Nearly 14 million Americans will lose benefits. According to a Department of Labor Report, millions of American families receiving unemployment benefits under pandemic programs will see them expire…
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Lawmakers Close to Spending Deal
Needed to avert December 12 shutdown. A deal between Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby of Alabama and House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey of New York seems on the horizon,…
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Congress Considering Next Round of Aid
December 26 deadline for 12 Million jobless Americans draws closer. 12 million Americans are set to lose their emergency jobless benefits on December 26, if no further action…
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Secretary Mnuchin Wants Grants for Main Street
There are CARES Act funds available for Congress to reallocate. The Federal Reserve’s key pandemic lending programs expire on December 31. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Congress should…
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Congress Considering Next Round of Aid for Americans
12 million Americans to lose unemployment benefits the day after Christmas. 12 million Americans are set to lose their emergency jobless benefits on December 26 if no further…
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State Department Approves Drone Sale to UAE
$3 Billion Deal will supply 18 armed drones to the middle eastern nation. The State Department formally announced on Friday that it would be planning to sell roughly…
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Record Number of Women Elected to Congress
Now 17 more than in 2016. More women were elected to Congress on Election Day 2020 than in any prior year in U.S. history. A Rutgers University center…
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Puerto Ricans Vote in Favor of Statehood
Non-binding referendum passed with 52 percent of votes. Support for U.S. statehood accompanied a very close race for governor of Puerto Rico. One candidate had campaigned on retaining the…
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Senate Control Hangs on Uncalled States
More votes remain to be counted. Vote counts are continuing in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Arizona, and Alaska, but only three of them had U.S. Senate races…
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Administration Approves Drone Sale to Taiwan
$600 million sale will give island nation four advanced surveillance drones. President Trump’s administration announced that it had approved the sale of four advanced surveillance drones to Taiwan…
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