COVID-19 case surge threatens the U.S. economy
Coronavirus cases are surging in America, which is threatening the U.S. economy while many Americans are struggling to make ends meet. Michael George reports.
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Coronavirus cases are surging in America, which is threatening the U.S. economy while many Americans are struggling to make ends meet. Michael George reports.
A new phishing scam dangles the possibility of a stimulus check, but criminals just want your personal information.
People who maybe be eligible for the federal coronavirus relief payments face a deadline later this month.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democrats are still awaiting a response on issues from unemployment to COVID testing.
Pelosi placed the blame for the ongoing stalemate squarely on the Trump administration.
Earlier this year, CBS News spoke with a small business owner who said the federal Paycheck Protection Program was not ideal for his business. But with the help from the program and after some restructuring, he now says his business is more profitable than it was before the coronavirus outbreak. Joe Walsh, owner of Green Clean Maine, an environmentally friendly cleaning service in Maine, joins CBSN to discuss how his business became a success story in the pandemic.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is citing progress in stimulus relief talks with the White House as tens of millions of Americans struggle in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is not on board. Meanwhile, President Trump is hitting the campaign trail and walked out early on a "60 Minutes" interview taping. CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid joins CBSN with the latest developments.
The Senate Majority Leader told Senate Republicans on Tuesday that he had warned the White House against making a deal.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the White House is running out of time to agree to terms of a stimulus relief package if President Trump wants a deal before Election Day. CBS News political reporter Grace Segers joined CBSN to give the latest on those talks.
Frustration is growing as Congress tries to agree on money for coronavirus testing, unemployment benefits and schools. Janet Shamlian reports.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the White House has until Tuesday to agree to a deal on a new coronavirus stimulus package if President Trump wants one before Election Day. Senate Republicans are unlikely to support a larger aid bill. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero with the latest on the stimulus talks.
The treasury secretary and Speaker Nancy Pelosi are negotiating a coronavirus relief bill in the $2 trillion range, but that's far pricier than the legislation Mitch McConnell plans to put on the Senate floor on Monday.
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the U.S., Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is ruling out a vote on a comprehensive stimulus bill. "Red and Blue" host Elaine Quijano spoke to CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns, CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes, and Politico White House correspondent and associate editor Anita Kumar about that and the other political headlines of the day.
However, Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused the White House of being unserious in its negotiations.
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U.S. airline companies began cutting 35,000 employees since last week as their $25 billion bailout fund expired. Negotiations of another bailout has stalled and airlines warn they’ll be forced to furlough thousands more. Kris Van Cleave reports.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rejecting Republicans' calls for a standalone relief bill to help the airlines. She says any COVID-19 relief package must include unemployment benefits as well as state and local aid. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joined CBSN to break down the latest.
President Trump has returned to the Oval Office after his COVID-19 diagnosis. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe, CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns, and Boston Globe deputy Washington bureau chief Liz Goodwin spoke to "Red and Blue" host Elaine Quijano about why the president is insistent on returning to work despite likely still being contagious.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill had mixed reactions after President Trump announced he was stopping stimulus negotiations for another round of COVID-19 relief. CBSN political contributor Molly Hooper joins CBSN to talk about the latest.
However, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell expressed skepticism that Congress could pass a bill before the election.
Pelosi said she told Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that "there is no standalone bill without a bigger bill."
The president urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to focus on confirming his nominee to the Supreme Court.
House Democrats' revised stimulus bill also would restore $600 in extra weekly jobless benefits.
Tax agency is providing an additional five weeks for people who may have missed out on the $1,200 payouts.
"Weakness feeds on weakness," Powell said in his bluntest remarks to date on the slowing recovery.