U.S. Representative, Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) at the ceremonial swearing in of Representative Elect Kweisi Mfume (D-MD).Michael Brochstein | Barcroft Media | Getty ImagesA new coronavirus relief bill has been proposed — and it will restore a big chunk of the state and local tax deduction for two years.House Democrats released the text Tuesday for its…
House Democrats on Tuesday went all-in with a new coronavirus spending bill that topped $3 trillion and checked off virtually every box on the party’s liberal wish list, all but guaranteeing it has no chance of ever becoming law. They unveiled a 1,815-page bill that went beyond spending generously in response to the pandemic to…
WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders are pushing for another round of stimulus payments of up to $1,200 per person in new coronavirus relief legislation that's headed for a vote on Friday.The eligibility criteria are similar to the first round approved in late March, with some changes.The legislation provides up to $1,200 in payments (or $2,400…
(CNN)House Democrats announced a sweeping new Covid-19 stimulus bill on Tuesday with a price tag expected to be more than $3 trillion -- an amount that would stand as the largest relief package in history. The legislation, which allocates more funding for st…
House Democrats unveiled a coronavirus rescue bill Tuesday that would direct more than $3 trillion for state and local governments, health systems, a second round of stimulus checks, and a range of other priorities.Republicans rejected the legislation even before they saw it, describing it as a liberal wish list that would go nowhere in the…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…