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Negotiations over a coronavirus relief bill dragged into the weekend, with the clock ticking for Congress to provide legislation on urgently needed aid as well as an omnibus government spending measure. The Senate adjourned Saturday evening until 1 p.m. Sunday without a deal.President Trump signed the hastily drawn continuing resolution passed by the House and the Sena
stanley cup te on Friday night, extending the deadline for Congress to pass a funding bill for another 48 hours.Senator Dick Durbin confirmed to reporters on Saturday that it won t be tonight. Members of Congress did not seem any closer to a deal on Saturday, although they continued to insist that negotiations were coming to an end. We re right within reach, Speaker Nancy Pelosi assured House Democrats in a conference call with members of her caucus on Saturday. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a speech on the Senate floor that it is time for a conclusion, adding we are close to an agreement but we need to finalize it. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell also sai
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A federal judge late Thursday put on hold key portions of a new Florid
adidas samba a law that would block public funding for Planned Parenthood and greatly increase inspection requirements for abortion clinics.U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle issued his ruling just hours before the law passed by the Republican-controlled Florida legislature was to take effect.Planned Pa
nike dunk renthood challenged three parts of the measure Gov. Rick Scott signed into law earlier this year, including one that prevents any state or local funds from going to an organization if that organization also provides abortions. Planned Parenthood officials estimated that provision would prevent its clinics from receiving about $500,000 to pay for health care screenings and a school dropout prevention program. Hinkle in his ruling said the provision is based not on any objection to how the funds are being spent ... but solely because the recipients of the funds choose to provide abortions separate and apart from any public funding. The Supreme Court has repeatedly said that a government cannot prohibit indirectly - by withholding otherwise-available public funds - conduct that the government could not constitutionally prohibit directly, Hinkle wrote.
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