Congress

Senators spent eight minutes and 46 seconds taking a moment of silence for George Floyd.

The panel will hear from former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

Tuesday's vote came at a particularly charged moment.

"Funds meant for frontliners went to hospitals previously closed, mega-corporations, and possible fraudsters."

"Public trust in the blind administration of justice is being seriously tested by recent high-profile killings of African-Americans."

"The next pandemic may be on top of us this winter."

"The two-thirds of the Republican party that voted for this bill in March have indicated they are going to vote ...

"If the FISA Bill is passed tonight on the House floor, I will quickly VETO it."

"Congress made clear that if the president is going to fire an inspector general, there ought to be a good ...

They deemed it "unconstitutional."

"I think that there's a great deal of uncertainty about how fast it will recover."

McConnell is weighing in on what lies ahead for the next coronavirus bill.

Ratcliffe previously withdrew his nomination.

The leveraged loan default total for the year to date is $33.3 billion.

Members of the House now have the flexibility to vote by proxy.

McCarthy raised the possibility of extending the time limit to 10 or 12 weeks.

"Congress must remain focused on responding to the coronavirus pandemic and distributing needed aid domestically."

His confirmation vote in the full Senate is expected to be close.

The vote on the subpoena authorization is expected to occur on June 4.

He is known as a hawk on dealings with China, Russia and Cuba.