Capitol Report: Nielsen says U.S. has asked asylum seekers to come back later
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Monday defended the Trump administration and suggested that would-be asylum seekers return when the U.S. is better prepared......»»
Capitol Report: Key COVID-aid deadlines pushed back to the fall in new stimulus law
In the past, so-called policy "cliffs" have driven lawmakers to act and likely will again. Here are a few of the more significant deadlines facing Washington......»»
Capitol Report: Robinhood back in DC spotlight amid surge in GameStop shares
The House Financial Services Committee will continue its investigation into the short squeeze of shares of GameStop Inc. and other meme stocks on Wednesday......»»
Greyhound CEO tells Biden’s DHS chief that migrants must be COVID-free before boarding buses: report
The president CEO of Greyhound has written to the head of the Department of Homeland Security, calling for the agency to provide proof that any undocumented asylum-seekers boarding its buses after release from DHS be COVID-free......»»
Capitol Report: The Trump tariffs aren’t going away quickly, Biden’s top trade nominee signals
The Biden White House is in no rush to roll back the stiff tariffs former President Trump imposed on China, Europe and other countries......»»
Capitol Report: Democrats may have to lower ambitions for relief bill as Manchin stands firm
Democrats may be forced to scale back their ambitions for a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package as one key senator, West Virginia's Joe Manchin, has said he won't support trying to stretch the rules governing the budget process......»»
Capitol Report: Economy set to bounce back strongly in 2021, says Congressional Budget Office
The U.S. economy is set in 2021 to accelerate its recovery from the coronavirus-induced contraction of 2020, even without any further economic stimulus from Washington, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Monday......»»
Capitol Report: Companies donate to Biden’s inauguration: It’s ‘a way to try to ingratiate yourself with an incoming president,’ expert says
As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office on Wednesday, prominent U.S. companies are making donations toward his inaugural events, even as the proceedings will be largely online and scaled back......»»
Capitol Report: Former Obama economist questions wisdom of stimulus checks
Stimulus checks don't have much back for the buck, and it was unfortunate they made up so much of the recently passed $900 billion economic rescue package, a former top economist for President Barack Obama said Sunday......»»
Over 1,300 asylum-seekers assaulted in Mexico while remaining there under Trump administration policy, new report says
The group Human Rights First documented hundreds of attacks, from kidnappings to rape, against asylum-seekers since February 2019. A migrant in the "Remain in Mexico" program talks to an immigration agent outside the premises of the Nation.....»»
Capitol Report: Republican lawmakers criticize Democrats for telling 5 public companies to return small-business loans
Republican members of a new watchdog panel on Wednesday push back against their Democratic colleagues’ demand that five public companies return emergency loans meant for small businesses hurt by the coronavirus crisis......»»
Capitol Report: Mnuchin rejects calls to have less Paycheck Protection Program money go to employees, but Pelosi sounds open to changing 75% rule
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has pushed back on calls to change a key requirement for small businesses to obtain aid under the government’s Paycheck Protection Program, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sounds open to loosening it......»»
Capitol Report: Treasury gives big public companies until May 7 to return loans meant for small businesses
The Treasury Department on Thursday follows up on its pledge to get money back from big public companies that received loans meant for small businesses hurt by the coronavirus crisis......»»
Capitol Report: Congress abandons plan to go back to work next week, sets sights on May 4 return
Top lawmakers have said Congress won’t come back to Washington until May 4 at the earliest, pushing back the House and Senate’s return by two weeks.......»»
Capitol Report: Senate prepares to vote on coronavirus-aid bill after snag over unemployment benefits
The Senate appeared back on track to vote on a sweeping package designed to cushion the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on Americans, after hitting a snag late Wednesday......»»
Capitol Report: Coronavirus stimulus package: Lobbyists have asked U.S. government for more than $2.3 trillion in aid
The latest estimates for a congressional stimulus package range from $1.6 trillion to up to $2 trillion, but the amount that trade groups have requested totals at least $2.3 trillion, so industry associations are on track to be disappointed......»»
Capitol Report: Coronavirus and the economy: U.S., world bracked for shockwaves, threat of recession
Severe restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus are taking a big toll on the global economy and it’s going to get worse before it gets better. Talk of recession is also back......»»
Capitol Report: CNBC’s Jim Cramer: Elizabeth Warren’s attack on billionaire Leon Cooperman hurt us all and could cost her the presidency
Hedge-fund billionaire Leon Cooperman joked back in September that the stock market wouldn’t even open if Sen. Elizabeth Warren were to win the presidency and bring her plans to tax the rich to the White House. Now her popularity is fading......»»
A UN body has ruled that climate refugees can"t be sent back to their home countries, setting a global precedent as climate disasters continue to get worse
Sebastian Gollnow/picture alliance via Getty Images Governments need to take into account the climate crisis when considering the deportation of asylum seekers, the United Nations Human.....»»
Capitol Report: Republicans and Democrats signal they’re still at impasse on Trump’s impeachment trial in Senate
As Congress gets back to work this week, top Republican and Democratic lawmakers are indicating that they remain at an impasse over President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial......»»
Capitol Report: Sanders says he won’t vote for USMCA despite ‘modest improvement’ it makes
Bernie Sanders said Thursday he won’t back the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement when it comes to the Senate for a vote, but called it a “modest improvement†over what’s now in place......»»