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United States. Congress -- History, United States. Congress -- Powers and duties, Contested elections -- 2020 AD, Presidential elections (United States) -- 2020 AD, Electoral college -- Political activity, and Electoral college -- 2020 AD

WASHINGTON - Marking a dramatic conclusion to a bitter election, Vice President Mike Pence is set to preside Wednesday over a special joint session of Congress that will cement President-elect [...]

Government regulation, United States. Congress -- Military policy, United States. Congress -- Powers and duties, Defense spending -- Laws, regulations and rules, Defense spending -- Political aspects, and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act, a $741 billion national security package that would raise troops' pay, direct the purchase of weapons and set military [...]

United States. Congress -- Economic policy, Epidemics -- United States, Epidemics -- Economic aspects, and Domestic economic assistance -- Political aspects

WASHINGTON - The fate of a $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus package was thrown into doubt Wednesday as lawmakers on Capitol Hill scrambled to address President Donald Trump's sudden argument that [...]

United States. Congress, Epidemics -- United States, Epidemics -- Economic aspects, and Domestic economic assistance

WASHINGTON - Congressional leaders said Sunday that they reached a deal on a nearly $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that includes individual checks, loans to small businesses and benefits to [...]

United States. Congress, Epidemics -- Economic aspects, Epidemics -- United States, and Domestic economic assistance -- Political aspects

WASHINGTON - Americans waiting on stimulus checks and other kinds of COVID-19 relief may have to wait for a President Biden. With just a few weeks left in [...]

Government regulation, United States. Congress -- Powers and duties, Epidemics -- Control, Consumer protection -- Laws, regulations and rules, Product safety -- Laws, regulations and rules, Ports -- Safety and security measures, and Toys -- Inspection

Congress is demanding the federal government increase inspections of toys and consumer products entering U.S. ports and assess what hazards may have slipped in during a safety lapse kept quiet [...]

Government regulation, United States. Congress -- Powers and duties, Hispanic Americans -- History, and Historical museums -- Laws, regulations and rules

Congress approved legislation Monday that would create Smithsonian museums for Latino and women's history as part of the nearly $900billion COVID-19 relief package. Two separate proposals for the [...]

Antitrust issue, Government regulation, United States. Congress -- Powers and duties, NCAA -- Laws, regulations and rules, Antitrust law -- Interpretation and construction, and College athletes -- Compensation and benefits

The argument about how college athletes should be compensated has basically been around as long as college sports themselves. As far back as the 1920s, there were well-publicized concerns about [...]

United States. Congress and Domestic economic assistance -- Political aspects

WASHINGTON - When more than a dozen lawmakers unveiled a coronavirus stimulus bill last week, it was more than just a good-faith effort to broker a bipartisan compromise on a [...]

Company business planning, Government regulation, United States. Congress -- Powers and duties, United States. Department of Labor -- Powers and duties, Unemployment insurance -- Laws, regulations and rules, Unemployment insurance -- Planning, and Wisconsin -- Social aspects

Wisconsin residents receiving an extra $300 in weekly unemployment benefits are being asked to pay back the money if Congress enacts new legislation to replace the jobless aid created by [...]

United States. Army. National Guard -- Powers and duties, United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Powers and duties, Presidents -- Inauguration, Presidents -- Safety and security measures, Attorneys general -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, and United States Capitol -- Safety and security measures

The Justice Department will have 'no tolerance whatsoever' for any attempts to disrupt the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden next week, acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen warned Wednesday. [...]

Company distribution practices, Epidemics -- Control, Epidemics -- United States, and Vice-Presidents -- Health aspects

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and other top federal officeholders will be offered COVID-19 vaccines over the next week-and-a-half to guard against an outbreak that could [...]

United States. Congress -- Economic policy, Domestic economic assistance -- Political aspects, Airlines -- Government finance, and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020

The airline industry says jobs are being held hostage while House and Senate leaders bicker over the terms of a new aid package. In a letter published Wednesday, [...]

Company financing, United States. Congress -- Economic policy, United States. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program -- Finance, United States. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program -- Economic policy, Epidemics -- Economic aspects, Epidemics -- United States, Philanthropists -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Actors -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Actresses -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Food stamp program -- Finance, and Food stamp program -- Economic aspects

WASHINGTON - Actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie is lobbying Congress to increase food assistance to families across the U.S. as the coronavirus pandemic keeps millions in their homes and children [...]

United States. Congress -- Powers and duties, United States. Congress -- Safety and security measures, Epidemics -- United States, Epidemics -- Political aspects, Epidemics -- Economic aspects, and Epidemics -- Statistics

WASHINGTON - As some states start opening back up amid the coronavirus crisis that has killed more than 68,000 Americans, Congress remains divided about when lawmakers should convene in full [...]

Government regulation, United States. Congress -- Economic policy, Epidemics -- United States, Epidemics -- Economic aspects, Domestic economic assistance -- Economic aspects, and Domestic economic assistance -- Laws, regulations and rules

WASHINGTON - Millions of Americans are unemployed. Schools across the country are only weeks away from reopening. And cases of COVID-19 continue to spike. Pressure is mounting as [...]

Market trend/market analysis, United States. Congress -- Powers and duties, Infection control -- Forecasts and trends, Epidemics -- Control, Epidemics -- United States, and Serodiagnosis -- Forecasts and trends

WASHINGTON - As many as 6 million Americans could be tested for the coronavirus every week by September - and it still might not be enough to allow the entire [...]

Epidemics -- United States, Epidemics -- Economic aspects, Chief executive officers -- Economic aspects, and Chief executive officers -- Records and correspondence

The pandemic continues to eat away at the nation's small businesses, and dozens of current and former CEOs are calling on Congress to do more to address it. [...]

Company legal issue, Antitrust issue, United States. Congress -- Investigations, Chief executive officers -- Investigations, and Antitrust law -- Investigations

The big four tech CEOs whose companies dominate our daily lives came to Washington via teleconference Tuesday to testify before a House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust concerns to make their [...]

Company financing, Company legal issue, Government regulation, United States. Congress -- Health policy, United States. Congress -- Cases, United States. Congress -- Laws, regulations and rules, United States. Supreme Court -- Cases, United States. Supreme Court -- Health policy, United States. Supreme Court -- Laws, regulations and rules, Health insurance industry -- Finance, Health insurance industry -- Cases, Health insurance industry -- Laws, regulations and rules, Health insurance -- Laws, regulations and rules, and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Congress cheated health insurance companies by reneging on a $12 billion promise made under the Affordable Care Act. The decision [...]