#U.S. Congress

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After months of inaction, U.S. Congress approves $892 billion COVID-19 relief package

22/12/2020 21:56

The U.S. Congress on Monday approved an $892 billion coronavirus aid package, throwing a lifeline to the nation’s pandemic-battered economy after months of inaction, while also keeping the federal government funded.

White House calls Democrats' plan to end shutdown 'non-starter'

02/01/2019 20:51

U.S. Congress was set to reconvene on Wednesday with no sign of a workable plan to end a 12-day-old partial federal government shutdown and President Donald Trump not budging on his demand for $5 billion in border wall funding.