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Child Tax Credits Go Out Aug. 13: How to Track Your Payment
The second of six monthly installments of the enhanced child tax credit payments went out on Friday. A closer look at how the payments work, who can receive them and what to do if you haven’t received a check
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Child Tax Credit Payments: How It Works, Eligibility and Opting Out
A closer look at how the payments work, who can receive them and why some parents are opting out
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Republicans Tout Pandemic Relief Bill They Voted Against
Every Republican in Congress voted against the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, which President Joe Biden signed into law three months ago
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Biden Visits DC Taqueria for Cinco de Mayo
President Joe Biden stopped at Taqueria Las Gemelas in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to order takeout in honor of Cinco de Mayo. The lunch run was part of the president’s efforts to highlight his administration’s push to help restaurants struggling from the pandemic.
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Biden Touts $28.6B Restaurant Relief Program With Stop at DC Taqueria
President Joe Biden has made a Cinco de Mayo taco and enchilada run to highlight his administration’s $28.6 billion program to help eateries that lost business because of the coronavirus pandemic
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Indiana Man Charged With Killing 4 After Stimulus Argument
An Indianapolis man has been formally charged with murder in the killings of three adults and a child he allegedly shot to death after he and a former girlfriend argued because he wanted a share of her federal COVID-19 relief money
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Biden Signs $1.9T COVID-19 Relief Bill Into Law
President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill this Thursday. “This historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country and giving working people … a fighting chance,” Biden said. “That’s what the essence of it is.”
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Senate Passes $1.9T COVID-19 Relief Bill
The U.S. Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday. The bill will be sent to the House next week.
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Here's What's in the Senate Virus Relief Bill
Senate Democrats have come out with their version of the $1.9 trillion COVID-relief bill
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Minimum Wage Hike All But Dead in Big COVID Relief Bill
Democrats’ hopes of including a minimum wage increase in their $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill seemed all but dead Monday as the Senate prepared to debate its own version of the House-passed aid package. Four days after the chamber’s parliamentarian said Senate rules forbid inclusion of a straight-out minimum wage increase in the relief measure, Democrats seemed to have exhausted…
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Make a Plan Now for How You Will Spend Your Coronavirus Stimulus Check
Most Americans will receive a coronavirus stimulus check from the IRS in the coming weeks and months. Today, take 10 minutes to figure out how you will spend or save yours once it hits your bank account.
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The First Coronavirus Stimulus Checks Were Deposited This Week—Here's When You Can Expect Yours
The first wave of coronavirus stimulus relief checks was deposited into some Americans’ bank accounts over the weekend, according to the IRS. Millions more can expect to receive theirs in the coming weeks.
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Some Taxpayers Find Relief Payments Sent to Wrong Account
A number of taxpayers who use tax preparation services, such as H&R Block and TurboTax, say their second relief payments were sent to the incorrect bank account
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Stimulus Checks Arriving as Early as Tuesday Night, Mnuchin Says
Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday that Americans could expect to start receiving their COVID-19 relief direct payment via direct deposit as early as Tuesday evening.
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When Do I Get My Stimulus Check?
After much back and forth, President Trump signed a new coronavirus stimulus package Sunday night that will provide a second round of stimulus checks to many Americans. But when, and how, and how much, can be confusing. This is the latest information, as of the afternoon of Dec. 29. Q: When do I get my check? A: The Treasury Department…
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Trump Golfs in Florida as COVID Relief Hangs in the Balance
President Donald Trump spent his Christmas golfing in Florida as a government shutdown looms and COVID relief hangs in the balance.
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House GOP Blocks Dems Attempt to Pass $2,000 Stimulus Checks
The rare Christmas Eve session of the House lasted just minutes, with help for millions of Americans awaiting Trump’s signature on the bill. Unemployment benefits, eviction protections and other emergency aid, including smaller $600 checks, are at risk. Trump’s refusal of the $900 billion package, which is linked to $1.4 trillion government funds bill, could spark a federal shutdown at...
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Everything You Need to Know About New Stimulus Checks
Congress just passed a nearly $1 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. Will you get a check? Here is everything you need to know.
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Stimulus Package Includes Consumer Relief From ‘Surprise' Medical Bills
People with private health insurance will see the nasty shock of “surprise” medical bills virtually gone, thanks to the coronavirus compromise passed by Congress