Congress

President-elect Joe Biden, while speaking with key labor leaders and CEOs from some of the nation's biggest companies, made a promise: Unions will have increased power under his administration. 

The clock is running out for Congress to strike a coronavirus relief deal and fund the government before year-end as lawmakers try to work through a laundry list of unfinished business in the lame-duck session.

"The bottom line is very simple, we need a large, strong COVID bill to deal with our problems," Schumer said Sunday. "We have heard for months, every time we get close to a deal, Senator McConnell says no, he has become the Doctor No of COVID, just like he has been the Doctor No of all the bills in the Senate over the last several years."

Elizabeth Warren called on President-elect Joe Biden to bypass Congress and cancel billions of dollars in student loan debt, arguing that it could be a powerful economic stimulus tool for families still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. 

Democratic leaders on Thursday renewed their push for a multitrillion-dollar coronavirus relief package, likely setting up a showdown with Republicans as the two sides remain fundamentally divided over how much money to spend on stimulus measures.