coronavirus relief

Senate Democrats are preparing to push ahead with President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package.

Top aides to President Joe Biden have begun talks with a group of moderate Senate Republicans and Democrats on Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.

President-elect Joe Biden is hoping to jump-start the economy with his sweeping $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. Morning Consult economist John Leer joined LX News to make a case for why it’s worth it for the U.S. government to pass a costly relief bill and avoid catastrophic long-term consequences of the pandemic.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the $600 stimulus payment direct deposits could begin as early as Tuesday night and continue into next week.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Tuesday blocked a Democratic bid to vote on increasing the COVID-19 relief checks from $600 to $2,000.

President Donald Trump has signed into law a $900 billion pandemic relief package, ending days of drama over his refusal to accept the bipartisan deal.

House Democrats proposed to send $2,000 direct payments to most Americans today by unanimous consent but the proposal failed on the House floor

Many Maine innkeepers have a more optimistic outlook on the first part of 2021 now that Congress has passed a new round of stimulus funding. In years preceding the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of Maine’s small inns and bed and breakfasts were already trying to stave off competition from short-term rental properties and AirBnb. Then in the spring, the pandemic dramatically…

Some Maine innkeepers are looking more optimistically at the first part of 2021 now that Congress has passed a new round of stimulus funding.

The relief package now heads to President Donald Trump for his signature. The bill would provide $600 payments to many Americans.

Congress approved legislation Monday to start the process of creating a national Latino museum as part of a $900 billion must-pass COVID-19 relief spending bill that President Donald Trump is likely to sign, NBC News reports.

A new COVID relief bill could see final approval the day after a weekend of marathon negotiations in Congress. The deal will send $600 in direct payments to qualifying Americans, add $300 a week to unemployment checks, provide more loans to small businesses and direct extra funds to distribute COVID vaccines across the country.

Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal Sunday on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals and providing money to deliver vaccines to a nation eager for them.

A hang-up for some congressional Republicans in passing another coronavirus relief package is a request for tens of billions of dollars to go directly to state and local governments

Lawmakers are embracing a one-week extension of government funding to buy time for more COVID-19 relief talks

This week may prove to be a pivotal week for the U.S. An FDA advisory panel meets Thursday to consider approval of the Pfizer COVID vaccine, even as the United Kingdom plans their rollout tomorrow. Congress, meanwhile, is working to pass a financial relief bill for families and businesses affected by the ongoing pandemic.

A proposed COVID-19 relief bill is expected to get backing from President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell but it won’t include $1,200 in direct payments to most Americans

As COVID deaths and hospitalizations rise in the United States, President Donald Trump’s focus remains locked on election grievances, which he aired in a 46-minute video recorded by the White House. Meanwhile, a bipartisan Senate measure is beginning to gain steam on Capitol Hill on a COVID financial relief bill. President-elect Joe Biden is urging Congress to reach a deal...

Sweeping data released by the Small Business Administration on who benefited from pandemic relief programs raises questions about the equitability and distribution of loans intended for small businesses, an initial analysis by NBC News shows. The analysis found that tenants paying rent at properties owned by the Trump Organization as well as the Kushner Companies, owned by the family of Jared...

Congress is returning to Washington for one last attempt at deal-making this year