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McConnell said on the Senate floor that a bill passed by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, which sought to meet fellow Republican Trump's demands for bigger checks,... 
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Insert dark joke about Trump’s terrible deal-making here....
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18 congressional Republicans and one Libertarian have received $21.7 million for 38 businesses with which they are associated. Nine Democrats received $6.1 million for 11 of their own businesses. An additional roughly $54 million went to nonprofits, think tanks and policy institutes, congressional caucuses, and higher education institutions tied to members of both parties.
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Congress did not extend the paid leave mandate in its $900 billion COVID aid bill. Democrats hope to try again next year.
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The vast majority of plastic is never made into new products. Greenpeace wants more retailers to own up to that fact.
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Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are reported to be moving to a super-high-security island...
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And first daughter-in-law Lara Trump was the president.
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The Lloyd's market is moving to end its insurance of coal and oil sands businesses while at the same time ceasing investments in such carbon-producing...
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The party is using the overtime Senate races to encourage senators and party officials to buy into a stronger focus on online fundraising.
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Around 60-70 workers were allegedly injured Saturday as they protested against a two-month absence of pay.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders have spent months promoting the myth that red low-tax states are subsidizing blue high-tax states because of the deduction for state and local taxes.
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The investigation into the V.C. Summer nuclear plant expansion remains ongoing, even after former SCANA CEO Kevin Marsh and Chief Operating Officer Steve Byrne pleaded guilty to defrauding South Carolina
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A billionaire real estate developer enlisted an attorney for Jared Kushner and a fundraiser for President Donald Trump in a suspected scheme to obtain a presidential pardon via bribery, The New York Times reported...
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Taggan Goddard of Political Wire has an interesting theory about why Trump decided to veto the National Defense Appropriation Act (NDAA): Buried in its 4500+ pages is something called the Corporate Transparency Act...
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Nancy Pelosi in talks with treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin after president’s demand for $2,000 stimulus checks left deal in disarray...
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Despite President Trump's insistence on more generous stimulus payments, GOP lawmakers aren't biting.
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Exploratory drilling began this week for an offshore oil well just 150 miles from South Florida, prompting a warning from 18 members of Congress, including the entire South Florida delegation, of the potential for "severe, even catastrophic, impact" if a spill occurs.
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Top White House adviser Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, personally signed off on keeping salary payments to top campaign officials off the books, according to a person involved with the arrangements. Federal Election Commission records show that the Trump campaign has made no salary...
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Kelly now stands to profit from the child separation policy he advocated for, demonstrating how the revolving door spins between government and industry.
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New reporting from Business Insider reveals Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner helped create a Trump campaign shell company that secretly paid the president’s family members and spent $617 million in reelection cash. This news comes as Trump has been soliciting his supporters for donations under the guise the money will go toward the Official Election Defense Fund, when in reality it’s just lining Trump’s pockets.
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The people of Palm Beach have kindly requested that, instead of making the resort his full-time, post-presidency residence, Trump stay as far away as possible.
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The hack, which experts say came from the Kremlin, reportedly infiltrated the departments of treasury, commerce, and homeland security. “This is looking very, very bad,” a source told the Washington Post.
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The world's wealthiest will need to limit emissions if the world is to avoid dangerous warming.
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The same year FINRA was lobbying the Senate on a bill, one of its board governors paid Perdue $1.8 million for his D.C. townhouse. Perdue sits on the Senate Banking Committee, which oversaw the bill.
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SAPPORO, Japan -- Niseko, an area renowned for its ski resorts on the northern island of Hokkaido that draws foreign skiers from around the world
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