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President Biden on Thursday signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law, the signature achievement of the first 100 days of his administration.
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The Senate voted 50-49 Saturday to pass a version of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill perhaps more notable for what it doesn’t include than what it does.
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Minority-owned and community-based lending institutions can now apply for grants through the U.S. Treasury Department to support, prepare for, and respond to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic response.
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The U.S. Department of Labor is expanding the number of workers who are eligible for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program that was created as part of the federal CARES Act.
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The second impeachment of now-former President Donald Trump fell short of getting enough votes to convict the Republican for high crimes and misdemeanors.
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Legislation introduced in the Senate this week would allow social media companies to be held accountable for enabling cyber-stalking, targeted harassment and discrimination on their platforms.
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The States Achieve Medicaid Expansion Act of 2021 would allow states that expanded Medicaid after 2014, or who expand Medicaid in the years ahead, to receive the same full federal matching funds as states that expanded Medicaid earlier.
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Two years ago today, Feb. 1, 2019, we were first confronted with the medical school yearbook photo of Gov. Ralph Northam and a friend, one in blackface, the other in a KKK robe and hood.
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According to a recent poll, more than half of Americans would not use a contact tracing app and similar tools from Google and Apple over privacy concerns.
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The bridges spanning the Potomac River connecting Virginia and Washington, D.C., will be closed during the 2021 presidential inauguration.
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