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Mayor John Giles of Mesa praised the president's response to the border crisis and ongoing pandemic, while describing some fellow Republicans in Washington as "diehard partisan."

"As a former governor, if the federal government is going to be handing out billions of dollars, I'm going to have my hand out to get as much as I can," Romney said.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday that some American families affected by COVID-19 "don't have money for a proper funeral and a proper burial. And that is just awful and inhumane."

A U.N. panel of health experts released a report Monday that highlights slow responses to COVID-19 in early 2020.

Several companies have paused funding for those who voted against the certification of the 2020 election results.

With the passage of the economic stimulus package, the legislation will go to the U.S. Senate where lawmakers are expected to vote on it late Monday.

Rhode Island Congressman Jim Langevin said Thursday that the potential of a National Cyber Director "brings us closer to establishing an overarching and more effective cyber strategy to protect the nation."

Trump ordered the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance on "restricting [anarchist jurisdiction] eligibility or otherwise disfavoring, to the maximum extent permitted by law," cities from federal grants.

If Congress passes new legislation offering COVID-19 relief, people who received $300 payments from the Lost Wages Assistance program may need to return it if the payments overlap.

"Kentuckians cannot be healthy at home without a home," state Governor Andy Beshear said on Monday.

House lawmakers on Saturday approved $25 billion for the United States Postal Service (USPS) in a rare "emergency" vote Saturday—drawing the ire of Republicans.

"Public safety is job one, " said Texas Governor Greg Abbott about the budget cuts, "and Austin has abandoned that duty."

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is hopeful the two sides could come together for a deal but the Senate recess draws closer every day.

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The plaintiffs argued the program forced taxpayers to fund political campaigns that they might disagree with, thus burdening their First Amendment rights.

"Right now is the moment for swift action to make sure we're protecting our elders and our immunocompromised Americans," Ocasio-Cortez said.

President Donald Trump appeared to reverse his previously stated position on cutting funding for Social Security Thursday and Twitter users took him to task for it,

The U.S. will cut its contribution to the direct NATO budget, which covers maintenance of the NATO headquarters, joint security investments and some combined military operations.

The former Massachusetts governor said he would want any super PAC offering him independent support to "fully disclose" its sources of funding.

North Dakota is upgrading its 911 emergency system with a government award, but there's no nationwide timeline for updates.

If the bill is enacted into law, it will remove a barrier facing US cannabis firms.

The U.S. has been sending military aid to Ukraine to help its forces battle Russian-backed separatists in the east of the country.

Trump has reportedly ordered his national security team to review some $250 million in military aid to Ukraine, which is fighting pro-Moscow separatists in the east of the country.

Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz doubled down on his calls for a U.S. Space Force to take on extraterrestrial pirates and existential threats.

The top 10 companies on the Fortune 100 list received $338 billion from the federal government.

"The GOP participates in a lobbyist-friendly campaign to trash the VA," the congresswoman said.

Jet Airways suspended all flights on Wednesday after failing to secure emergency funding from lenders.

Kevin McAleenan wants emergency resources. But the agency is not alleviating a humanitarian crisis; it is exacerbating one. 

"Puerto Rico has been taken care of better by Donald Trump than by any living human being. I think the people of Puerto Rico understand it. But you do have a mayor of San Juan that frankly doesn't know what she's doing."

Documents obtained by a medical news website suggest three government institutions funded scientist He Jiankui 's work.