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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell unveiled the Republican coronavirus relief plan on Monday as Congress scrambles to respond to a pandemic still wreaking havoc across the country. McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, said the legislation would include relief for jobless Americans, another direct payment to individuals of up $1,200, more Paycheck Protection Program small business loan funds and…

Senate Republicans are poised to unveil a $1 trillion coronavirus aid proposal.July 27, 2020, 1:57 AM6 min read Senate Republican leaders and the White House appear to have overcome their differences and are poised to introduce their next coronavirus relief plan on Monday afternoon. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark…

You may get another $1,200 stimulus check, and perhaps a bonus if you go back to work. You won’t immediately face eviction if you can’t pay the rent. But if there is no job for you to return to, you likely will see a cut to your unemployment benefits.Those are the provisions in the Senate…

(CNN)Jon Ossoff, the Democratic candidate for US Senate in Georgia, announced Saturday that he is awaiting the results of a coronavirus test after experiencing symptoms and his wife having tested pos…

CLOSE A second round of stimulus checks are in the works, but a new study says people who are poor, Black or Latino were less likely to receive the $1,200. USA TODAYWASHINGTON – Senate Republicans were scrambling Thursday to finalize a $1 trillioncoronavirus relief package that will include another round of $1,200 stimulus checks and additional funding to…