Schumer said he spoke "well past midnight" with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and that they "came to an agreement on just about every issue."
President Donald Trump would require technology workers in the United States on H-1B visas to provide updated certifications that they are not displacing American workers, according to a draft executive order, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.
The United Auto Workers union said Tuesday that it is endorsing Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden for president, citing an "assault on worker rights to organize and fair wages" under President Donald Trump.
Trump's promise that he will "will never let the great U.S. Oil & Gas Industry down" came as West Texas Intermediate crude futures continued trading with a negative price.
Health experts and business CEOs have said there needs to be a big increase in coronavirus testing before companies and social settings start reopening.
Seoul and Washington are currently negotiating a mechanism specifying how both countries share the costs of stationing some 28,500 American troops in South Korea as a deterrent to Pyongyang.
The coronavirus has swept through the U.S. prison system, infecting thousands of inmates and guards. Barr in late March directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to release eligible nonviolent inmates from select facilities to home confinement because of the threat the disease posed.
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez sent a letter to the White House on Monday accusing Trump media agency nominee Michael Pack of possibly breaking the law and self-dealing.
Many mid-sized retailers do not qualify for government relief programs. The National Retail Federation wants more government aid in hopes of saving thousands of jobs during the coronavirus pandemic.
"We've had a little difficulty with one so we're calling in, as in the past you know, we're calling in the Defense Production Act and we'll be getting swabs very easily," Trump said.
The White House released coronavirus guidelines for opening the country on Thursday, April 16, 2020. The Trump administration says states are ready and have the testing capability and capacity to reopen. However, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says these claims are "absolutely false."
Clyburn, in an interview with CNBC, called on the Biden campaign to start now with its efforts to maximize black voter turnout in November – and to make sure it has African American aides, staffers and volunteers.