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  1. georgia senate race
    The Georgia Senate Elections Are a Referendum on Large Stimulus ChecksDemocrats should make sure voters understand that.
    By Eric Levitz
  2. coronavirus stimulus
    How a Second Stimulus Check Could Be Approved After the ElectionIf Pelosi and Mnuchin can’t do a deal before Election Day, a lot of possibilities and perils will emerge — not all of them good.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. coronavirus stimulus
    Will McConnell Really Blow Up a Trump-Blessed Stimulus Deal?It’s unlikely that McConnell would defy Trump over something he really wanted, but time itself could prevent pre-election passage of a bill.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. coronavirus stimulus
    Why Trump Should Just Cave to Pelosi on Stimulus DealTrump is losing his advantage over Biden in managing the economy. A last-minute stimulus deal may be the only way to get it back.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. coronavirus stimulus
    Judgment Day for a Stimulus Deal Has ArrivedTrump will finally have to stop sending mixed signals.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. coronavirus stimulus
    Why Doesn’t Trump Just Tell Mnuchin to Take a Deal?Trump might blame Pelosi or McConnell for failure to get a deal and a second stimulus check. But if any deal is better than none, it’s in his hands.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. coronavirus stimulus
    Mitch McConnell Preps New Skinny Stimulus Bill With Skinny ChecksThe latest Republican proposal would be DOA with Democrats, so it looks like another means to just appease Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. senate republicans
    GOP Vows to Serve As Check on Biden’s Plans to Avert DepressionAs Trump fades, Senate Republicans are distancing themselves from the president — by advertising economic priorities even more unpopular than his.
    By Eric Levitz
  9. coronavirus stimulus
    3 Reasons Pelosi Should Take Trump’s $1.8 Trillion Stimulus DealThe U.S. economy needs stimulus now — and there’s a high risk that Biden won’t be able to provide any next year.
    By Eric Levitz
  10. coronavirus stimulus
    Erratic Trump Is All Over the Place on Stimulus DealMuch as Trump wants to sign new checks, it’s hard to see how a deal gets done with the president sowing chaos and Pelosi holding all the cards.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. coronavirus stimulus
    Trump Tries to Revive Stimulus Talks He Blew UpHe is suddenly all-in on striking an argument, but so far Nancy Pelosi is unmoved.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. the senate
    The GOP Is Sabotaging Trump’s Economy a Month Before Election Day. Here’s Why.McConnell can afford to walk away from COVID relief because the Senate’s partisan skew tightly limits how many seats his party can lose.
    By Eric Levitz
  13. coronavirus stimulus
    After Killing Stimulus, Trump Tries to Revive Deal by Shouting on TwitterA day after blowing up stimulus negotiations, Trump issued unilateral demands for a deal on Twitter, increasing concerns that he’s losing his grip.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. coronavirus stimulus
    White House COVID-19 Outbreak Will Make or Break Stimulus DealTrump is tweeting encouragement for a deal as Pelosi and Mnuchin continue talks. But a COVID-19–stricken Senate isn’t around to approve it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. coronavirus stimulus
    As Stimulus Talks Go Into Overtime, Pelosi Sends Mixed SignalsDespite passing a Democratic “messaging” bill, Pelosi is still negotiating with Mnuchin on a COVID-19 stimulus compromise.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. coronavirus stimulus
    Last-Gasp Stimulus Talks Proceed With Time Running OutA compromise bill brought the previously successful negotiating team of Steven Mnuchin and Nancy Pelosi to the table.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. coronavirus stimulus
    Pelosi to Test How Badly Trump Wants His Signature on More Stimulus ChecksThe ballgame may now depend on whether Trump wants his signature on a second round of $1,200 stimulus checks badly enough to accept Pelosi’s deal.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. coronavirus stimulus
    Will Distractions Kill COVID-19 Stimulus Talks Until After the Election?Now there’s a bitter Supreme Court confirmation fight and a possible government shutdown dividing the parties and distracting their leaders.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. coronavirus stimulus
    Trump Nibbles at Stimulus Compromise As Pressure for Deal IncreasesThe stalemated talks may unfreeze as Trump calls for compromise and restive Democrats press Pelosi to cut a deal.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. coronavirus stimulus
    Why the Second Coronavirus Stimulus Package Remains StalledSince Democrats have the upper hand in stimulus talks, Pelosi is counting on Trump to return to the table, whether Republicans like it or not.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. coronavirus stimulus
    Bipartisan Stimulus Bill Offers Down-the-Middle Compromise, Plus a Second CheckLeaders of the Problem Solvers Caucus have acknowledged that they’re mainly hoping to jump-start negotiations. Trump may be most likely to bite.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. coronavirus stimulus
    As Congressional Action on Stimulus Fails, Trump Could Actually Play PresidentThe failed Senate GOP “skinny stimulus” bill was a joke and negotiations have stalled, leaving Trump, for now, to act alone.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. relief
    McConnell’s ‘Skinny Stimulus’ Bill Is Dead. Good Riddance.A partisan pre-election symbolic measure, this bill loaded with poison pills has taken the two parties even further apart in stimulus negotiations.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. public health
    Congress Must Bail Out Bars for Public Health’s SakeIn the absence of federal help, states will gamble on reckless reopenings to prop up falling revenue.
