Ending current session with sights on new term in January. Members of the House of Representatives returned to Washington, D.C. on Monday to kick off the remaining session…
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President Trump Delivers Update on Vaccine
The distribution chain is in place and ready, he said. Speaking from the Rose Garden Friday afternoon, President Trump addressed the nation on the status of COVID-19 vaccines…
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U.S. Borrows to Offset Economic Impact of COVID-19
Nation’s budget deficit surpasses $284.1 billion. The United States will start 2021 with the largest budget deficit it has ever seen according to numbers released by the Department…
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Nation Prepares for Vaccine Distribution
Federal government crafts strategies as nation faces highest infection rate of entire pandemic. With the announcement that major advancements have been made in the search for a viable…
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CDC Issues Thanksgiving Guidelines
Some hospitals reportedly near virus case capacity. In the first ten days of November, more than one million new confirmed cases of the coronavirus were reported as all…
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Jobless Claims at Lowest Since March
Businesses lament lack of available workers. New applications for unemployment benefits fell sharply to 709,000 last week, down from 757,000 the week before. The numbers suggest layoffs are…
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Major Breakthrough in COVID-19 Vaccine
Vice President celebrates progress of Operation Warp Speed. A major breakthrough in the search for a COVID-19 vaccine was announced on Monday. The drug company Pfizer Inc. stated…
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Job Openings Near Pre-Pandemic Levels
Labor market is a good sign for economic recovery. The number of job openings in America has been climbing since spring and is now nearly back to where…
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2020 Election Sees Record Turn Out
62% of eligible voters cast their ballot this year. Amid the worst health crisis in the nation since the Spanish flu, and racial and law enforcement protests taking…
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Labor Department Reports Surprising Increase in Jobs
Employment jumps 638,000 as unemployment drops. The Labor Department’s monthly report, released Friday, surprised many economists with an unpredicted reduction to the unemployment rate, dropping a full once…
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