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North Carolina Woman Went Shopping with $150K Virus Relief Loan, Prosecutors Say
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
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Republicans Test History in Vote Against Pandemic Relief
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
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House Passes $1.9T Pandemic Bill on Near Party-Line Vote
Democrats are ready to shove a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package through the House on Friday.
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COVID-19 Bill Must Drop Minimum Wage Hike, Arbiter Decides
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
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BLM Launches Survival Fund Amid Federal COVID-19 Relief Wait
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
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Biden Changes PPP Rules to Give Smallest Businesses Access to Loans
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.
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Miami Mayor on Previous Coronavirus Aid: ‘Our Residents Got a Fraction of The Help That They Needed'
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.”
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‘Overwhelm the Problem': Inside Biden's War on COVID-19
President Joe Biden’s team is styling itself on war footing as it attacks the coronavirus pandemic.
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Yellen: Biden's Plan Could Restore Full Employment by 2022
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
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Tax Forms Help Reveal Extent of Unemployment Fraud in US
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
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Biden Lays Out Coronavirus Relief Package: ‘It's Big and It's Bold'
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.
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‘Late Night': Closer Look at GOP Demanding ‘Bipartisanship' From Biden
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.
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Biden Meets Republicans on Virus Aid, But No Quick Deal
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
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GOP Lawmakers Head to White House for Virus Relief Talk
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.
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Biden to Meet With GOP on COVID Relief
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.
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Push to Reopen Schools Could Leave Out Millions of Students
President Joe Biden says he wants most schools serving kindergarten through eighth grade to reopen by late April.
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Biden Warns of Growing Cost of Delay on $1.9T Econ Aid Plan
President Joe Biden is warning of a growing “cost of inaction” on his $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan
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Biden Urges Congress to Pass COVID-19 Relief
President Joe Biden urged Congress to pass a COVID-19 relief bill as soon as possible warning inaction is costly.
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‘Late Night': Closer Look at Biden, Dems Moving Fast on COVID Relief
Seth Meyers takes a closer look at Republicans getting upset President Joe Biden won’t work with them.
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Democrats Prep Biden's Virus Aid Package With or Without GOP
Senate Democrats are preparing to push ahead with President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package.