Aug 5, 2020

Oh, right. The national budget. That old thing.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after the funeral of Rep. John Lewis in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

In addition to coronavirus relief aid, Congress has another issue to attend to: the national budget. Plus, President Trump signs the Great American Outdoors Act. And, the role of the pharmacy store is changing during the pandemic.

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Congress isn't just wrestling with a coronavirus relief package — it has a budget to pass, too

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Aug 5, 2020

Congress has to fund the government for the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1 — and it's slow going.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after the funeral of Rep. John Lewis in Washington, D.C.

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Great American Outdoors Act signed into law by President Trump after receiving broad bipartisan support in Congress

Conservationists say it’s something they’ve been trying to achieve for decades. Marketplace’s Nova Safo has more.

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Pharmacies are playing a bigger role in local retail during the pandemic

by Erika Beras

Aug 5, 2020

They're more and more becoming one-stop shops for people who want to consolidate shopping trips.

About 23 1/2 million Americans don’t live that close to grocery stores, but most people do live within 5 miles of a Walgreens or CVS.

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Chromakey Dreamcoat Boards of Canada

The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

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