Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who chairs the Small Business Committee, supports adding another $250 billion to the Paycheck Protection Program.
Author: Ledyard King, USA TODAY
As the Trump administration praises coronavirus relief program, lenders and small businesses criticize delays
The coronavirus crisis is putting added pressure on small business, 29% of which prior were unprofitable and 47% had two weeks or less of cash.
Trump administration scraps Obama fuel-efficiency standard, opts for laxer rule
The SAFE rule requires cars and light trucks to average roughly 40 miles per gallon by 2025, down from about 50 miles per gallon under the Obama rule,
Coronavirus relief deal agreed by Pelosi, Trump overwhelmingly passes House as president declares national emergency
The House passed legislation to provide economic relief to Americans affected by coronavirus after Trump said he would support the measure.
Here’s how partisan wrath over Trump’s impeachment changed the future of 2 lawmakers
The reactions to Reps. Jeff Van Drew and Francis Rooney are examples of partisan intolerance on both sides of the aisle over Trump’s impeachment.
Trump, AOC and McConnell: the personalities that could determine who wins the Senate in 2020
Democrats need four seats to retake the Senate. It’s possible, depending on who the presidential nominee is and how impeachment plays out.
‘Abuse of trust’: Trump administration blasted for illegally maintaining national parks during shutdown
The Government Accountability Office said the Interior Department must fix the problem, identify the officials at fault and prevent a repeat.
Trump takes shots at NASA administrator during photo op celebrating Apollo moon landing
During an Oval Office photo op to commemorate Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, President Trump dug at NASA chief Jim Bridenstine.
Protests, Trump slam threaten Puerto Rico’s already trickling hurricane recovery
Nearly two years after Hurricanes battered Puerto Rico, the pace of recovery remains slow. Exploding crises on the island may delay efforts further.
Mitch McConnell declines to single out Trump over racist tweets; says ‘all of us’ should tone down rhetoric
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell joined most other Republicans on Capitol Hill Tuesday in refusing to single out Trump’s behavior and rhetoric as racist.