Biden to extend eviction moratorium through March
As part of this Day One action, Joe Biden is expected to sign orders to extend the eviction moratorium and to pause student loan interest...
Biden assembling new stimulus plan with checks, unemployment aid
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden said Friday he is assembling a multitrillion-dollar relief package that would boost stimulus payments for Americans to $2,000, extend unemployment...
Trump signs stimulus and government spending bill into law, averting shutdown
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump unexpectedly capitulated Sunday night and signed the stimulus bill into law, releasing $900 billion in emergency relief funds into the...
How moonshine, multi-hour Zooms and a deadly pandemic pushed Congress to approve new stimulus
For months, leaders' direct talks did not address the nation's growing economic calamity. The logjam held until a group of rank-and-file senators and House centrists...
White House secures ‘three martini lunch’ tax deduction in draft of coronavirus relief package
WASHINGTON - The draft language of the emergency coronavirus relief package includes a tax break for corporate meal expenses pushed by the White House and...