The House passed by unanimous consent a revised coronavirus emergency bill that has the support of President Donald Trump as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc worldwide. The legislation, which originally passed on Saturday but was sent back to the floor over a technicality, passed a second time on Monday. The bill includes language that ensures employees […]

President Donald Trump tweeted Thursday that a new site for the signing of “phase one” of the U.S.-China trade deal will be “announced soon” after Chile canceled the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit slated for next month due to ongoing protests in the country. Why it matters, via Axios’ Jonathan Swan: Trump’s tweet is the most definitive sign yet that the U.S. and […]

Without President Donald Trump to worry about, a bipartisan deal would likely sail through Congress to fund the government ahead of the holidays. But with Trump fueling the border wall brinkmanship, everyone in the Capitol has basically stopped talking. The House and Senate left town Thursday with no strategy to avert a partial government shutdown […]