Democratic leaders want more federal aid for state and local governments, as well as hospitals struggling to treat coronavirus patients.
The Senate could act as soon as this week to provide additional money.
Some Democrats fear a Bernie Sanders candidacy could spell trouble in tight Congressional races.
Amid a political fray, the prices on everything from soybeans to stocks could move. But would they go up or down?
Sanders proposals would augment government influence on major media companies.
Sanders will propose legislation that would provide debt relief to some 45 million Americans who have college loans.
The tax would provide a disincentive for high-frequency trading, the presidential candidate's office said.
The two self-identified democratic-socialists accused banks of acting as “modern-day loan sharks.”
America's deteriorating roads, rails and bridges have yet to get the resources or attention they need.
At least three Republican senators said they won’t back the president's choice of Herman Cain for the Fed.