Jun 15, 2020 · The Trump administration is hindering oversight of over $1 trillion in pandemic stimulus funds, according to a watchdog group tasked by Congress to detect fraud and misuse …

Mar 19, 2021 · A bill that would have shielded stimulus checks from private debt collectors got sidelined Thursday when an objection from one Republican senator prevented it from coming …

Dec 18, 2020 · GOP Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.) on Friday blocked an effort to pass a second round of stimulus checks, arguing coronavirus relief needs to be targeted and raising concerns about …

Mar 22, 2020 · Senate Democrats on Sunday blocked a coronavirus stimulus package from moving forward as talks on several key provisions remain stalled. Senators voted 47-47 on …

Dec 20, 2020 · Congressional leaders plan to attach the coronavirus aid package, which includes $600 direct payments to individuals and a $300 per week unemployment compensation …

Dec 18, 2020 · A political flare-up over the Federal Reserve’s pandemic crisis lending programmes has emerged as a late stumbling block to a $900bn fiscal stimulus package as …

Dec 23, 2020 · In surprising comments, President Donald Trump shredded a just-passed Covid-19 relief package Tuesday night, saying the legislation includes measures that have nothing to …

Mar 23, 2020 · Senate Democrats on Sunday and Monday blocked procedural votes to advance a nearly $2 trillion stimulus package aimed at alleviating some of the economic hardships that …

Dec 30, 2020 · President Donald Trump 's push for bigger $2,000 stimulus checks stalled Tuesday as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell led a Republican effort to block a Senate …

President Joe Biden advocated for fast-tracking the stimulus package with optimally bipartisan support. In early February 2021, Biden criticized Republicans for not seeking a bipartisan …