President Donald Trump on Monday tied the latest gains in the stock market to his coronavirus-aid moves on Saturday, as he spoke at a news conference that was interrupted by a shooting outside the White House. “So we issue those executive orders, and the stock market went up 358 points …
Read More »Capitol Report: Trump eyes executive orders after stalemate on coronavirus relief but doesn’t pull trigger
President Donald Trump on Friday evening signaled he is close to issuing executive orders to make an end run around a stalled stimulus package with Congressional Democrats but stopped short of issuing them. Trump said the orders might be issued before next week. “They are being drawn by the lawyers …
Read More »Capitol Report: Trump backs plan for additional $25 billion to support airlines
President Donald Trump answers question during a press conference at the White House on Wednesday. AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would support additional aid for airlines to keep workers on payroll. The president was asked about a plan from more than a dozen Republican senators to provide …
Read More »Capitol Report: White House, Democrats agree to try to reach coronavirus-aid deal by week’s end
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks to the media as White House chief of staff Mark Meadows listens Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol. Getty Images After more than a week of almost daily face-to-face meetings, Trump administration officials and congressional Democratic leaders have agreed to try to reach a coronavirus-aid bill …
Read More »Capitol Report: Trump scraps Jacksonville portion of Republican National Convention, calls for vigilance in battling coronavirus outbreak
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was scrapping the Jacksonville, Fla.-component of the Republican National Convention that was scheduled for late next month, underscoring an apparent reversal of tone and approach to the viral pandemic that has crippled much of the country for months. The president said he would …
Read More »Capitol Report: Ocasio-Cortez thanks ‘TikTok teens’ who ‘tricked’ Trump campaign
Kids these days. Donald Trump’s big campaign rally in Tulsa wasn’t quite as big as promised, with the man leading the president’s re-election efforts explaining away the no-shows. “Radical protestors, fueled by a week of apocalyptic media coverage, interfered with @realDonaldTrump supporters at the rally,” Brad Parscale explained. “They even …
Read More »Capitol Report: McConnell, Rubio support House bill changing Paycheck Protection Program, but other Senate Republicans raise concerns
Some key Senate Republicans are throwing their support behind a bipartisan House bill that would give small businesses more time to use Paycheck Protection Program loans and let borrowers spend less of their loan proceeds on payroll, but other GOP senators have concerns about the measure, potentially preventing swift action …
Read More »Capitol Report: This 2020 presidential forecast says Trump faces historic defeat due to terrible economy
President Donald Trump could suffer a historic defeat in the fall if the economy doesn’t sharply recover from the coronavirus pandemic and the disease lingers, according to a model that has predicted the winner of the popular vote in 16 of the past 18 elections. Oxford Economics predicts Trump would …
Read More »Capitol Report: House passes measure allowing members to vote without being physically present
The House of Representatives, for the first time in its 231-year history, is allowing its members to vote without being physically present on the floor, a move Republicans say is unneeded. The Democratic-run House on Friday evening approved a resolution temporarily changing its rules to allow designated members to cast …
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