coronavirus relief

An exhausted Senate has narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill

The U.S. Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday. The bill will be sent to the House next week.

Senate leaders and moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin have struck a deal over emergency jobless benefits, breaking a logjam that had stalled the party’s showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill

The Senate has voted by the slimmest of margins to begin debating a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.

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.

Sue O’Connell sat down with Kelly Anne Smith of Forbes Advisor to talk about some of the early details we’ve seen from the administration and where Democrats may need to negotiate with Republicans.

President Joe Biden met with Democratic senators to talk COVID relief a day after a meeting with 10 Republicans. Will he choose bipartisanship or his party’s plan?

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.