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Factbox: Trump-Biden healthcare showdown in the spotlight amid pandemic
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Healthcare was already a top concern among U.S. voters even before the coronavirus pandemic killed tens of thousands of Americans and eliminated millions of jobs. The crisis i...
May 15, 2020
U.S. House aims to pass $3 trillion Democratic coronavirus bill rejected by Republicans
By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is set on Friday to debate and vote on a $3 trillion Democratic bill aimed at salving the heavy human and e...
May 15, 2020
In Pennsylvania, signs that Trump’s attacks on mail voting could backfire
By Jarrett Renshaw LOWER MAKEFIELD, Penn. (Reuters) - With Pennsylvania's June 2 presidential primary fast approaching, local Republican leader Mark Hrutkay took to Facebook to remind supporters they ...
May 15, 2020
McConnell: U.S. Republicans open to future possible coronavirus relief bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Friday he is open to another relief bill that might help alleviate economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic, and i...
May 14, 2020
Texas appeals court upholds ruling that expands voting by mail during pandemic
By Brad Brooks AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas appeals court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that temporarily expanded mail-in balloting for any voters who fear for their health because of t...
May 14, 2020
U.S. Senate votes to extend government surveillance tools
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate comfortably approved a 2-1/2-year extension of parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) on Thursday, two months after the d...
May 14, 2020
Senate Intelligence Committee chairman stepping down during stock sale investigation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Richard Burr will temporarily step aside as chairman of the intelligence committee, effective at the end of Friday, during a federal investigation into whethe...
May 14, 2020
Trump is open to more coronavirus stimulus, but not Democrats’ plan: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is open to negotiations on another possible stimulus bill amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, but not the one put forward by House of Representative...
May 14, 2020
Trump cheers Wisconsin ruling as tensions flare over coronavirus lockdowns
By Steve Gorman and Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday applauded the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision to strike down a coronavirus lockdown order in his latest move to e...
May 14, 2020
U.S. appeals court rejects Trump bid to escape ’emoluments’ lawsuit
By Jan Wolfe and Jonathan Stempel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump's effort to end a lawsuit alleging his ownership of a hotel in Washington viol...
May 14, 2020
