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WASHINGTON — Deficit-concerned senators blocked the Senate from considering a $48 billion aid package for restaurants and other small businesses Thursday, likely dealing a fatal blow to a months-long effort to provide a final round of relief for industries that suffered major revenue losses during the pandemic.

Deficit-concerned senators blocked the Senate from considering a $48 billion aid package for restaurants and other small businesses Thursday.

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The Senate may soon test the bipartisan limits on pandemic spending as Democratic leaders prepare for action on a small-business aid package.

GOP Sens. Bill Cassidy and Thom Tillis are among those aiding primary challengers to Reps. Madison Cawthorn and Marjorie Taylor Greene.

A top Biden administration official asserted that despite some sharp differences, the two countries have agreed to work together on various issues, including the market access commitments

Senators James Risch (R-Idaho), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced the "Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador (ACES) Act" to investigate the impact of El Salvador's adoption of Bitcoin (CRYPTO:

Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act is poised to end up on the House floor next week, reported Marijuana Moment.

WASHINGTON— Si los republicanos toman una o ambas cámaras del Congreso en noviembre, no te sorprendas si el fortalecimiento de las finanzas de la Seguro Social se convierte en un área de enfoque bipartidista.

WASHINGTON — If Republicans take one or both chambers of Congress in November, don’t be surprised if shoring up Social Security’s finances becomes an area of bipartisan focus.

Veterans of previous bipartisan working groups in the Senate have begun talking about the need for fixes to counter future shortfalls.