Congress

Former House speaker says he’ll be a partner at Boston private-equity firm

Federal workers with children enrolled in a school that has not resumed full-time, in-classroom instruction would be eligible for enhanced paid time off under the U.S. House version of a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package being pushed through Congress.

Not waiting for more federal help, states have been approving their own coronavirus aid packages, spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help residents and business owners devastated by the pandemic’s economic fallout.

Sen. Josh Hawley unveiled a new proposal on Wednesday that would use taxpayer money to increase the income of low-earning Americans.

House Democrats are barreling forward with passing a nearly $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill that includes a grab bag of provisions seemingly unrelated to the tandem health and economic crises.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is expected to introduce right-to-work legislation on Wednesday, arguing on “Mornings with Maria” that it will benefit the whole country.

Red states that chose to keep their economies open are being "punished" under the $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid package pushed by President Biden, Sen. Cynthia Lummis told Fox News.

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers plans to meet with President Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday to discuss supply chain issues, including semiconductor chips, three people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.