Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin

Trump’s chief virus aid negotiator sees ‘a lot of progress’

December 10, 2020 Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump’s top negotiator on COVID-19 financial aid reported headway Thursday on a $900 billion-plus plan, citing similarities between the latest administration offer and an emerging measure from a bipartisan group […]

Trump says Sudan to be removed from terrorism list

October 19, 2020 Samy Magdy, Associated Press

CAIRO — President Donald Trump on Monday said Sudan will be removed from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism if it follows through on its pledge to pay $335 million to American terror […]

Pelosi, Mnuchin agree on plan to avoid government shutdown

September 3, 2020 Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Trump administration have informally agreed to keep a stopgap government-wide funding bill — needed to avert a shutdown at the end of this month — free […]

With loan money gone, restaurants are at mercy of virus

August 3, 2020 Joyce M. Rosenberg, Associated Press

NEW YORK — The check has arrived and beleaguered restaurant owners across America are looking down on their empty wallets. Government coronavirus loans in the spring helped eating establishments rehire laid-off employees and ride out […]

White House drops payroll tax cut proposal

July 23, 2020 Lisa Mascaro and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House reluctantly dropped its bid to cut Social Security payroll taxes Thursday as Republicans prepared to unveil a $1 trillion COVID-19 rescue package, yielding to opposition to the idea among […]

Trump show returns: President resuming virus briefings

July 21, 2020 Zeke Miller, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump is reviving his coronavirus briefings Tuesday. The early evening White House briefings mark the next stage of the federal government’s response to the pandemic was being crafted on Capitol […]

Fed’s program for loaning to Main Street off to slow start

June 30, 2020 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Michael Haith, owner and CEO of a Denver-based restaurant chain called Teriyaki Madness, is in an unusual position for people like him: He’s making money through food delivery and pickup and wants […]

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

April 21, 2020 Lisa Mascaro and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A $483 billion coronavirus aid package flew through the Senate on Tuesday after Congress and the White House reached a deal to replenish a small-business payroll fund and provided new money for […]

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Government lending program on hold after reaching lending limit

April 16, 2020 Joyce Rosenberg, Associated Press

NEW YORK — The government’s paycheck protection loan program for small businesses is on hold. The Small Business Administration said Thursday that it reached the $349 billion lending limit for the program. Thousands of small […]

Meadows toggles between legislator, White House roles

March 31, 2020 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — When it came time to heave the largest aid package in U.S. history over the finish line, Republican Rep. Mark Meadows was the closer, working with Democrats to get it done. He […]