August 9, 2020 Schumer blasts Trump's executive orders as 'a big show' that 'won't do the job' for coronavirus relief Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Sunday blasted President Trump’s recent executive orders as “a big show” that won’t “do anything” as lawmakers continue to voice their discontent over the president’s moves following the collapse of negotiations with Congress on a new coronavirus rescue package.
August 8, 2020 Trump orders $400-per-week unemployment payments amid COVID crisis, hits Dems for stonewalling President Trump signed four executive actions Saturday aimed at delivering relief to Americans struggling with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic while accusing Democrats of stonewalling greater aid efforts.
August 8, 2020 NY Times panned after op-ed claims it's been '36 years' since a man and woman ran together on Dem ticket An opinion piece published in The New York Times on Saturday that incorrectly asserted it has "been 36 years since a man and woman ran together [in a presidential election] on a Democratic Party ticket" was immediately panned on Twitter, prompting The Times to delete its tweet and correct the column.
August 7, 2020 Washington impasse on coronavirus relief threatens US economy The impasse in negotiations puts at risk potentially trillions of dollars in aid for families, businesses and the U.S. economy.
August 7, 2020 Newt Gingrich: Trump could take down Schumer and Pelosi with this Reagan tactic The right model for President Trump is President Ronald Reagan.
August 6, 2020 Pelosi again rejects short-term $600-per-week federal unemployment extension The top two Congressional Democrats Thursday accused Republicans of trying to "nickel and dime" struggling Americans by pushing for the smallest coronavirus relief bill possible and not understanding the gravity of the pandemic and economic fallout.
August 5, 2020 Marc Thiessen: Standoff over coronavirus unemployment stimulus shows Dems 'think they lose' with compromise Congressional Democrats' complaints about the expiration of federal unemployment assistance are entirely political, former George W. Bush speechwriter and ӣƵ contributor Marc Thiessen has charged.
August 5, 2020 McConnell slams Democrats for moving '1 inch in 8 days' on coronavirus bill – Schumer responds Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell slammed Democratic leaders on Wednesday for moving "one inch in eight days" on coronavirus relief negotiations, but Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer responded by calling the comments "potshots."
August 5, 2020 White House, Democrats look to cut coronavirus relief deal on unemployment, evictions by end of week The agreement on a timeline followed a meeting between Mnuchin, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, the four of whom have been meeting almost daily for the past week.
August 1, 2020 Newt Gingrich: Dems' attempt to flip Senate could be determined by this Republican primary Tuesday Schumer and the Washington Democrats have come up with a clever scheme to change history, break the Republicans’ biggest winning streak and steal the Kansas seat to help take over a majority in the US Senate.