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Evidence indicates new $1,400 stimulus checks are boosting the economy. But some argue more payments are needed so that no one is left behind in the recovery.

The bill passed the House on Thursday in a 217-210 vote.

Rental assistance may not come soon enough for tenants struggling in the coronavirus pandemic.

Rep. John Katko faces a potentially tough reelection campaign in New York’s 24th Congressional District.

Legislators on Thursday announced a bipartisan caucus to seek repeal of the SALT cap to help middle-income taxpayers in their districts.

Retired Lt. Gen Russel Honoré explains why Congress must act to finance critical changes to improve the U.S. Capitol Police’s emergency response.

It follows committee Ranking Member and Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodger’s earlier memo on the panel’s “Big Tech Accountability Platform.”

The group’s support doesn’t reflect each company’s views on the tax plan, but it sends a signal that the tech industry is open to higher tax rates.

Wall Street invested at least $2.9 billion to influence Washington during the 2020 election cycle.

Congressional Democrats will introduce legislation Thursday to expand the Supreme Court from nine to 13 justices, alongside progressive activists pushing to transform the high court, NBC News reports.

IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig said the U.S. fails to collect as much as $1 trillion in taxes owed each year, in part due to the explosion in cryptocurrencies.

A fifth batch of $1,400 stimulus checks has been sent, bringing the total to about 159 million recipients or more than $376 billion.

On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi attended a memorial on the National Mall featuring 40,000 flowers that represent the Americans who die from gun violence each year.

Gary Gensler was confirmed to lead the SEC on Wednesday. He promised to tackle bitcoin regulation, “gamification” of trading and board diversity.

Corporations that received millions of dollars in Covid government contracts under the Trump administration also initiated large-scale lobbying campaigns, a new report says.

The Texas Republican served as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, the top tax-writing body in the chamber, for two terms.

Republican donors and lawmakers plotted their next attacks on corporate America during their retreat in Florida this past weekend.

The office will distribute about $420 billion in aid from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan approved last month.

President Joe Biden will address a joint session of Congress for the first time on April 28.

The call by executives to curb emissions comes ahead of the global climate summit the Biden administration is hosting April 22.