Republican lawmakers are set to reveal their stimulus package this week. Here's a sneak peek at what it might entail. For the past week, lawmakers have gathered to discuss a matter of extreme importance in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent recession it's spurred: a second relief package. In March, the CARES Act…
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 20: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) listens to U.S. ... [+] President Donald Trump talks to reporters while hosting Republican congressional leaders and members of Trump's cabinet in the Oval Office at the White House July 20, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump and the congressional leaders talked about a…
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…
Two Senate Republicans are pushing to extend stimulus checks in the next coronavirus relief package to almost 2 million Americans who were excluded from the initial round.Sens. Marco RubioMarco Antonio RubioGOP senators push for stimulus checks to almost 2M excluded Americans VOA visa decision could hobble Venezuela coverage Senate GOP punts coronavirus package to next…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images) Getty Images Here are the latest numbers inside the new stimulus proposal—and what they mean for you. Here’s what you need to know. Stimulus Update Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) plans to release his new stimulus package proposal as early as Monday. The…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…