A memo signed by the president stated: “My Administration will not allow Federal tax dollars to fund cities that allow themselves to deteriorate into lawless zones.”
The CBO projected that the deficit will be the biggest this year as a share of the economy since 1945.
The mounting opposition to the eviction moratorium, issued Tuesday, stems from the fact that the federal government has not put aside any new aid to reimburse landlords at a time when their tenants are at risk of falling behind on their rent.
Peter Navarro has faced an internal investigation into his treatment of colleagues, and now two of his coronavirus-related actions are under internal scrutiny.
The U.S. government will implement an across-the-board payroll tax deferral for roughly 1 million federal employees starting in mid-September, potentially forcing those workers to take a temporary financial boost now that they will have to repay next year.
Treasury secretary commits to calling Speaker Pelosi to try to restart stalled talks, with millions still unemployed.
The move comes after a temporary deal with Congress lapsed and millions of unemployed renters feared they could lose their homes.
House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.) is the latest longtime Democratic powerhouse to face a primary challenge from a candidate backed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Justice Democrats political action committee.
Millions of workers could see slightly smaller paychecks during the first few months of 2021, as the U.S. government seeks to collect the taxes it's owed under an order signed by President Trump earlier this month.
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The occupant of the White House hasn't made a discernible difference to the S&P 500's performance.
The U.S. placed 24 Chinese companies on its trade blacklist over China's construction of islands in the South China Sea.
Mark Meadows’s comments come as coronavirus relief talks on Capitol Hill remain stalled.
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At the convention Tuesday, Larry Kudlow led a parade of Trump surrogates making false or exaggerated claims.
City and state leaders expressed fresh fears Tuesday that the Trump administration may stop reimbursing some of their purchases of masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment, a move they said would tear new holes in their budgets while threatening public health.
A handful of the more than 20 million people to lose their jobs in the pandemic have set their sights on another: holding a political office.
The White House has maintained that congressional Democrats have been unreasonable in negotiations, forcing the president to act unilaterally.
