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House readies relief package for restaurants, other industries

WASHINGTON — The House might vote next week on a small-business pandemic aid package that would provide $42 billion for additional restaurant relief and $13 billion for other “hard hit” industries.

Tribune News Service · Apr 2, 2022

U.S. senators try to avoid weeks-long delay in Russia trade measure

U.S. senators scrambled on Tuesday to reach a compromise to avoid further delays before passing legislation revoking "most favored" trade status for Russia and Belarus over the invasion of Ukraine, after Republican lawmakers blocked efforts to pass it quickly.

Reuters · Mar 29, 2022

Congress Warns Biden of Making ‘Concessions’ to Iran

Republican and Democratic lawmakers warned the US administration against removing the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from terrorism lists in exchange for Tehran's possible return to the nuclear agreement. Lawmakers were furious after a two-hour closed briefing with the US Special Envoy for Iran, Rob Malley, on the updates of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 24, 2022