In a letter to Democratic colleagues released Friday evening, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the stimulus “as written” a “non-starter.”
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Senators sold stocks before coronavirus sank the markets: what we know
Senators are facing backlash for selling personal stocks earlier this year before the coronavirus pandemic sent markets into a free fall
Trump signals he’s open to federal government taking equity stake in companies – live updates
President Trump said almost the whole world is inflicted “with this horrible virus,” saying coronavirus “surprised the whole world.”
Trump invokes wartime authority of Defense Production Act to address coronavirus crisis – live updates
Trump said he was invoking the Defense Production Act, which allows the president to require businesses to fulfill orders needed for national defense.
State Department: ‘reduction in violence’ with Taliban starts tonight, peace deal signing Feb. 29
According to Pompeo, the U.S. had “reached an understanding with the Taliban” on a reduction of violence, beginning tonight Afghanistan time.
Zelensky responds to Trump’s claims: ‘It’s not true that Ukraine is a corrupt country’
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said he wanted to “change this image” of Ukraine as a “corrupt country” because “it’s not true.”
Nancy Pelosi says tearing up Trump speech ‘entirely appropriate,’ says president seemed ‘sedated’ at SOTU
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi remained defiant Thursday after tearing up a copy of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.
Proposed rules for Trump’s Senate impeachment trial could set up a heated debate on Tuesday
The draft organizing resolution for the trial would not automatically admit evidence from the impeachment inquiry.
‘The world is watching’: Trump tweets in support of Iran protests
“We are following your protests closely, and are inspired by your courage,” President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Saturday.
2 US service members killed in roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan
The service members were part of an operation with NATO’s Resolute Support mission, the NATO-led security assistance mission in Afghanistan.