Dems say Mnuchin offered to meet but refused to budge on COVID bill
Top Democrats say Mnuchin made an "overture" to meet but made it clear "the White House is not budging" in negotiations.
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Top Democrats say Mnuchin made an "overture" to meet but made it clear "the White House is not budging" in negotiations.
President Trump took executive action after talks between White House officials and Democrats failed last week.
After coronavirus relief bill negotiations collapsed, President Trump signed four executive orders aimed at providing financial aid to Americans. Democrats have decried the actions as unconstitutional, and they will most likely be challenged in court. CBS News' Paula Reid joins CBSN's Lana Zak with the latest.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that he would recommend the president take executive action.
Negotiations between the White House and congressional leaders broke down Friday, as both sides remain divided over the next coronavirus relief package. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett and CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss that and more.
House Republicans attempted to block the change in House rules to allow proxy voting due to the coronavirus.
Their letter comes after the two had a "heated" meeting with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Wednesday about increased delays in mail delivery.
President Trump is contradicting local Lebanese officials by suggesting that the deadly explosion that rocked Beirut was an "attack." Lebanon says a stockpile of confiscated explosives is to blame. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joins CBSN with more on that as well as new details on COVID-19 relief bill negotiations and the Trump campaign's lawsuit targeting Nevada over mail-in voting.
President Trump is once again contradicting the White House's top health experts on coronavirus, saying the U.S. is doing "very well" even as the death toll continues to rise. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joined CBSN with the latest on that plus efforts to negotiate another financial relief package.
White House officials resumed talks with lawmakers for a coronavirus relief package Monday. Skyler Henry joined CBSN with the latest on negotiations and more out of the White House.
White House advisers and top Democrats are set to meet again today to continue negotiations over the next round of coronavirus relief legislation. Disagreements over extending federal unemployment benefits remain a sticking point. CBS News political reporter Grace Segers joins CBSN with the latest.
Despite being labeled as partly false, the video remains up on Facebook.
Despite hours of negotiating early Saturday, the White House and Congress failed to reach a new stimulus deal despite millions of Americans facing possible evictions and other financial obligations. Nikole Killion reports.
The following is a transcript of an interview with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows that aired Sunday, August 2, 2020, on "Face the Nation."
Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer met with White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnunchin Saturday.
There are concerns that cost-cutting at the postal service, overseen by a key Trump ally, could undermine postal workers' ability to deliver ballots in time to be counted -- allowing the president to question the legitimacy of the election. Ben Tracy reports.
The White House continues to try and deal with the coronavirus crisis on both the health and economic fronts. President Trump's top health officials testified on Capitol Hill on the nation's response to the virus, while lawmakers continue to debate the next coronavirus relief package as unemployment benefits expired Friday. Nancy Cordes, CBS News' chief congressional correspondent, and Zeke Miller, a CBSN political contributor and a White House reporter for the Associated Press, joined Elaine Quijano to discuss.
Official results for New York's primary elections lagged for weeks because of delays in counting absentee ballots. Jamaal Bowman didn't have to wait long to celebrate though, given his dominant victory over House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel in the Democratic primary for New York's 16th Congressional District. Bowman joined CBSN to talk about voting rights, schools and what he plans to do as a progressive in Congress.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi paid tribute to her longtime friend and colleague, the late civil rights leader and Congressman John Lewis, at his funeral at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. "He taught us so much," Pelosi said. Watch her full remarks.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will require all members to wear masks in the House chamber, after Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert was diagnosed with the coronavirus. Gohmert, who rarely wore a mask on Capitol Hill, was diagnosed just hours before he was set to fly to Texas with President Trump on Air Force One. Paula Reid reports.
The announcement comes after Representative Louie Gohmert tested positive for the coronavirus after frequently forgoing wearing a mask on Capitol Hill.
Expanded unemployment benefits will not be extended at the moment.
The clock is ticking for congressional lawmakers to pass another federal stimulus package, as unemployment benefits for roughly 25 million Americans are set to expire this week. CBS News' Skyler Henry and Wall Street Journal's Capitol Hill reporter Siobhan Hughes join CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.
Speaking from the U.S. Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Congress will stay in session until the next coronavirus aid bill is passed. "We can't go home without it," she said."
The clock is ticking for congressional lawmakers to pass another federal coronavirus relief bill. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes and Washington Post senior congressional correspondent Paul Kane join CBSN's "Red and Blue" to discuss.