House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promptly responded, accusing the president of “putting himself first at the expense of the country.” Will millions of Americans still suffering from the economic and health effects of the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump said in a series of tweets today that he was putting an end to negotiations for a long-stalled relief package. Read Full Story

Some Americans will lose a week’s worth of additional unemployment benefits. Last Monday, December 21st, Congress finally passed the second pandemic relief bill . The bill included $900 million in funds to deal with the continuing economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, including the second round of stimulus checks–worth up to $600 per person. However, after sending the bill to the president to sign, Trump refused to do so for a week, only relenting last night when he finally signed the relief package into law. Read Full Story

We finally know more details about the next stimulus package for coronavirus relief. The package is expected to include direct payments to Americans. Finally, the next stimulus package bill for people affected by COVID-19 is upon us. Sorta. Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was supposed to release the lonnnnng-awaited legislation that will serve as a starting point in negotiations with Democrats. He didn’t. The release has now been bumped back to next week . But Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has been talking to the press about what you’ll likely get. Read Full Story

With COVID-19 cases rising, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said she wants to push a comprehensive stimulus package in the lame duck session. Election Day is a mere four days away, and the good people in Washington have failed to pass a stimulus bill for coronavirus relief. In fact, they can’t even agree on what a stimulus package might include. With no hope for a pre-election deal, here’s the latest update on how things might play out after November 3. Read Full Story

Organizers announced the debate will take place virtually because of the president's Covid-19 diagnosis.

Organizers announced that the debate will take place virtually due to the president's COVID-19 diagnosis.

Universal basic income was the centerpiece of Yang’s presidential platform. Now, a lot more people see it as a good idea. Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang and his supporters see a pivotal failing with the $484 billion stimulus bill supplement signed today by President Trump. The plan contains no stimulus for the people. He is lobbying for $2,000 monthly stimulus checks to be sent directly to American adults, plus $500 per child, until the end of the COVID-19 crisis, and he’s encouraging his 1.4 million Twitter followers to call their congressional representatives. Read Full Story

Each state has its own system, which will pay you on its own timeline. It’s been 10 days since President Trump signed the COVID-19 relief package, following a ludicrous nine-month roller-coaster of negotiations and congressional disagreement. The package included additional federal unemployment benefits, so why aren’t fresh unemployment payments in your bank account or mailbox? So many reasons, none of which you could be expected to decipher from the 5,600-page bill . Read on. Read Full Story

For struggling Americans, there’s a lot riding on the 2020 election. As the United States passes the six-month mark in the coronavirus crisis, negotiations for a second relief package are at an impasse on Capitol Hill, with neither Republicans nor Democrats willing to give up ground on the runway to November. Read Full Story

House Democrats have passed a bill giving Americans $2,000 stimulus checks. Here’s what it’ll still take for that to happen. After stalling for a week, President Trump finally signed the latest stimulus bill. The bill provides for another round of stimulus checks– but worth up to only $600 this time . That’s far less than what most Americans were hoping for–and less than what the Democrats wanted, which were checks worth $2,000 apiece. That’s why the Dems put a second stimulus bill to the floor in the House last night, calling for $2,000 stimulus checks. It passed the Democratic-controlled House with a two-thirds majority. Still, that’s hardly the only step needed to get the two-grand in your pocket. Here’s what’s left: Read Full Story