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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will unveil a $3 trillion coronavirus relief package that includes sought-after provisions to assist a wider scope of newspapers, radio and TV stations. The proposal makes local news outlets eligible for small-business loans even if they are owned by much larger entities. Trade groups…

Jay Leno and Bill Maher got very up close and personal tonight on HBO, figuratively and literally. While not crossing any social distancing orders in this time of coronavirus lockdown, the ex-Tonight Show host and the Real Time with Bill Maher front man were within waving range in their well-heeled neighborhoods…

The House on Tuesday overwhelming passed legislation on Thursday that will inject hundreds of billions more into a small business loan program. The vote was 388 to 5 on the legislation, with a total price tag of $484 billion. The Senate passed the bill earlier this week, and President Donald Trump is expected to sign…

The Senate on Tuesday approved hundreds of billions more in new relief to small businesses, injecting new money into a program that was quickly depleted after companies rushed to secure loans to keep their operations going. The $484 billion legislation, approved by voice vote, also would provide new funding to…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is Stephen Colbert’s virtual guest on his home edition of The Late Show, but the first clip from their discussion is anything but lighthearted. Have a look below. The clip focuses on Pelosi’s new bipartisan committee in the House of Representatives that will oversee the White House’s…

UPDATED: President Donald Trump signed a massive $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill, just a couple hours after the House of Representatives have its approval by voice vote. “I want to thank Democrats and Republicans for coming together and putting America first,” Trump said. Joining him were Republican leaders but no…

The House on Friday may vote on the massive, $2-trillion coronavirus relief package, the final step before it goes to President Donald Trump for his signature. A number of members, however, are likely to absent, as many are still in their home districts this week. Some are self-quarantining. Some are in states with…

The Republican Senate majority unveiled another coronavirus relief package on Thursday that includes $1,200 direct payments for many individual taxpayers, loans to small and large businesses and delayed tax payments for corporations and employer payroll taxes. The next step is for negotiations to start with Democrats…

UPDATED with more details: President Donald Trump, speaking to reporters after declaring a national emergency over the coronavirus crisis, said that he takes no responsibility for delays in making testing more widely available. “I don’t take any responsibility at all,” he said. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that Democrats and the White House are nearing an agreement on a set of measures to address the coronavirus crisis, and that further legislation will be in the works. In a letter to House Democrats, she said that the legislation will include provisions for free coronavirus testing; paid…

UPDATE: In his Oval Office speech, President Donald Trump announced a 30-day suspension of travel from Europe, excluding the United Kingdom. But he did not offer further details. As it turns out, the suspension applies to 26 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France…

Thirty-six hours since President Donald Trump delivered a showman’s version of the State of the Union address, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi elaborated on why she gave the speech a very visible jeer. “What happened instead was the president using the Congress of the United States as a backdrop of a reality show…