Greg Nash / Pool via AP Trump Admin Turns Up Heat on China Over Human Rights Violations The Trump administration announced further sanctions against Chinese officials over human rights abuses in Xinjiang. By The Associated Press July 31, 2020
Drew Angerer / Getty ImagesCommentary Big Businesses That Abused Paycheck Protection Program Should Get Ready for an Audit In an appearance on CNBC, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said any company that received more than $2 million in PPP funding can expect scrutiny. By C. Douglas Golden May 9, 2020
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Chuck Schumer To Push Bill To Block Trump's Name from Relief Checks Democrat Chuck Schumer will introduce legislation that would prevent President Trump's name from appearing on coronavirus stimulus checks. By Johnathan Jones April 27, 2020
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images White House and Congressional Leaders Reach Agreement on Additional Relief Funding 'I am encouraged that Democrats have finally agreed to reopen the Paycheck Protection Program and abandon a number of their unrelated demands.' By A. J. Sciascia April 21, 2020
Alex Wong / Getty ImagesCommentary Sciascia: Dems' Callousness Toward Capitalism on Display as Small Business Loans Dry Up In their heart of hearts, Democrats have no love for the people whose money they are working with or the capitalist venture that made that money. By A. J. Sciascia April 19, 2020
Alex Wong / Getty Images Senate Democrats Argue Against GOP Plan To Send $1,200 Checks to Americans 'Unemployment insurance gives money the whole period of time the crisis exists at your present salary level and covers just about everyone,' Schumer said. By Randy DeSoto March 21, 2020
Zach Gibson / Getty Images Mnuchin Announces Tax Filing Deadline Pushed Back 'At Donald Trump's Direction' to July In a second tweet, the treasury secretary encouraged 'all taxpayers who may have tax refunds to file now to get your money.' By Erin Coates March 20, 2020
Drew Angerer / Getty Images Treasury Secretary Confirms Details of Checks for Americans: Up to $2,000 Per Adult, $1,000 Per Child According to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, the price tag for the two tranches of direct payments to Americans would be $500 billion. By Randy DeSoto March 19, 2020
Drew Angerer / Getty Images Trump, Mnuchin 'Like' the Idea of Sending Cash Payments to Most Americans 'I think we're going to do something that gets money to them as quickly as possible,' President Trump said regarding the payments. By Randy DeSoto March 17, 2020
George Upper / The Western Journal Economic Experts Caution Against Overreaction, Call for Targeted Support To Lessen Coronavirus' Impact 'Any policy response should be targeted and temporary—and tied to addressing the underlying crisis of the viral attack,' said Heritage's Paul Winfree. By Randy DeSoto March 15, 2020