40 states are approved for Trump's $300 federal unemployment payment. But it could still leave out up to 1.5 million low-wage workers.

Subscribe now and access premium content View online           Politics Select           40 states are approved for Trump's $300 federal unemployment payment. But it could still leave out up to 1.5 million low-wage workers.   The unemployment plan could leave out many part-time and gig workers from tapping into a new federal aid program being set up in 40 states.   READ MORE           Joe Biden rips into Mitch McConnell for opposing federal aid to states, saying 'there's a reason' the US government can rack up deficits   Biden also slammed the Trump administration's response to the pandemic and Senate Republicans for opposing significant federal spending.   READ MORE           Trump wants to ban TikTok to keep Americans' data out of China's hands, but Microsoft and Oracle's track records suggest they could turn it over to the US government instead   For many Americans concerned about surveillance by US law enforcement, TikTok being bought by a US tech company may be even more worrisome.   READ MORE             Tens of thousands of PPP loans at high risk for 'fraud, waste, and abuse,' House Democrats say   More than $1 billion in relief funds were made to firms receiving multiple loans, the group said. The program featured a one-loan limit.   READ MORE           Meet the most important 57 Democrats trying to make Donald Trump a one-term president, and elect Joe Biden   A circle of longtime aides and Obama alumni populate the top ranks of Biden's campaign, and could find themselves back in Washington next year.   READ MORE           The NSA phone-spying program exposed by Edward Snowden didn't stop a single terrorist attack, federal judge finds   The ruling contradicts intelligence officials' statements following Edward Snowden's revelation that the NSA was snooping on Americans' phone records.   READ MORE           The salon owner who leaked footage of Nancy Pelosi getting a blowout with no mask on says it wasn't a setup and she's been getting death threats   Erica Kious, the salon owner who leaked the footage to Fox News this week, explained her decision in a Wednesday interview with Tucker Carlson.   READ MORE           PR firm Weber Shandwick is helping the US Postal Service navigate mail-voting controversies. Read the firm's $4 million contract with the embattled agency.   USPS paid the firm for services such as legislative and public-affairs work, social-media support, and crisis communications.   READ MORE           Mitt Romney officially ends his 2012 presidential campaign by transferring $92,000 in leftover cash to his Senate coffers   Mitt Romney has officially terminated his 2012 presidential campaign committee nearly eight years after losing to President Barack Obama.   READ MORE           The US Census Bureau is sounding the alarm over fast-tracked deadlines for this fall's count that could jeopardize its accuracy   A leaked document from the agency warned that a "lack of time to research" could mean "serious errors discovered in the data may not be fixed."   READ MORE           Was this email forwarded to you? SUBSCRIBE NOW     You received this email because you signed up to this Business Insider newsletter using the email: ipat39@gmail.com   Email preferences Unsubscribe TERMS OF SERVICE PRIVACY POLICY 1 Liberty Plaza, 8th Floor. New York, NY 10006