Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that he thinks there are enough Democratic votes to pass a massive Covid-19 relief package through a process known as reconciliation as the country grapples with the economic fallout of the pandemic.

A group of Senate Republicans called on President Joe Biden to meet them at the negotiating table as the newly elected president signaled he could move to pass a new $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid package with all Democratic votes.

President Joe Biden on Friday signaled support for Senate Democrats to move on COVID relief without GOP backing.

President Joe Biden’s first full week in the White House has been dominated by one question: will he make good on promises of unity and continue to court reluctant Republicans to compromise on his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, or will his party push …

The White House on Thursday denied a media report that it could split President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal into two bills, as part of a strategy to get the divided Senate to quickly pass some aid for Americans.

It's clear after his first week in office that President Joe Biden's leadership marks a new era, one in which the White House intends to be the disruptor of what's always been, to forge national consensus around confronting systemic racism, making that -- as …

President Joe Biden faces the first big test of his deal-making skills in getting a pandemic relief package passed, facing pressure from both Republicans and Democrats.

Thailand could see a million more jobless tourism workers in the first quarter after its latest wave of coronavirus infections, while relief measures are urgently needed to support the struggling sector, a private tourism group said on Tuesday.

U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer told MSNBC on Monday that Democrats may try to pass much of President Joe Biden's coronavirus relief bill using a procedural maneuver that would bypass a Republican filibuster and could pass with a majority vote.

U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer told MSNBC on Monday that Democrats may try to pass much of President Joe Biden's coronavirus relief bill using a procedural maneuver that would bypass a Republican filibuster and could pass with a majority vote. (R…

The U.S. Senate is aiming to pass COVID-19 relief legislation before former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial begins in early February, a lawmaker said on Monday, amid growing signs of agreement on the need to speed vaccine distribution.

Top aides to President Biden have begun talks with a group of moderate senators.

President Joe Biden and former presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama spoke out for unity and the peaceful transfer of power at the Inauguration. The biggest test of Biden's efforts is what happens now — as he seeks Congress' support for Cov…

Former President Donald Trump's trial in the U.S. Senate will start in the week of Feb. 8, Senate leaders said on Friday, following his impeachment in the House of Representatives earlier this month on a charge of inciting an insurrection.

The U.S. House of Representatives is planning to bring a coronavirus relief bill to a vote the first week of February, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday, as President Joe Biden's administration grapples with a crisis that has killed more than 400,000 Amer…

Janet Yellen, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Treasury Secretary, will urge lawmakers on Tuesday to "act big" on the next coronavirus relief package, adding that the benefits outweigh the costs of a higher debt burden.

Janet Yellen, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Treasury Secretary, will urge lawmakers on Tuesday to "act big" on the next coronavirus relief package, adding that the benefits outweigh the costs of a higher debt burden.

Janet Yellen, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to run the Treasury Department, will tell the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday that the government must "act big" with its next coronavirus relief package.

The U.S. dollar rose across the board to hit a four-week high against a basket of currencies on Friday, as data showing the COVID-19 pandemic's continuing toll on the economy boosted demand for the safe-haven currency.

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The plan would help communities the US president-elect says have been hit hardest by the pandemic.

In a brief announcement today, the Canadian nuclear fusion technology developer General Fusion announced that the investment firm created by Shopify founder Tobias Lütke has joined the company’s cap table. The size of the investment made by Lütke’s Thistledow…

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RT @KarlBode: The infrastructure bill put states in charge of dispersing the $42 billion in broadband subsidies. So Republican leaders are…

RT @KarlBode: The infrastructure bill put states in charge of dispersing the $42 billion in broadband subsidies. So Republican leaders are…

RT @KarlBode: the GOP spent YEARS attacking the infrastructure bill as wasteful. But now that big broadband money is flowing to states, the…

RT @KarlBode: the GOP spent YEARS attacking the infrastructure bill as wasteful. But now that big broadband money is flowing to states, the…

RT @KarlBode: the GOP spent YEARS attacking the infrastructure bill as wasteful. But now that big broadband money is flowing to states, the…

RT @KarlBode: the GOP spent YEARS attacking the infrastructure bill as wasteful. But now that big broadband money is flowing to states, the…

RT @Mindcite_US: Eliminating water breaks in a heat wave is Abbot's bid to outslime Texas GOP cronies Cornyn, who voted against guaranteein…

