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Editors, USA TODAY Published 4:04 a.m. ET July 28, 2020 | Updated 8:54 a.m. ET July 28, 2020CLOSEAttorney General Barr set to appear in front of House committee Attorney General William Barr is expected to answer questions from the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill Tuesday in a highly anticipated appearance. Barr's opening statement released by…

Senate Republicans will propose cutting weekly emergency unemployment benefits from $600 to $200 until states can bring a more complicated program online, according to two people familiar with the plan granted anonymity to share details that had not yet been released.The proposal will come as part of a broader $1 trillion stimulus bill aimed at…

The White House and Senate Republicans are working to finalize a coronavirus relief package ahead of a Monday rollout.Treasury Secretary Steven MnuchinSteven Terner MnuchinMnuchin, Meadows make rare weekend trip to Capitol as GOP prepares coronavirus package White House, Congress talk next coronavirus relief bill as COVID-19 continues to surge On The Money: Congress set for brawl…

Senior House Republicans are pleading with the deep-pocketed Republican National Committee and the Trump campaign to provide financial help as Democrats vastly outraise the GOP, but top campaign officials are so far declining to commit.House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has been prodding the RNC to write a check to the National Republican Congressional Committee…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected on Friday the idea of a temporary extension to enhanced unemployment benefits, which expire on July 31, while Congress continues work on a new coronavirus relief bill. “I would be very much averse to separating this (unemployment benefits) out and lose all leverage (on Republicans) for…