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Dems’ demand for ‘slush fund’ in aid package threatens to derail PPP extension

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, accompanied by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, speaks to members of the media after meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows as they continue to negotiate a coronavirus relief package on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Extending the popular Payroll Protection Program is one of the few areas of agreement between the White House and Democrats in the latest proposed coronavirus stimulus — a spending bill criticized by many in the Republican base as a wasteful bailout for cities and states.

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Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks Wednesday, July 22, 2020, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to examine protecting the integrity of college athletics, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Richard Blumenthal says he’ll oppose military nominations unless retired Brig. Gen. Tata is removed

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College students begin moving in for the fall semester at N.C. State University in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, July 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Faculty subjected to ‘coercive imposition’ of diversity mandates rip universities

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Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., holds his face mask as he appears before members of the media following a House Judiciary Committee closed-door meeting with former federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman on Capitol Hill, Thursday, July 9, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

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In this July 30, 2008, file photo, Jeffrey Epstein appears in court in West Palm Beach, Fla. Newly unsealed court documents provide a fresh glimpse into a fierce civil court fight between Epstein's ex-girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, and one of the women who accused the couple of sexual abuse. The documents released Thursday, July 30, 2020, were from a now-settled defamation lawsuit filed by one of Epstein's alleged victims, Virginia Roberts Giuffre. (Uma Sanghvi/Palm Beach Post via AP, File)

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Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, accompanied by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, speaks to members of the media after meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows as they continue to negotiate a coronavirus relief package on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2006 file photo, Fox News CEO Roger Ailes poses at Fox News in New York. The fever over sexual misconduct involving media figures began in the summer of 2016 with Gretchen Carlson's accusations against Fox News Channel founder Ailes. Within two weeks, Ailes was out of a job. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper, File)

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin arrives for a meeting with Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows as they continue to negotiate a coronavirus relief package on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., met earlier with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows as they continued to negotiate a coronavirus relief package. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

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FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2020, file photo, a series of greenhouses are pictured at the University of Nevada, Reno, where a rare desert wildflower is growing. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says there's enough scientific evidence that two rare plants in Nevada's desert could go extinct to warrant a year-long review of whether to list them as U.S. endangered species, including one at the center of a fight over a proposed lithium mine. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner, File)

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In this file photo, protesters clash with police as Antifa tries to rush the police line into the Demand Free Speech Rally in downtown Washington, D.C., on July 6, 2019. (Moss Brennan/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

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