Democrats have touted the $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief bill that U.S. President Joe Biden just signed into law as one of the most popular bills in decades, calling it a bold measure for people across the country that would significantly cut poverty and boost recove...
The episode tossed fresh complications into the Democrats’ drive to give quick approval to a relief bill that is President Joe Biden’s top legislative goal. And while they still seemed likely to pass the package, the problem underscored the headaches confronting party leaders over the n...
President Donald Trump on Sunday night signed into law the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill passed Dec. 21 by Congress. Trump had said he would not sign the bill because he wanted $2,000 stimulus checks for individuals instead of the $600 in the legislation. His signature Sunday came ...
Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell’s Covid-19 relief bill will be ‘phony’ Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) says, meaning everyday, working class American will not receive the necessary pandemic assistance through the Senate proposal, in his view. Passing a vital, robust coronavirus ...
The bill provides another round of relief for airlines and eligible contractors, $15 billion, so long as they refrain from furloughing workers or cutting pay through September. It’s the third round of support for airlines. A new program for restaurants and bars hurt by the pandem...
The White House said the president and Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Atlanta next Friday, part of what the White House is calling the "Help is Here" tour to tout the new relief bill in cities around the country. New CBS News polling shows that the bill is widely popular ...
Live COVID-19 updates: Canadia passes massive COVID-19 relief bill, Chinese ambassador to U.S. says Closer cooperation needed to ease impact on global supply chain BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhua) -- The world is now in a battle against COVID-19, a disease caused by a previously unknown ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — With time running out, lawmakers on Sunday closed in on a proposed COVID-19 relief bill that would provide roughly $300 in extra federal weekly unemployment benefits but not another round of $1,200 in direct payments to most Americans, leaving that issue for...
Congressional leaders have hashed out a massive, year-end catchall bill that combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill and reams of other unfinished legislation on taxes, energy, education and health care. The huge,
United States President Donald Trump has blasted both Republicans and Democrats in Congress tonight overthe COVID-19 relief bill sent to him this week. The President laid out a list of items he finds unacceptable included in the bill in a video posted to Twitter tonight.But his main grievance...