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In this Feb. 22, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a caucus night event in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) ** FILE **

Joe Biden presses for voting by mail funding from Congress

By Bill Barrow - Associated Press

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., bottom left, speaks at a news conference in front of House Republican Conference chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., Wednesday, April 22, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has scuttled a move that would allow House members to cast their votes by proxy from afar, a move that comes after some Republicans had strenuously objected to the change, arguing instead that they should be in Washington to vote in person despite the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Somber Congress delivers nearly $500B more in virus aid

By ANDREW TAYLOR and ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Think tanks warn of coronavirus ‘budgetary gluttony’ in states

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky walks to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Mitch McConnell, Republicans reject ‘blank check’ for governors

By Dave Boyer and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 13, 2019, file photo, students walk past the statue of John Harvard in Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Under pressure, Harvard says it will reject US relief aid

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

In this April 13, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump listens as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington. The Trump administration and Congress are nearing an agreement as early as Sunday, April 19, on a $400-plus billion aid package to boost a small-business loan program that has run out of money and add funds for hospitals and COVID-19 testing. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Senate approves $483B virus aid deal, sends it to House

By LISA MASCARO and ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

A closed sign, attached on the outside fence at the Alafia River State Park, is shown Monday, March 23, 2020, in Lithia, Fla. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an order closing all of Florida's 175 state parks, trails and historic sites to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Coronavirus shutdowns squeeze state budgets, threaten reopenings

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Saturday, April 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s misdirection on virus testing, deaths

By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

Americans have confidence the work of the federal government will continue even if members of Congress become ill with coronavirus. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Americans confront an absent, ailing Congress

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attends a House Oversight Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 26, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

AOC skeptical of emergency coronavirus relief deal: ‘I’m not here for a $5 bill’

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

A farewell ceremony is held for the last group of medical workers who came from outside Wuhan to help the city during the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Wuhan the epicenter of China's coronavirus outbreak is coming out of more than two months of lockdown with authorities working hard to restore businesses and factories. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Lawmakers announce bill to let Americans sue China over coronavirus damages

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Associated Press)

Dozens of lawmakers make bipartisan push for marijuana businesses to access coronavirus relief

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 18, 2020, file photo, the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol are seen in Washington, at sunrise. Congress is considering ways to govern from afar during the coronavirus pandemic. Lawmakers are talking this week about whether it's possible to conduct virtual committee meetings, particularly to oversee how the $2.2 trillion stimulus money is being spent. And they're considering ways to pass virus-related legislation without requiring every lawmaker to be present. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

US House considers proxy voting during coronavirus crisis

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, March 18, 2020, file photo, Visitors to the Department of Labor are turned away at the door by personnel due to closures over coronavirus concerns in New York. Americans are seeking unemployment benefits at unprecedented levels due to the coronavirus, but many are finding more frustration than relief. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

$600-a-week unemployment benefit boost changes job-search calculus

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Paycheck Protection Program runs dry; GOP blames Democrats

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during the 2019 White House Business Session with Our Nation's Governors in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump has the pulpit; governors wield the power

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Adam Schiff and his impeachment fairies go full Wuhan …

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talk to reporters about President Donald Trump's budget request for fiscal year 2021, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer: GOP needs to stop ‘political posturing’ on coronavirus legislation

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

The Capitol is seen amid reflections of the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. On Wednesday, Feb. 12, the Treasury Department releases federal budget data for January. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Coronavirus pandemic, rescue bills lead to deepening federal deficit

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks during a news conference in Annapolis, Md., Friday, April 10, 2020. Mr. Hogan also serves as the chairman of the National Governors Association, which on Saturday, April 11 called on Congress to help state and U.S. territorial governments with $500 billion spending bill to offset budget shortcomings resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Governors call on Congress for $500 billion in funds to offset lost revenue

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times