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The U.S. Capitol dome is seen, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Democrats' $1.9 trillion relief bill would trigger $36 billion in Medicare cuts in 2022, says CBO

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden signs a series of executive orders on health care, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden overturned Trump deregulation rule that saved U.S. $160 billion: analysis

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
Rep. John Yarmuth, Kentucky Democrat, chairs the House Budget Committee. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

House Budget Committee votes to advance $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
In this Feb. 10, 2021, photo, Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden's nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), testifies during a Senate Committee on the Budget hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) **FILE**

Biden's nominee with 'toxic' past faces mounting opposition

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
This Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, shows the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court won't halt New York subpoena for Trump's taxes

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden speaks after a tour of a Pfizer manufacturing site in Portage, Mich. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Biden's relief package doesn't extend Paycheck Protection Program beyond looming expiration

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Massive back-pay bills loom for millions of households rescued by moratoriums

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
In this July 13, 2020, file photo, a gate is locked at the closed Ranchito Elementary School in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles. After weeks of tense negotiations, California legislators agreed Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, on a $6.5 billion proposal aimed at getting students back in classrooms this spring following months of closures because of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Unspent billions fuel frustration over closed schools, Biden's pricey relief package

By David Sherfinski and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Harris: Women's job losses during COVID-19 deemed a 'national emergency'

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
Instead of an across-the-board $15 minimum wage, business leaders are urging the Biden administration to look at creating incentive funds and boosting salary transparency. The current minimum wage is $7.25. (Associated Press)

Small businesses seek alternatives to $15 minimum wage hike

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden speaks with a reporter on the South Lawn of the White House after stepping off Marine One, early Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Washington. Biden is returning to Washington after participating in a town hall event in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden hasn't ruled out canceling up to $50,000 in student debt, White House says

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
In this Jan. 8, 2021, file photo California Gov. Gavin Newsom outlines his 2021-2022 state budget proposal during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File, Pool)

'Way outside of the need': Strong state finances suggest pricey Biden relief package is overkill

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
In this Feb. 11, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Reality check: Biden, Democrats buck bipartisanship with ambitious agenda

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Restaurateurs fear Biden's relief package that would double wages for tipped workers this year

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz. speaks during a luncheon at the Arizona Biltmore, Friday, May 17, 2019, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) ** FILE **

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema opposes raising minimum wage in reconciliation bill

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
In this Dec. 10, 2020, file photo, a "Now Hiring" sign hangs on the front wall of a Harbor Freight Tools store in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

U.S. jobless claims fall slightly to 793,000 with layoffs high

By Christopher Rugaber - Associated Press
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Or., walk the halls during a break in the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, at the Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 in Washington. (Joshua Roberts/Pool via AP)

Republicans rip 'stay jobless' incentives as Dems 'fight like hell' for unemployment benefits boost

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden meets with business leaders to discuss a coronavirus relief package in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden endorses House Democrats' income cap for coronavirus relief checks

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
Neera Tanden testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on her nomination to become the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), during a hearing Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Leigh Vogel/Pool via AP)

Neera Tanden, OMB nominee, apologizes for past language, 'hurt' that tweets might have caused

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., questions former Gov. Jennifer Granholm, D-Mich., as she testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee during a hearing to examine her nomination to be Secretary of Energy, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)

Emboldened Bernie Sanders shepherds big spending, far-left wishlist through Senate

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
Vice President Kamala Harris listens as President Joe Biden speaks about the economy in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden push to raise minimum wage to $15 would kill 1.4 million jobs: CBO

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump's name is seen on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, in San Antonio, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

'Expecting a third check': Left fights against lower thresholds for stimulus

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., center, accompanied by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., right, and Rep. Alma Adams, D-N.C., left, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, about plans to reintroduce a resolution to call on President Biden to take executive action to cancel up to $50,000 in debt for federal student loan borrowers. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House Republicans introduce OMAR Act to ban campaigns from paying candidates' spouses

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
In this image from Senate TV, Vice President Kamala Harris sits in the chair on the Senate floor to cast the tie-breaking vote, her first, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. The Senate early Friday approved a budget resolution that paves the way for fast-track passage of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan without support from Republicans. (Senate TV via AP)

VP Harris breaks tie to approve budget after Senate voting marathon

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
In this Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, file photo, a bartender talks to a customer at the Gotham Bar and Grill in New York. The Manhattan upscale restaurant hopes to reopen by summer 2021 if government regulations permit, but will likely have just 35 staffers instead of the 100 the restaurant had before it closed in March 2020. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

U.S. employers add just 49K jobs as unemployment falls to 6.3%

By Christopher Rugaber - Associated Press
Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., questions former Gov. Jennifer Granholm, D-Mich., as she testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee during a hearing to examine her nomination to be Secretary of Energy, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)

Dems close in on $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus despite GOP speedbumps

By David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
In this Sunday, April 5, 2020, file photo, the Most Rev. Peter Jugis, Bishop of Charlotte, conducts Palm Sunday services inside the empty St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte, N.C. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the service was closed to the public but was live streamed across western North Carolina. Catholic entities in the Charlotte Diocese received more than $8 million in paycheck program aid. (David T. Foster III/The Charlotte Observer via AP)

'Economic lifeline': Catholic dioceses took millions in taxpayer aid while sitting on own cash

By Reese Dunklin and Michael Rezendes - Associated Press
Children shorten the line for illegal immigrants entering the U.S. President-elect Joseph R. Biden, who takes office in two weeks, said he would go slow on curtailing detention and reversing some Trump policies that have helped ease catch-and-release. (Associated Press photograph) **FILE**

GOP scores budget victory with ban on illegal immigrants getting checks

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
In this Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Biden has extended the interest-free payment pause for most federal student loan borrowers through Sept. 30. But after that break ends, paying $0 may still be a necessity for some borrowers. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Biden defies economists, boosts Democrats with $1,400 checks demand

By David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., takes a photo of, from left, Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., during a meeting to discuss a coronavirus relief package, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden predicts Republican support for coronavirus relief package

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

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