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Biden Says Trump ‘Just Doesn’t Care’ About Americans’ Economic Hardships Amid COVID
By Cristina Cabrera
09.04.20 | 4:01 pm
CANOGA PARK, CA - MAY 14: Estella Flores, right, and Maria Mora, left, are reflected in a window as they look for information in front of the closed California State Employment Development Department on Thursday, May 14, 2020 in Canoga Park, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) CANOGA PARK, CA - MAY 14: Estella Flores, right, and Maria Mora, left, are reflected in a window as they look for information in front of the closed California State Employment Development Department on Thursday, May 14, 2020 in Canoga Park, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Unemployment Rate Fell To 8.4 Percent, 1.4 Million Jobs Added In August
By Christopher Rugaber
09.04.20 | 8:34 am
on June 3, 2011 in Pompano Beach, Florida. on June 3, 2011 in Pompano Beach, Florida.
881,000 Jobless Claims Filed Last Week
By Associated Press
09.03.20 | 8:39 am
on June 3, 2011 in Pompano Beach, Florida. on June 3, 2011 in Pompano Beach, Florida.
Newly-Filed Weekly Unemployment Benefits Claims Drop To 1 Million
By Associated Press
08.27.20 | 8:40 am
Weekly Jobless Claims Tick Up To 1.1 Million
By Cristina Cabrera
08.20.20 | 8:41 am
NYTVIRUS -  President Donald Trump makes remarks as he attends a meeting with the Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 20, 2020.  ( Photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times) NYTVIRUS -  President Donald Trump makes remarks as he attends a meeting with the Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 20, 2020.  ( Photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times)
AR Guv Beseeches WH To Return To Negotiations, Calls Trump’s Unemployment Benefit ‘Challenging’
By Kate Riga
08.11.20 | 11:46 am
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 09: President Donald Trump arrives at the White House in Marine One on August 9, 2020 in Washington, DC. The President spent the weekend at his property in New Jersey where he attended multiple campaign and fund raising events. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 09: President Donald Trump arrives at the White House in Marine One on August 9, 2020 in Washington, DC. The President spent the weekend at his property in New Jersey where he attended multiple campaign and fund raising events. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Trump Tries To Paint Dems As Desperate To Deal After Signing Potemkin Executive Actions
By Kate Riga
08.10.20 | 11:35 am
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 06: President Donald Trump stops to talk to reporters as he departs the White House for a trip to Ohio where he will visit a Whirlpool factory on August 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. After the visit to the factory he will attend a fundraising reception and then head to his properties in New Jersey for the weekend. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Donald Trump WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 06: President Donald Trump stops to talk to reporters as he departs the White House for a trip to Ohio where he will visit a Whirlpool factory on August 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. After the visit to the factory he will attend a fundraising reception and then head to his properties in New Jersey for the weekend. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Donald Trump
Trump Signs Flurry Of Executive Actions With Lowered Weekly Unemployment Benefit
By Kate Riga
08.08.20 | 4:54 pm
Dems Paint Meadows’ Positions As ‘Hardened,’ Say COVID Compromise Offer Rejected
By Kate Riga
08.07.20 | 1:38 pm
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 06: White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows (L) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (R) speak to reporters following continued negotiations with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on a new economic relief bill in response to the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill on August 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. The White House and Congressional Democrats have yet to come to an agreement on what the new relief bill will include despite the CARES Act expiring on July 31st. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Steve Mnuchin; Mark Meadows WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 06: White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows (L) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (R) speak to reporters following continued negotiations with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on a new economic relief bill in response to the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill on August 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. The White House and Congressional Democrats have yet to come to an agreement on what the new relief bill will include despite the CARES Act expiring on July 31st. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Steve Mnuchin; Mark Meadows
It’s Friday. Will The White House Blink On Its Threat To Walk Away From COVID Negotiations?
By Kate Riga
08.07.20 | 11:34 am
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