Nation Oct 11 Watch 4:58 Mobile outreach: A lifeline during COVID-19 For Preble Street Resource Center, a social services agency in Portland, Maine, adapting to the pandemic has meant the soup kitchen can’t serve indoor meals, social workers can’t meet clients in their offices, and limiting the number of people allowed… By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman
Politics May 16 Democrats push new $3T coronavirus relief bill through House Democrats have powered a massive $3 trillion coronavirus response bill through the House, over Republican opposition. By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Associated Press
Politics Apr 23 WATCH: Congress delivers nearly $500 billion more in virus aid Congress has delivered a nearly $500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending, almost unanimously rushing new relief to employers and hospitals buckling under the strain of a pandemic that has claimed almost 50,000 American lives and one in six U.S. jobs. By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Associated Press
Politics Apr 21 WATCH: Senate approves $483 billion virus aid deal The coronavirus aid package flew through the Senate on Tuesday after Congress and the White House reached a deal to replenish a small-business payroll fund and provided new money for hospitals and testing. By Andrew Taylor, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
Apr 11 IRS deposits first economic support payments By Associated Press The IRS says the first economic support payments stemming from the coronavirus outbreak have been deposited in taxpayers’ bank accounts. Continue reading
Apr 11 GOP leaders hit brakes on virus aid as governors seek help By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press As governors plead for aid, Republican leaders in Congress said Saturday they prefer replenishing a $350 billion small business program rather than negotiate the broader coronavirus package Democrats are pushing with the White House. Continue reading
Mar 28 Hawks no more: Fiscal conservatives embrace rescue package By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Republicans who have spent the past decade howling about the danger of ballooning deficits embraced the coronavirus rescue package approved by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump, shrugging off past concerns about spending in the face of a public… Continue reading