    By Eric Levitz
  25. coronavirus stimulus
    Republican ‘Skinny Stimulus’ Bill Just a Feeble GestureOnce this effort to get all Senate Republicans on board with a partisan proposal is past, maybe real negotiations can resume.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. coronavirus stimulus
    Why the Deal to Avoid a Government Shutdown May Be Bad NewsUsually a deal that averts a shutdown is a good thing, but there’s a catch this time.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. coronavirus stimulus
    McConnell’s ‘Skinny Stimulus’ Won’t Help Anyone But Republican SenatorsIn a symbolic measure designed to give the troops something to vote for, the Republican proposal is not intended to go anywhere after the Senate vote.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. coronavirus stimulus
    Mark Meadows Has Been a Game Changer in Stimulus Talks, and Not in a Good WayAs Mnuchin’s “chaperone” and a world-class deal-breaker, the White House chief of staff may be the fly in the ointment.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. vision 2020
    If Trump Was Really Worried About Mail-Ballot Security, He’d Try to Fund ItTrump complains about overwhelmed and insecure election systems. Why won’t he accept Democratic proposals to spend some money to address them?
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. coronavirus stimulus
    Republicans Abandon Stimulus Checks As Talks Slip to End of Fiscal YearThe effort to provide badly needed COVID-19 relief and stimulus just got delayed and complicated once again as Republicans refuse to budge.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. the economy
    America Is Drowning in Joblessness — and Swimming in CashThanks to the CARES Act, Americans have saved roughly $930 billion more in recent months than they were on pace to do before the pandemic.
    By Eric Levitz
  32. vision 2021
    Biden Has Nothing to Fear But Fear of Deficits ItselfA Biden aide just warned that Trump’s deficits will leave little room for new spending. That kind of thinking could doom a post-pandemic recovery.
    By Eric Levitz
  33. coronavirus stimulus
    Are Republicans Abandoning a Second Stimulus Check?A new Republican proposal designed to appeal to conservatives omits a second installment of the direct coronavirus stimulus checks.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. coronavirus stimulus
    Stimulus Talks Likely Dead Until SeptemberRepublicans won’t budge on the overall scope and cost of the package, and Democrats feel like they have all the leverage. So nothing’s shaking now.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. vision 2020
    Trump Admits He’s Starving the Postal Service to Sabotage Voting by MailTrump is tampering with the November election in plain sight by trying to inhibit perfectly legal voting by mail and plotting to contest a defeat.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. vision 2020
    Election Funding Is Being Held Hostage in Stimulus StandoffWe are drifting toward a general election that could crash state and local election systems, and it’s looking like Republicans are fine with that.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. coronavirus stimulus
    The GOP’s Big Lie About Why COVID Stimulus Talks FailedMcConnell accuses Democrats of holding relief hostage to ideological priorities unrelated to the pandemic, but that is precisely what he did.
    By Eric Levitz
  38. coronavirus stimulus
    Trump’s Stimulus Orders Create Legal and Administrative ChaosStudent-loan-payment suspensions aside, Trump’s orders mostly depend on actions by others that could thwart his scheme, even without litigation.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. coronavirus stimulus
    Stimulus Talks Have Become a Huge MessAs bipartisan stimulus talks break down, Trump moves toward highly controversial executive orders that will invite court challenges.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. coronavirus stimulus
    Maybe Panicked Investors Will Save the COVID StimulusWall Street has priced in another round of coronavirus relief. If a deal falls through, plunging stock prices just may break the GOP’s resolve.
    By Eric Levitz
  41. 2020 census
    Congressional Democrats Need to Stop the Census Power GrabThe Trump administration claims there isn’t enough time to count everybody. Democrats should insist that Congress give it to them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. coronavirus stimulus
    At-Risk Republicans Ask McConnell to Get Stimulus Deal or Suspend Senate RecessRepublicans in close races want to put off the August break to close the stimulus package, including a potential extension of the $600 weekly benefit.
    By Matt Stieb
  43. coronavirus stimulus
    Trump Mulls End-Running Congress to Get His Payroll Tax CutTrump’s advisers are threatening that he could take matters into his own hands if Congress can reach a stimulus agreement. He may prefer it that way.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. coronavirus stimulus
    Democrats Put Squeeze on White House As Unemployment Benefits ExpireRight now the White House looks more likely to cut a stimulus deal with Pelosi and Schumer than to herd fractious congressional Republicans.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. vision 2020
    Trump’s Two-Pronged Strategy to Demonize Voting by MailTrump hopes to keep Republicans from voting by mail, in which a lot of ballots are invalidated, while undermining the credibility of a Democratic win.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. vision 2020
    What the Constitution Says About Trump’s Suggestion to Delay the ElectionTrump has no power to postpone an election, and even Congress can’t extend his term beyond January 20.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. the economy
    The U.S. Economy Just Shrank at a Record Pace (and That’s the Good News)In macroeconomic terms, last quarter was the worst in recorded history. In human terms, this one could be worse (at least if the GOP gets its way).
    By Eric Levitz
  48. coronavirus stimulus
    Stimulus Talks Hit Impasse With Republicans in DisarrayAt the moment, Democrats hold all the cards as Trump calls for stopgap deal on unemployment insurance and evictions.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. coronavirus stimulus
    Republicans’ COVID Relief Bill to Include Second Round of $1,200 Stimulus ChecksOn Monday, Senate Republicans proposed an early version of the HEALS Act, with a second round of $1,200 checks but no eviction moratorium for renters.
    By Matt Stieb
  50. coronavirus stimulus
    The GOP’s Procrastination on COVID Relief Is InexcusableRepublicans had four months to prepare the next stimulus bill. Instead, they’re racing against the clock — and their own economic delusions.
    By Eric Levitz
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