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Pelosi ‘at the table’ even after Trump scrapped virus talks

by Associated Press

Oct 8, 2020

“Lives are at stake,” Pelosi said at the Capitol. “This is deadly serious.”

U.S. Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, leaves after her weekly press briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 8, 2020.

Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP

COVID-19

Aid for state, local governments a sticking point in federal COVID-19 relief

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Oct 6, 2020

Republicans and Democrats disagree about how much aid to give to state and local governments.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer talk in July. President Trump tweeted Tuesday stimulus talks with Congress are put on hold until after the election.

Brendan Smialowski-Pool/Getty Images

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