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UPDATED, with additional Trump comments: Laid off and furloughed workers in entertainment face even more uncertainty over unemployment benefits, as negotiations on Capitol Hill stalled over a massive new coronavirus relief package. On Twitter, Donald Trump vowed to go a “different way,” by passing Congress via an…

President Donald Trump said that he is looking into executive action to extend enhanced unemployment benefits, protections against evictions and a temporary suspension of payroll tax collection. What is unclear is whether the president has the authority to do so. What is clear is that Trump and the White House are…

White House officials and top Democrats indicated some progress in talks over a massive new coronavirus relief package, including an extension of COVID-19 federal unemployment benefits. “They made some concessions which we appreciated. We made some concessions which they appreciated,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schum…

Even as COVID-19 unemployment benefits expired last week, likely leaving millions in the lurch, top Democrats and Trump administration representatives failed to reach a deal on their extension Monday. “They are sticking to their position,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) told reporters today, an apparent…

The Republican version of a new pandemic economic stimulus package should arrive next week, reports indicate, as Senate GOP leaders and the White House claim to have reached agreement on what they will propose on Monday. The $600 federal unemployment benefit ends tomorrow, leaving the millions of unemployed people…

As President Donald Trump was at Thursday’s coronavirus press briefing calling for lawmakers to get beyond partisanship, the White House released a letter he sent to Chuck Schumer trashing him as a senator. “You have been missing in action, except when it comes to the ‘press,'” Trump wrote. “While you have stated that…

UPDATE: The text of the massive, $2 trillion coronavirus relief package has just been released, in advance of expected Senate passage on Wednesday. It contains a number of provisions designed to help the entertainment workforce, including workers with no traditional employer but who work as contractors and…

UPDATE, 2 AM PT: After a marathon session that lasted more than 12 hours, the Senate voted along the familiar party lines of 53-47 to set the rules for Donald Trump’s impeachment trial that begins later this morning. The long process included contentious back-and-forths between the House managers and White House…

Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer pledged to seek amendments to Monday’s Republican proposal on impeachment trial hearing rules, amendments that would allow for the presentation of witness testimony and evidence pertaining to Donald Trump’s communications with the president of Ukraine. “This is a historic moment,” Schumer…

President Donald Trump ushered in Christmas Eve by bashing Democrats and complaining about the impeachment process. The Commander-in-Tweet posted a series of tweets Tuesday morning about the economy, the “radical left,” and Democratic leaders. “Everything we're seeing from Speaker Pelosi and Senator Schumer suggests…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Eye Roll Drinking Game begins at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT when, around the TV landscape, President Donald Trump is set to deliver his State of the Union Address at Nancy’s House. Pelosi will sit behind Trump’s left shoulder this year, replacing Paul Ryan, who did same at last year’s address to the…

President Donald Trump says he never promised Mexico would pay for his Border Wall. Talking to reporters on the White House lawn as he headed out for Thursday’s photo at the Mexico border, Trump insisted Democrats do not care about gang members coming into this country and “cutting people up,” because that political…