coronavirus relief

A North Carolina woman who lied to get a coronavirus relief loan spent the money on shopping excursions to Nieman Marcus, Nordstrom, Louis Vuitton and diamond stores, federal prosecutors said

Every House Republican voted early Saturday against a popular $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package that would send $1,400 checks to most Americans and hundreds of billions more to help open schools, revive struggling businesses and strengthen state and local governments

Democrats are ready to shove a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package through the House on Friday.

The Senate parliamentarian has dealt a potentially lethal blow to Democrats’ drive to hike the minimum wage, deciding that the cherished progressive goal must fall from a massive COVID-19 relief bill the party is trying to speed through Congress

The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation formally expanded a $3 million financial relief fund that it quietly launched earlier this month to help people struggling to make ends meet during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic

President Joe Biden is targeting more federal pandemic assistance to the nation’s smallest businesses and ventures owned by women and people of color. The administration is establishing a two-week window, starting on Wednesday, in which only businesses with fewer than 20 employees can apply for forgivable loans under the Paycheck Protection Program.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez spoke in favor of the House’s coronavirus relief package on Friday. Suarez also criticized the support many U.S. cities received in previous aid packages, saying, “Many of them had very, very bad experiences in terms of receiving the full allotment that they should have received based on their population.”

President Joe Biden’s team is styling itself on war footing as it attacks the coronavirus pandemic.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the country is still in a “deep hole” with millions of lost jobs but that President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief plan could generate enough growth to restore full employment by next year

Unemployment agencies across the U.S. became lucrative targets for criminals when they were bombarded with claims last year as millions lost jobs due to coronavirus shutdowns

President Joe Biden commended the House and Senate on Friday for approving his coronavirus relief package, which includes additional stimulus funds, an extension of unemployment and health care support, and resources for ongoing vaccination efforts.

Seth Meyers takes a closer look at President Joe Biden meeting with GOP senators after they complained about a lack of bipartisanship in his response to the COVID-19 crisis.

President Joe Biden has told Republican senators he’s unwilling to settle on too small a COVID aid package after meeting for two hours over their slimmed down proposal

A group of 10 Republican senators will meet with President Joe Biden at the White House on Monday to discuss a coronavirus relief package, the group said in a joint statement issued late Sunday night.

President Joe Biden will meet Monday with 10 Republican Senators pitching a new COVID relief plan. The Republican plan carries a third the cost of Biden’s, with the same money for vaccinations, but nearly 90 percent less to reopen schools. Stimulus checks drop to $1,000 and phase out for higher income families.

President Joe Biden says he wants most schools serving kindergarten through eighth grade to reopen by late April.

President Joe Biden is warning of a growing “cost of inaction” on his $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan

President Joe Biden urged Congress to pass a COVID-19 relief bill as soon as possible warning inaction is costly.

Seth Meyers takes a closer look at Republicans getting upset President Joe Biden won’t work with them.

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