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Washington — The Senate approved a relief package worth roughly $484 billion to mitigate the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, ending weeks of stalemate between Democrats and Republicans in the Senate. The bill, which passed by unanimous consent, provides an additional $310 billion to the Paycheck Protection Program, the fund that provides loans to small…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and fellow Senate Democrats leave a meeting with the White House coronavirus task force in early March. | Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images Chuck Schumer and his Senate Democrats have found a go-to play in this pandemic: an old-school blockade. Amid a coronavirus outbreak that’s crippling the economy, Schumer’s caucus is digging…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell details next phase of coronavirus relief onGet all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told "Bill Hemmer Reports" Wednesday that he has no plans to pass legislation to provide additional federal funding to state and local governments who he said are…

Washington, DC - The United States Senate on Tuesday approved legislation worth $484bn to provide funding for a small business jobs programme, hospitals overrun by the coronavirus outbreak, and a national testing impetus to help tamp down the pandemic. The Senate bill, agreed to in advance by the White House, allocates $25bn for a testing…

April 21, 2020 | 5:30pm Enlarge Image Chuck Schumer carries his face mask as he arrives inside the US Capitol after it was announced congressional leaders and the White House agreed on nearly $500 billion more in coronavirus relief for the US economy. REUTERS/Tom Brenner The Senate overwhelmingly passed a near half-trillion-dollar coronavirus bill on…