Republicans are considering extending the enhanced unemployment insurance benefit at a reduced level of $400 per month through the rest of the year, sources told CNBC.
We want to double down on the Paycheck Protection Program because, despite its bumpy beginning, it has clearly worked and staved off millions of business closures and job losses, write Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Coons.
The Federal Reserve must reckon with its contributions to the problem of black unemployment and take responsibility towards crafting the solution, write Rep. Ayanna Pressley and David Stein.
Senate GOP lawmakers, angered by the administration's position, are pushing back and trying to keep the money for testing and tracing in the bill, two Republican sources told NBC News.
The former vice president announced his plan to subsidize the high cost of child care for working families, fund universal preschool and provide $450 billion to expand community-based and in-home care for the elderly and disabled.
The crumbling relationship between Washington and Beijing has intensified following an attempt from the world's two largest economies to mend trade relations.
The tweet from the president appearing to endorse the use of face coverings in public follows months of mixed messages on whether he believed they were an essential tool to help prevent transmission of the disease.
Democratic leaders are warning that Congress is being targeted by a foreign interference campaign geared toward disrupting November's presidential election.