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President Trump gave a foreign investment agency an unusual task: Give loans to domestic companies to help refill the depleted U.S. medical stockpile. House appropriators want an independent review.
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In two 7-2 rulings written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court allowed a subpoena in a New York criminal case but told a lower court to consider separation of powers when it comes to Congress.
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The small business sectors that received the largest share of federal loans from the coronavirus relief package known as PPP include restaurants, doctors' offices, car dealerships and law firms.
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Democrats wanted Republicans to agree to bipartisan talks before beginning debate on the GOP police reform bill. GOP leaders argued Democrats should have allowed debate to try to amend the bill.
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Congress required health plans to fully cover COVID-19 testing, but insurance companies are starting to argue they should only have to pay if patients show symptoms or tests are ordered by a doctor.
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Contradicting Trump, the GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee greenlights a commission to rename Army installations bearing Confederate names. Lawmakers in the House are taking similar action.
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For more than two out of three unemployed workers, jobless benefits exceed their old pay, researchers say. That can raise awkward questions for workers, bosses and policymakers.
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House Democrats plan a Friday vote on another massive relief bill that has more money for states, help for the jobless and virus-testing funds. Republicans immediately called it a partisan wish list.
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Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined attorneys general from 17 states in asking the U.S. Congress to investigate the communist Chinese…
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The agency usually provides funding for legal aid hotlines after disasters. But the White House has not approved such funding for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.