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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, pictured on Sept. 17. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, pictured on Sept. 17. Jacquelyn Martin/AP A stopgap funding bill to keep the government running through Dec. 11 passed the House 359-57 late Tuesday evening, with one lawmaker voting present. The bill was temporarily delayed…

House Democrats passed their Postal Service bill late Saturday afternoon, despite Republican accusations that they were chasing a “conspiracy theory” about a crumbling agency. The bill garnered support from 26 Republicans and passed on a 257-150 vote. The vote was held during a rare Saturday session that interrupted the House’s break. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of…

The House of Representatives Saturday passed a $25 billion funding infusion to the United States Postal Service in a bill that also would reverse new cost-cutting measures and ban any efforts to slow down the mail until at least next year.The vote was 257-150 with 26 Republicans joining the Democrats.Democrats called the rare "emergency" session in the middle of…

MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) - Since February 5, more than 40,000 people in Wisconsin have tested positive for the coronavirus. More than 700,000 have tested negative. More than 4,000 people needed treatment in a hospital.Friday’s report from the Wisconsin Department of Health Service tallied 880 more positive results out of 13,407 tests, or 6.56%. That’s up…

More than 100 Texas residents died from the coronavirus Thursday.The grim milestone marks the second consecutive day the state broke its record for single-day COVID-19-related deaths, with 98 coming Wednesday. Texas also reported 9,782 new cases Thursday, bringing its total to 230,346, with 2,918 resulting in death.According to a Houston Chronicle analysis, there are currently…