The White House is reportedly considering issuing a new round of executive actions amid dwindling hopes for a bipartisan coronavirus relief deal. WASHINGTON IMPASSE ON CORONAVIRUS RELIEF THREATENS US ECONOMYThe Constitution gives Congress, not the president, the authority to determine federal spending. The Senate returned to Washington on Tuesday from its four-week August recess and have a floor vote planned Thursday on a "skinny" $300 billion relief bill that Democrats have already panned. Last week, Trump floated the possibility of reallocating $300 billion in unused coronavirus relief funds to send Americans a second $1,200 stimulus check. "We have $300 billion in an account that we didn't use.

Source: Fox News September 10, 2020 16:18 UTC