Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Monday that he's in "constant communication" with the White House about the federal government's response to the coronavirus pandemic but that

Republicans are defending their reluctance to swiftly pass another round of pandemic relief by saying that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who backs further action to prop up the ailing U.S....

House Democrats pass a fifth coronavirus stimulus package on Friday but the GOP calls it a non-starter in the Senate.

Some vulnerable Senate Republicans expressed frustration over the party’s go-slow approach on the next round of coronavirus relief, urging quicker action as re-election concerns start to play a more...

“I think there’s likely to be another bill. It will not be the $3 trillion bill the House passed the other day. But there’s still a likelihood that more will...

Another round of stimulus checks, more state aid, and extended unemployment benefits are all on the line.

The next round of coronavirus aid will be narrowly focused and will not extend federal unemployment assistance, the Senate majority leader says.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said last week that the Senate is looking at writing a fourth and final stimulus bill that will have input from Democrats and ensure it is signed by President...

As vacation looms, Senate Republicans haven’t even begun work on their version of a second stimulus bill, despite a new spike in coronavirus cases.

Thursday's jobless data failed to capture the latest devastation, economists say.

The Senate majority leader also opened the door to another round of stimulus checks as part of bipartisan talks later this month.

A new plan under development by the White House and Senate Republicans to deal with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is expected to include financial incentives to push schools to reopen...

Capitol Hill is consumed with finger-pointing and frustration, as millions of Americans are set to lose an economic lifeline.