Wednesday, alleges abusive behavior toward subordinates including sexual harassment. The inspector general’s review, first reported by CNN, says Jackson drank alcohol, made sexual comments...
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Op-Ed: Dog Whistles, Deficits and the Racist Politics Behind ‘Pay as You Go' Rules in Congress
Focusing on the deficit provides cover for some of the most pernicious of racist dog whistles, crippling our ability to attend to public priorities and disproportionately harming the Black community.
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Neera Tanden Withdraws From Nomination as Biden Budget Chief
President Joe Biden withdrew the nomination of Neera Tanden as his budget chief at her request after it appeared she had no way to win Senate confirmation.
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Democrats Aim to Send $1.9 Trillion Covid Relief Bill to Biden by the End of Next Week
Democrats aim to pass the $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan and get it to President Biden’s desk before unemployment benefits expire March 14.
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Biden Administration Sanctions Russian Officials Over Alleged Poisoning of Kremlin Critic Navalny
The Kremlin has repeatedly denied having a role in the poisoning of Alexey Navalny, who has been imprisoned.
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11 Senate Democrats Push Biden to Include Recurring Checks, Jobless Aid in Next Big Bill
A group of Democrats want sustained direct stimulus checks and unemployment support tied to economic conditions in President Biden’s recovery plan.
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Cuomo Backers Pause and Reevaluate Fundraising as He Faces Sexual Harassment Probe
Andrew Cuomo’s donors are looking to pause and reevaluate their fundraising for the New York governor amid sexual harassment allegations against him.
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Biden Needs Saudi Support, and That Could Make It Tough to Pressure Riyadh on Human Rights: Atlantic Council CEO
Biden previously said he would make Riyadh a “pariah,” but realizes Saudi Arabia’s support is important for the U.S., said Frederick Kempe of the Atlantic Council.
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Trump, Melania Were Vaccinated for Covid at the White House in January
It was unclear which vaccine the president and the first lady received.
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House Covid Relief Bill Extends Unemployment Benefits by 5 Months, Pays Extra $400 a Week
The House passed a $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill on Friday that would extend jobless benefits to Aug. 29 and increase aid by $400 a week.