RT @KarlBode: the GOP spent YEARS attacking the infrastructure bill as wasteful. But now that big broadband money is flowing to states, the…

RT @KarlBode: the GOP spent YEARS attacking the infrastructure bill as wasteful. But now that big broadband money is flowing to states, the…

RT @KarlBode: the GOP spent YEARS attacking the infrastructure bill as wasteful. But now that big broadband money is flowing to states, the…

RT @KarlBode: the GOP spent YEARS attacking the infrastructure bill as wasteful. But now that big broadband money is flowing to states, the…

RT @KarlBode: the GOP spent YEARS attacking the infrastructure bill as wasteful. But now that big broadband money is flowing to states, the…

RT @KarlBode: the GOP spent YEARS attacking the infrastructure bill as wasteful. But now that big broadband money is flowing to states, the…

RT @KarlBode: the GOP spent YEARS attacking the infrastructure bill as wasteful. But now that big broadband money is flowing to states, the…

RT @Mindcite_US: Eliminating water breaks in a heat wave is Abbot's bid to outslime Texas GOP cronies Cornyn, who voted against guaranteein…

RT @Mindcite_US: Eliminating water breaks in a heat wave is Abbot's bid to outslime Texas GOP cronies Cornyn, who voted against guaranteein…

RT @Mindcite_US: Eliminating water breaks in a heat wave is Abbot's bid to outslime Texas GOP cronies Cornyn, who voted against guaranteein…

RT @Mindcite_US: Eliminating water breaks in a heat wave is Abbot's bid to outslime Texas GOP cronies Cornyn, who voted against guaranteein…

How Biden’s Administration is Revamping US Cybersecurity https://t.co/BiXLGBSVfw It was just a few days back, President Joe Biden had signed a sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill. Out of the amount signed, $1 billion has b... #ai #OpenAI #chatGPT #cybersecurity #robotics https://t.co/CRPHpFKzJR

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RT @realDonaldTrump: Good news on Covid Relief Bill. Information to follow!

RT @LandryLes: @CodySmith_73 @CQualtro @Irek_K And that is what I get now, but lost my disability benefits. Nice 65th birthday present. Th…

RT @LandryLes: @CodySmith_73 @CQualtro @Irek_K And that is what I get now, but lost my disability benefits. Nice 65th birthday present. Th…

RT @mzteapot901: Senate passes $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic relief bill https://t.co/suvILXtZua

RT @rishikumar1: The word "missile" appears 19 times in the COVID Relief Bill, "Munition" 46 times, "weapon" 46 times, "Healthcare" 24 times

Rx Narrator - Most of our inflation was unnecessary & caused by the Biden Admin & Congress: 1) Reversal of Trump's Energy EOs 2) Final round of COVID Relief 3) Inflation Reduction Act 4) Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Now we're living with high interest rates & contraction https://t.co/jGqnykVxOR

It's an endless money grab. When is the next trillion dollar covid relief bill coming? The pharmaceutical industry is a bottomless pit, who has the entire corporate media in their pockets. https://t.co/Wo3DeojslC

RT @Scout2201: @nickisnest @LauraLoomer @RubinReport @MaxNordau @GavinNewsom Under the Getty. Gavin was adopted in to the Getty family. T…

RT @GGforthepeople: @thefrugalbouger @GfyDoxxers @tify330 The COVID relief, KBJ on the supreme court, his Vice President is a woman, infras…

RT @CraigCaplan: President Biden at WH this morning on House-passed $1.9T COVID-19 relief bill:"For a few weeks now,an overwhelming percent…

RT @SenRickScott: We're seeing daily reports of waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars intended for COVID-19 unemployment relief. It'…

RT @DuckOfDeath6: @Garytg3 @RepThomasMassie Massie was the lone member of Congress to oppose the covid relief bill, which most conservative…

Complexity, scale of COVID-19 relief #fraud spurs #bill extending statute of limitations f - Jun 9 @ 8:06 PM ET https://t.co/vd2RkHqORl

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RT @Nicole10394196: Posting #Doria doing charity work at a laundromat does not take away the fact that the Middleton’s business filed for b…

RT @Nicole10394196: Posting #Doria doing charity work at a laundromat does not take away the fact that the Middleton’s business filed for b…

Complexity, scale of COVID-19 relief fraud spurs bill extending statute of limitations for prosecutors https://t.co/sbJHHOpiKq