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Another View: Will someone please listen to the Federal Reserve chairman?
Congress is running out of time to heed Jerome Powell’s desperate call to pass a ‘robust’ stimulus package.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Politics
House investigation accuses tech giants of monopolistic tactics
Fifteen months of work by the chamber’s top antitrust committee culminates in a 450-page report on Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google.
Posted inNation & World
Agreement to avert government shutdown uncertain after Pelosi tells Mnuchin they don’t have a deal
Failure to pass a stopgap spending bill by the end of the month would lead to a shutdown on Oct. 1, just weeks before the election.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Trump calls for massive aid bill with stimulus payments, upending Republicans’ stance
His Twitter post and subsequent comments at a news conference could reframe talks that have stalled for more than a month, and put new pressure on leaders in both parties.
Posted inMaine, News
Mills administration proposes hiring freeze, spending cuts to offset revenue lost to pandemic
The plan proposes a hiring freeze and delaying technology upgrades to help make up for more than $500 million in revenue losses.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Aid for state, local governments should be part of relief package
Cuts to government programs and services could lengthen the COVID-caused recession.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
McConnell says Senate to vote on ‘targeted’ virus aid package
Some Republican senators with close reelection races are anxious to respond further to the pandemic, but Democrats are insisting on more sweeping relief.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Hopes fading for coronavirus deal as Congress returns
The bipartisan unity that drove almost $3 trillion in COVID-19 rescue legislation has been replaced by a return to Washington dysfunction.
Posted inNation & World
Pelosi, Meadows talk $2.2 trillion virus aid, but no deal in sight
The House speaker and White House chief of staff have resumed discussions over a stalled COVID-19 relief package.