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Democrats cannot use budget reconciliation to pass a $15 minimum wage as part of their $1.9 trillion stimulus package, Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled Thursday. Without budget reconciliation, efforts to raise the minimum wage to $15 would be unlikely to reach the 60-vote threshold required to overcome a Republican filibuster. While the move drew criticism from progressives

The Big Ten and Pac-12 college sports conferences announced Tuesday that they will postpone football and other fall sports, citing public health concerns. The Southeastern (SEC), Atlantic Coast (ACC), and Big 12 Conferences still plan on holding fall sports seasons, including football. On Wednesday, the Big 12 announced a 10-game schedule and enhanced COVID-19 coronavirus screening protocols

Dr. Anthony Fauci expressed concern about recent surges of COVID-19 coronavirus cases in the U.S. in a hearing Tuesday before the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

Many reports on all sides of the spectrum singled out notable quotes from Fauci, who warned that the U.S. could see up to 100,000 daily new cases if more control isn't restored. Some reports from left

Internal Revenue Services (IRS) sent roughly 1 million checks to deceased people, amounting to about $1.4 billion, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office, an independent government watchdog. The IRS did not believe it had the legal authority to withhold the payments, until reversing course for reasons unclear on April 30. The $1.4 billion equals roughly .5% of all the