ABC will now conduct a town hall next week with just Joe Biden after President Trump refused to take part in a virtual debate.
Author: Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY
House Democrats introduce $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, unlikely to pass in Senate
The bill reauthorizes the $600 federal boost to unemployment benefits and sends out another round of $1,200 stimulus checks.
Republicans have said they want to confirm Amy Coney Barrett before Election Day. Here’s how long other confirmations took
Now that Trump has nominated Amy Coney Barret to the Supreme Court, the issue becomes whether the GOP-led Senate can confirm her before Election Day.
Senate report finds ‘significant’ prescription drug delivery delays under Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
Deliveries that would normally take 1-2 days would instead take 3-4 days, the report concluded.
House committee to subpoena Postmaster General DeJoy over withholding documents from Congress
Democrats want documents related to delays at USPS and in election mail, plus communication between DeJoy and Trump’s campaign.
Rep. John Lewis to lie in state next week at the US Capitol
Lewis, a civil rights icon and longtime member of Congress, died last Saturday at the age of 80 after a monthslong battle with cancer.
Sens. Marco Rubio, Dan Sullivan confuse John Lewis and Elijah Cummings in remembrance photos
The picture attached to Rubio’s Twitter tribute was of Elijah Cummings, who died in October last year.
New York City starts painting Black Lives Matter mural in front of Trump Tower
The planned mural had provoked the ire of President Donald Trump, who slammed the mural on Twitter earlier this month as a “symbol of hate.”
Sen. Jeff Merkley wants to ban sale of middle seats on airplanes during coronavirus pandemic
“This is incredibly irresponsible,” Sen. Jeff Merkley wrote after taking a crowded American Airlines flight.
Pence cancels plans to travel to Florida and Arizona as coronavirus cases spike
A campaign spokesperson said the cancellations were “out of an abundance of caution” as cases climb in Florida and Arizona.