×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×A new bill seeks to dramatically increase financial relief for struggling American families amid the ongoing pandemic by extending the government’s stimulus checks months after the crisis is over.The Monthly Economic Crisis Support Act, introduced Friday by Sens. (D-Calif.), (I-Vt.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), would provide a monthly $2,000 check to every person with an income below $120,000 throughout the public health crisis and for three months after it officially ends.AdvertisementIn late March, the Senate...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×A new bill seeks to dramatically increase financial relief for struggling American families amid the ongoing pandemic by extending the government’s stimulus checks months after the crisis is over.The Monthly Economic Crisis Support Act, introduced Friday by Sens. (D-Calif.), (I-Vt.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), would provide a monthly $2,000 check to every person with an income below $120,000 throughout the public health crisis and for three months after it officially ends.AdvertisementIn late March, the Senate...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Republican lawmakers say they have confidence in voting by mail even as President continues trying to discredit vote-by-mail systems, falsely claiming they are “corrupt” or “fraudulent.”“I think we’ve actually had success with mail-in voting in my state. I’ve voted remotely before and I haven’t had any challenges,” Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) told HuffPost on Tuesday.Advertisement“No, I’m not concerned about mail-in voting in Florida,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said on a campaign call over the weekend.Trump has...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Republican lawmakers say they have confidence in voting by mail even as President continues trying to discredit vote-by-mail systems, falsely claiming they are “corrupt” or “fraudulent.”“I think we’ve actually had success with mail-in voting in my state. I’ve voted remotely before and I haven’t had any challenges,” Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) told HuffPost on Tuesday.Advertisement“No, I’m not concerned about mail-in voting in Florida,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said on a campaign call over the weekend.Trump has...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×WASHINGTON — AdvertisementAdvertisementThat led Meadows to ask a rhetorical question: Would Democrats turn down a four-month extension at $600?According to senior aides from both parties, that question wasn’t meant as a serious offer. But it was noteworthy to Republicans that Pelosi still said no to the four-month extension because Democrats want a broader relief package — just as it’s perhaps noteworthy that Meadows asked a “rhetorical question” like that during...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×WASHINGTON — AdvertisementAdvertisementThat led Meadows to ask a rhetorical question: Would Democrats turn down a four-month extension at $600?According to senior aides from both parties, that question wasn’t meant as a serious offer. But it was noteworthy to Republicans that Pelosi still said no to the four-month extension because Democrats want a broader relief package — just as it’s perhaps noteworthy that Meadows asked a “rhetorical question” like that during...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Sen. (R-N.C.) has a message to people thinking of abandoning President and the in November’s elections: Remember how fine life was before the ?The GOP incumbent, facing what is a tough re-election race this fall, argued that voters should judge his party based on the economy’s performance before the spread of the disease ― and not the ’s bungled handling of a public health crisis that has resulted in the deaths of more than 130,000 people and left about 30 million unemployed Americans. Most GOP leaders ―...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Sen. (R-N.C.) has a message to people thinking of abandoning President and the in November’s elections: Remember how fine life was before the ?The GOP incumbent, facing what is a tough re-election race this fall, argued that voters should judge his party based on the economy’s performance before the spread of the disease ― and not the ’s bungled handling of a public health crisis that has resulted in the deaths of more than 130,000 people and left about 30 million unemployed Americans. Most GOP leaders ―...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×WASHINGTON ― Allies of Russian dictator hoping to give President a second term in office appear to have a new partner: Republican Ron Johnson, who is using his Senate committee to renew debunked allegations against presumptive Democratic nominee .Johnson, a second-term senator from Wisconsin who chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, is leading an into the former vice president nearly identical to the one Trump pushed for in Ukraine that led to his impeachment earlier this...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×WASHINGTON ― Allies of Russian dictator hoping to give President a second term in office appear to have a new partner: Republican Ron Johnson, who is using his Senate committee to renew debunked allegations against presumptive Democratic nominee .Johnson, a second-term senator from Wisconsin who chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, is leading an into the former vice president nearly identical to the one Trump pushed for in Ukraine that led to his impeachment earlier this...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementHe also estimated that Johnson’s objection appears to have effectively killed for now the federal effort.AdvertisementAdvertisementSuggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementHe also estimated that Johnson’s objection appears to have effectively killed for now the federal effort.AdvertisementAdvertisementSuggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inboxWW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×have been stripped of their positions by President in recent weeks, prompting an outcry from critics who say the president is silencing those with investigatory powers over his .“They all shared one thing in common: They had the audacity to do their jobs and speak the truth. They had the audacity to try and drain the swamp,” Senate Minority Leader (D-N.Y.) said this week, referring to Trump’s 2016 campaign “swamp” slogan about rooting out corruption in the government.AdvertisementBut their ouster didn’t...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×have been stripped of their positions by President in recent weeks, prompting an outcry from critics who say the president is silencing those with investigatory powers over his .“They all shared one thing in common: They had the audacity to do their jobs and speak the truth. They had the audacity to try and drain the swamp,” Senate Minority Leader (D-N.Y.) said this week, referring to Trump’s 2016 campaign “swamp” slogan about rooting out corruption in the government.AdvertisementBut their ouster didn’t...WW…

US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. Huffington Post.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.The U.S. keeps shedding jobs by the millions, a deepening economic calamity that has the to keep its foot on the gas in providing Americans additional fiscal relief amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.But to many , the daunting situation calls for introspection and not further legislative action on major programs to help people struggling to make ends meet.“I don’t think we have yet felt...…US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. Huffington Post.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.The U.S. keeps shedding jobs by the millions, a deepening economic calamity that has the to keep its foot on the gas in providing Americans additional fiscal relief amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.But to many , the daunting situation calls for introspection and not further legislative action on major programs to help people struggling to make ends meet.“I don’t think we have yet felt...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBut other small businesses don’t see much utility for the PPP loan program when they have no customers and can’t reopen because of public health guidelines. Shannon Adair, the owner of a brewery in Oregon, said she was approved for funds but is currently only using them for operating costs.“We can’t bring employees back because there isn’t anything for them to do,” Adair said Friday on a press call organized by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) “So we’re really stuck....…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBut other small businesses don’t see much utility for the PPP loan program when they have no customers and can’t reopen because of public health guidelines. Shannon Adair, the owner of a brewery in Oregon, said she was approved for funds but is currently only using them for operating costs.“We can’t bring employees back because there isn’t anything for them to do,” Adair said Friday on a press call organized by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) “So we’re really stuck....WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×repeatedly urged states to lift their lockdown orders, arguing that a gradual return to normal was crucial to the long-term health and stability of the U.S. economy. Now, coronavirus infections are surging nationwide, forcing some states to shutter all over again in hopes of containing the spread of a disease that has killed over 120,000 Americans and counting.Advertisement“I would not be surprised if we go up to 100,000 cases a day if this does not turn around, so I am very concerned,” , the nation’s top...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×repeatedly urged states to lift their lockdown orders, arguing that a gradual return to normal was crucial to the long-term health and stability of the U.S. economy. Now, coronavirus infections are surging nationwide, forcing some states to shutter all over again in hopes of containing the spread of a disease that has killed over 120,000 Americans and counting.Advertisement“I would not be surprised if we go up to 100,000 cases a day if this does not turn around, so I am very concerned,” , the nation’s top...WW…