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The latest Republican coronavirus aid plan proves the GOP is living in a fantasyland
Republicans would offer so little help to states and people in a coronavirus aid bill that it's unc…
Linette Lopez
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'We are prepared to act quickly': Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says $1 trillion GOP coronavirus relief plan is set to be released Monday
Mnuchin said in a "Fox News Sunday" interview that Senate Republicans were poised to "move quickly"…
Carmen Reinicke
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The stability of the global economy now depends on Trump's attention span
Continuing to delay another coronavirus aid bill will harm the global economy, but Trump can't stop…
Linette Lopez
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Bernie Sanders said he would vote against the bipartisan $908 billion stimulus bill 'unless it is significantly improved'
"I will not support Manchin-Romney in its current form," Sen. Bernies Sanders wrote. "We must fight…
Lauren Frias
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McConnell says 'fourth and final' stimulus bill will be considered by Senate Republicans in roughly one month
McConnell continued to oppose an extension to strengthened unemployment benefits, saying the progra…
Ben Winck
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Nearly a million travel industry and airline workers are left in the lurch as Trump see-saws on stimulus talks
Worker unions and industry groups have expressed frustration over inconsistent messaging from the W…
David Slotnick
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The White House is upping its offer to Democrats to pass a new stimulus bill including $1,200 direct payments, report says
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are yet to strike a deal but say t…
Sinéad Baker
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One alarming chart shows virus cases spiked soon after initial stimulus efforts were exhausted
Key elements of the CARES Act expired in July, just as US virus cases surged and the pace of econom…
Ben Winck
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Majority of Americans who qualify for coronavirus aid are expected to receive direct deposits by April 15
The roughly $2 trillion bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act inclu…
David Choi
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Bank of America lifts its forecast for US economic growth on hopes for sweeping Biden-backed stimulus
The bank's economists expect stronger consumer spending to boost US GDP by 4% in the first quarter …
Ben Winck
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Nancy Pelosi said she won't back a standalone aid deal for airlines without a broader pandemic relief package
US airlines last week began the process of furloughing over 32,000 workers, with tens of thousands …
David Slotnick
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One measure of unemployment suggests Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus plan could do more harm than good, says one top Wall Street strategist
The labor market has recovered far faster than in past recessions when measuring unemployment with …
Ben Winck
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Duterte threatens to declare martial law, citing reported attacks on soldiers delivering coronavirus aid, and warns that 'there will be no turning back'
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has taken an aggressive approach to curb the coronavirus sprea…
Rosie Perper
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The most effective stimulus bill will boost unemployment benefits and PPP in order to drive economic growth, JPMorgan says
PPP loans were fairly ineffective earlier in the year, but vaccine rollouts can transform the progr…
Ben Winck
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UK first NATO country to send coronavirus aid to Africa
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in a statement that the U.K. is the first NATO ally t…
PTI
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Mali announces coronavirus aid package, maintains election date
The conflict -- which has left swathes of the country outside state control -- has aggravated fears…
PTI
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Pence's aide tests positive with coronavirus
"This morning we had someone on the vice president's staff test positive and so out of an abundanc…
PTI
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Congress has left town without passing a coronavirus aid bill. Now a 2nd round of $1,200 stimulus checks may have to wait until December.
"After the election, we'll get the best stimulus package you've ever seen," Trump said Tuesday at a…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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The poorest quintile of Americans will get a 29% income boost if $2,000 stimulus checks become a reality, a new report finds
Democratic lawmakers are pushing for the passage of the CASH Act to provide $2,000 payments to prot…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Sen. Manchin says he hopes coronavirus relief bill will come by tomorrow, but there's 'no guarantee' it will get passed by Congress
On "Fox News Sunday," Sen. Joe Manchin said "the plan is alive and well," and urged compromise amon…