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emanded a new economic relief package to address the dramatically worsening coronavirus pandemic before the end of the year. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) flatly rejected such a proposal, while Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) implored both sides to begin negotiating as the virus appeared to be se

ial figure to the Federal Reserve. Judy Shelton is being considered for "a seat on the central bank's board of governors," Rachel Siegel reports. "McConnell (R-Ky.) took procedural steps Thursday to set up a vote on Shelton's long-pending nomination for as early as next week. Also on Thursday, Sen. Lisa

the week amid optimism about a new vaccine, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 317 points, or 1 percent, amid new worries. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell on Thursday said Congress could need to provide more economic relief to help sustain growth ... And Trump's refusal to acknowledge Biden's presiden

Democrat from West Virginia who has sought to develop bipartisan gun-control measures, has gone mostly cold, according to Capitol Hill aides. ... [Mitch] McConnell has rebuffed calls to bring the Senate back to Washington to deal with the issue, and his advisers acknowledged that he is unlikely to act without

to bring the Senate back to Washington to deal with the issue, and his advisers acknowledged that he is unlikely to act without Trump's leadership. McConnell has told advisers that he would push legislation only if the president were fully on board." -- Meanwhile, Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) co-sponsored th

n investigations into similar taxes in Austria, Italy and Turkey. ... The president's enthusiasm for tariffs is not shared by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell, who has said they are making executives so uncertain about the outlook that companies are delaying investments and slowing the economy. ... Typica

ge. ... Patel also sparred with Rod Rosenstein during his time supervising the Russia probe." -- Two former top staffers to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell lobbied for an aluminum mill project in Kentucky backed by a close ally of Vladimir Putin. From Politico: "The disclosure comes as Democrats are pu

inistration to review Rusal's $200 million investment in the Kentucky project — concerned that the mill will supply the Defense Department — and as McConnell weathers criticism for helping block a congressional effort to stop the investment. The Russian firm was only able to make the investment after it

bal slowdown. However, the central bank also inadvertently caused confusion about what it plans to do next, disquieting the stock market. Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell said the Fed was going to do whatever it takes to 'sustain the expansion,' but he stopped short of committing to a series of rate reductions as Wal