The bill includes individual payments reaching $600 for most Americans and an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits.
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Congress averts shutdown but fight continues over pandemic relief
Weekend sessions are on tap, and House leaders hope for a vote Sunday on the massive package.
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Snags on COVID-19 relief will likely force weekend session in Congress
Negotiators managed to keep their frustrations in check, at least publicly, even as the chances for announcing a deal Thursday seemed to slip away.
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Congress returns with virus aid, federal funding unresolved
The only absolute must-do business is preventing a government shutdown when a temporary spending bill expires on Dec. 11.
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Former U.S. Sen. Bill Cohen sees something of himself in Jared Golden
Cohen, a Republican, said the freshman Democratic congressman has a streak of independence that marks Maine’s best politicians.
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Trump calls for massive aid bill with stimulus payments, upending Republicans’ stance
His Twitter post and subsequent comments at a news conference could reframe talks that have stalled for more than a month, and put new pressure on leaders in both parties.
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Mills administration proposes hiring freeze, spending cuts to offset revenue lost to pandemic
The plan proposes a hiring freeze and delaying technology upgrades to help make up for more than $500 million in revenue losses.
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McConnell says Senate to vote on ‘targeted’ virus aid package
Some Republican senators with close reelection races are anxious to respond further to the pandemic, but Democrats are insisting on more sweeping relief.
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Trump, Mnuchin try to pressure Democrats back into negotiations on economic relief talks
Despite the rhetoric – and a claim by Trump on Sunday that the Democrats had called him – there has been no communication between the two sides since two weeks of fruitless talks collapsed on Friday.
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Virus relief talks collapse as Trump readies executive orders
Prospects for a deal fade as the economic recovery shows signs of losing steam, millions of Americans remain unemployed, and deaths climb.