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Democrats decry hearing for Trump appeals court nominee amid pandemic

ABC NewsMay 6, 2020

May 6, 2020

(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Democrats on Wednesday decried holding a confirmation hearing for a federal appeals court nominee close to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell amid the coronavirus pandemic - the Judiciary Committee's first hearing since......

Senate returns to a Capitol with new, socially distanced changes

ABC NewsMay 5, 2020

May 5, 2020

(WASHINGTON) -- With the Senate back in session, the Capitol would normally be bustling with lobbyists, lawmakers and members of the public, but everything looks different as the politicians, staffers and reporters take precautions amid......

Trump’s DNI nominee demurs on questions about origins of coronavirus in China

ABC NewsMay 5, 2020

May 5, 2020

(WASHINGTON) -- At the first major hearing in the Senate since pandemic measures took effect last month, Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence......

‘Little or no transparency’: Warren wants data on White House medical supply program

ABC NewsApril 27, 2020

April 27, 2020

(WASHINGTON) -- Two Senate Democrats now probing 'Project Airbridge,' the Trump administration program aimed at getting medical supplies to hospitals amid the pandemic, warning the effort is too opaque.While the White House has touted the......

Washington governor calls Mitch McConnell’s suggestion that states file for bankruptcy ‘nuts’

ABC NewsApril 23, 2020

April 23, 2020

(OLYMPIA, Washington) -- Washington Gov. Jay Inslee hopes Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will retract a statement in which he said that states should consider filing for bankruptcy rather than asking the federal government for......

Senate approves $484B relief package for small business, hospitals, testing

ABC NewsApril 21, 2020

April 21, 2020

(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate unanimously approved a bipartisan deal Tuesday afternoon that will pump another $310 billion into the Paycheck Protection Program, a federal program designed to extend loans to small business owners to help......

Senior Dem concerned about political influence at FDA: Letter

ABC NewsApril 17, 2020

April 17, 2020

(WASHINGTON) -- A senior Senate Democrat voiced concern Friday that politics may be inappropriately influencing the Food and Drug Administration’s decision-making in the chaos surrounding the fight against the coronavirus.In......

Bureau of Prisons allowing inmates to make free phone calls amid COVID-19 pandemic

ABC NewsApril 15, 2020

April 15, 2020

(WASHINGTON) -- The Bureau of Prisons on Tuesday told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee that inmates would be allowed to make video and telephone calls at no cost.BOP Director Michael Carvajal said the federal......

Democrats want $500B more in crisis relief, setting up possible Senate showdown

ABC NewsApril 8, 2020

April 8, 2020

(WASHINGTON) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday called for half a trillion dollars in additional financial aid to boost local and state governments, small businesses, food stamp recipients......

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Democrats decry hearing for Trump appeals court nominee amid pandemic

Senate returns to a Capitol with new, socially distanced changes

Trump’s DNI nominee demurs on questions about origins of coronavirus in China

‘Little or no transparency’: Warren wants data on White House medical supply program

Washington governor calls Mitch McConnell’s suggestion that states file for bankruptcy ‘nuts’

Senate approves $484B relief package for small business, hospitals, testing

Senior Dem concerned about political influence at FDA: Letter

Bureau of Prisons allowing inmates to make free phone calls amid COVID-19 pandemic

Democrats want $500B more in crisis relief, setting up possible Senate showdown

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