June 9, 2020 Reporter's Notebook: George Floyd unrest, coronavirus show limits to Congress' power Legislative powers, like bills, resolutions and talking points, sometimes seem powerless.
June 4, 2020 Emotional Cory Booker decries Rand Paul's opposition to federal anti-lynching bill: 'I am so raw today' Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., became emotional on the Senate floor Thursday after Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., held up legislation that would make lynching a federal hate crime punishable by up to life in prison.
May 19, 2020 Hawley bill would let Americans sue China over coronavirus There is new demand to hold China accountable for coronavirus, by opening the U.S. legal system to permit millions of American virus victims to sue China and the Chinese Communist Party for damages.
April 26, 2020 Reporter's Notebook: Coronavirus and the era of big government There may be races to reopen sectors of the economy to stem the federal spending explosion, but whether anyone likes it or not, the era of big government is here, and both sides contributed.
April 12, 2020 Reporter's Notebook: How Congress may proceed in the 'After Coronavirus' era Let’s face it: Nearly every piece of legislation which emerges from Capitol Hill over the next year will deal with coronavirus in some form.
April 8, 2020 Reporter's Notebook: As Congress mulls coronavirus stimulus, prepare for 'phases' Lawmakers have fought for a phase four coronavirus stimulus bill, with no end in sight.
March 25, 2020 White House, Senate reach late-night deal on massive $2T coronavirus stimulus package The White House and Senate leaders reached a deal shortly after midnight on a massive $2 trillion coronavirus relief package, capping off days of heated negotiations that had nearly been derailed by last-minute demands from House Democrats.
March 22, 2020 Bernie Sanders skips Senate procedural vote, talks with 'Squad' members on livestream instead Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., missed a crucial Senate vote Sunday to hold a livestream from his home in Burlington with “Squad” members Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.
March 22, 2020 Senate fails to move forward with coronavirus 'Phase 3' bill amid Dems' opposition The GOP-controlled Senate on Sunday failed to move forward with considering the $1.4 trillion "Phase Three" stimulus package intended to help businesses and families devastated by the downturn over the coronavirus outbreak, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., blasted Democrats opposed to the plan.
March 22, 2020 Pelosi, returning from recess, announces House Dems will have their own coronavirus response bill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi returned from the House's weeklong recess Sunday to announce that Democrats would be "introducing our own bill" to address the ongoing economic collapse amid the coronavirus -- frustrating Senate Republicans who have worked through their planned recess this week to craft emergency legislation.