Erica Werner

Congressional reporter for the Washington Post who covers economic policy

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Erica Werner is a congressional correspondent for Associated Press.

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Lawmakers have been going back and forth for weeks about another stimulus package to help ease the economic crisis caused by COVID-19.

Stalled stimulus talks, millions of Americans in poverty, more wealth for billionaires: Economy during COVID

Lawmakers have been going back and forth for weeks about another stimulus package to help ease the economic crisis caused by COVID-19.

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Some Red and Blue states may be turning purple in an increasingly polarized nation.

New evidence of excitement with only a day to go

Some Red and Blue states may be turning purple in an increasingly polarized nation.

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