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Among the arguments for extending the benefits of the original CARES Act is that the overall economy will suffer as consumers drop into poverty and demand for goods and services suffers.
Franklin D. Roosevelt received 98% of the Electoral College votes in 1936. Ronald Reagan did almost as well in 1984.
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to name former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to be Secretary of the Treasury. It's a move widely approved by Wall Street, and here's why.
Several of the people just elected or re-elected to the U.S. Senate are past the unofficial American retirement age of 65. The oldest is currently 87.
The salary of the U.S. president has been changed only five times since George Washington took office.
With the presidential race still not called, and with the high prospects of continued gridlock in Congress, some stocks in the Dow are having some dismal post-election trading while others are...
Here are six health care stocks that appear to be specific winners based on a mixed Congress, regardless of which presidential candidate is declared the winner.
It seems the stock market wants to declare that the technology sector may be the big beneficiary from the 2020 elections.
More than 30 U.S. Senate seats are being contested, but these four incumbents are so far ahead in the polls that they are almost certain to be reelected.
More than 30 U.S. Senate seats are up for grabs, and control of the Senate with them. But these five Senators are virtually guaranteed reelection, based on recent polls.
These are the 20 people and couples who have given the most to federal candidates in the current election cycle.
Presidential candidate Donald Trump has raised more than $683 million in the current election cycle and has poured money into states critical to his reelection.
Presidential candidate Joe Biden has raised more than $784 million in the current election cycle and has poured money into states critical to his election.
Wealth is not necessary to run for national office. The poorest member of the U.S. Senate had an estimated net worth of just $32,500 in 2018.
24/7 Wall St. reviewed the estimated net worth of sitting U.S. senators. The net worth of America's richest Senator is about $500 million.