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States’ early withdrawals from federal unemployment programs saved billions of dollars, which Senate lawmakers are using to finance their infrastructure agenda.

Programs paying expanded unemployment benefits are ending nationally on Sept. 6. It doesn’t appear lawmakers will extend the deadline again.

The economy has improved and lawmakers are unlikely to offer another tax break to those who collected unemployment benefits this year, experts said.

Covid-19 has prompted many women to take time out to care for loved ones. What that could mean for their retirement income.

Congress approved a $2.1 billion spending bill that would address security concerns at the U.S. Capitol.

President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to extend the national eviction ban, which is set to expire in two days.

Parents in poor households may not have filed a recent tax return or updated data via an IRS portal to be eligible for the payments, according to a report.

The legislation would pour federal money into physical infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, passenger rails, drinking water and waste water systems.

Data for the 2019 tax year shows that 497 taxpayers have $25 million or more in aggregate IRA balances. Some lawmakers hope to curb use of those tax shelters.

The earned income tax credit is more generous for workers in 2021. Now there are calls to make that expansion permanent.

The latest batch of stimulus payments brings the total disbursed to more than 171 million since the American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law in March.

Schumer argued that an upcoming procedural vote to move forward with the infrastructure bill is merely a starting point and not a final deadline.

Workers who applied for jobless benefits a year or more ago might requalify once federal aid ends in September. Many who do will likely get a lesser amount.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to advance the bipartisan infrastructure bill in the Senate this week, and wants Democrats to agree on a budget bill.

Although many states implemented a tax-withholding reprieve for remote workers, that leniency is going away.

Millions of parents will see new monthly checks of up to $300 per child through a more generous tax credit. The payments eventually will stop unless renewed.

After aggressive campaigns to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, there still is no change on Capitol Hill.

The first monthly payment from the new child tax credit starts this week. Here’s what families need to know about the money

New Consumer Price Index data is pushing up the estimated Social Security cost-of-living adjustment to 6.1% for 2022.

Senate Democrats issued a budget framework Wednesday that calls for higher taxes on the rich and more tax enforcement, similar to President Biden’s tax plan.