In the wake of President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she’s more optimistic that the next stimulus package will finally emerge. As Americans hurting from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic head into yet another weekend with no relief in sight, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is suggesting that negotiations on Capitol Hill could finally turn a corner thanks to an unlikely wild card—President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis. 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

President Donald Trump signed the $900 billion bipartisan coronavirus relief package on Sunday.

Steve Mnuchin and Nancy Pelosi are reportedly back at the table. Are there reasons to be optimistic this time? On Tuesday, your hopes of receiving another stimulus check and more federal unemployment this year were seemingly dashed when President Trump ended negotiations on a congressional stimulus bill until after the election. But today is Friday! And negotiations are happening again. Here’s the latest update as we head into the weekend: 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

Many Americans are wondering what is happening with the latest coronavirus relief package and the extra unemployment ordered by President Trump. Heading into yet another weekend of inaction on Capitol Hill, many Americans may be wondering what is happening with the latest coronavirus relief package, the extra unemployment ordered by President Trump, and the promise of another $1,200 stimulus check. Short answer: Nothing is happening anytime soon. The politicians making these decisions are now consumed by political party season, and Washington is cleared out. The Democratic National Convention is next week, followed by the Republican National Convention, followed by 10 weeks of presidential election campaigning mania. Here’s the latest: 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

Sports attorney and Boras Corporation President Scott Boras talks about the relationship between self-understanding and performance.

"I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill," Trump tweeted Tuesday afternoon.

President Donald Trump tweeted early Friday morning that he and the first lady, Melania Trump, had tested positive for Covid-19.