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This map shows how much the $600 stimulus check is worth in every state
Local variations in cost of living, as measured by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, mean $600 can g…
Andy Kiersz
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Senate Democrats broker last-minute deal on unemployment benefits, clearing major hurdle for $1.9 trillion stimulus plan
Sen. Joe Manchin had opposed a Democratic plan on unemployment aid, derailing stimulus debate for h…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Republican Sen. Toomey to Trump: 'You don't get everything you want, even if you are the president'
Republican Sen. Pat Toomey on Sunday urged President Donald Trump to sign the coronavirus relief bi…
Inyoung Choi
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Mitch McConnell acknowledged pressure to deliver more COVID-19 stimulus and said he thinks Congress can do it this month
Democrats and Republicans have been at an impasse for months, unable to progress despite the mounti…
Sinéad Baker
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Coronavirus relief talks are hanging by a thread at a perilous moment for millions of Americans
The White House jumped in with a $916 billion stimulus offer that threatened to blow up relief nego…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Pelosi and Mnuchin are 'narrowing their differences' on a stimulus package as the deadline for a deal looms
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will speak again on Tuesday to see if th…
Kate Duffy
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Nearly half of Americans blame Republicans and McConnell, and 32% blame Democrats and Pelosi for the lack of $2,000 stimulus checks, a new poll shows
15% of respondents responded that President Donald Trump was to blame, according to the poll by pro…
Inyoung Choi
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Trump's delay on signing the stimulus bill could have cost unemployed Americans $5.9 billion - but now new reporting suggests payments won't lapse as feared
Some 20 million workers risked missing a week's worth of stimulus funds, but the Department of Labo…
Andy Kiersz
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Republicans want to pass a series of standalone stimulus bills. Here's what that means, and why it's unlikely to happen.
Republicans' past piecemeal stimulus strategies fell prey to intraparty disagreements and Democrat …
Ben Winck
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Trump calls for Americans to receive 'more money in direct payments,' as Congress may pass a package with $600 stimulus checks on Sunday
The coronavirus relief package that could pass in Congress on Sunday is expected to include $600 st…
Kelsey Vlamis
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White House indicates Trump will sign $900 billion stimulus deal brokered by Republicans and Democrats in Congress
The legislation includes $600 stimulus checks, $300 weekly unemployment benefits, small business ai…
Kelsey Vlamis
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'More anti-depressant than stimulus': 5 reactions to the $900 billion relief package that the House is set to vote on today
The deal includes $600 stimulus checks, $300 per week in unemployment benefits, and $300 billion in…
Shalini Nagarajan
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10 Senate Republicans unveil a $618 billion stimulus plan including $1,000 direct payments in bid to strike bipartisan deal with Biden
The GOP plan significantly cuts spending on numerous top Biden priorities, including stimulus check…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Pelosi scraps new coronavirus aid from government funding bill after Democrats revolt over states losing Biden stimulus cash
Democrats were forced to eject $15 billion in new coronavirus relief funding after a last-minute bl…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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A weekend stimulus deal just got more likely after Republicans and Democrats resolved their clash over the Federal Reserve
Congress struck a compromise on the scope of the Federal Reserve's emergency lending powers, increa…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Nancy Pelosi walks back the Tuesday deadline she set for a stimulus deal with the White House
"It isn't that this day is the day we would have a deal. It's a day when we would have our terms on…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Biden team is reportedly pushing congressional Democrats to strike an immediate stimulus deal with Republicans to stave off a renewed recession
The surge in virus cases is causing another wave of restrictions and closures that experts say coul…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Trump keeps promising a coronavirus relief package will be passed after the election — but Democrats say they are still far apart on a stimulus deal
Many differences remain between the White House and Democrats on federal unemployment benefits, tax…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said a coronavirus relief deal is unlikely before the election
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Mnuchin appear to have made little headway in negotiations for a bro…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Bipartisan group of lawmakers roll out 2 separate stimulus bills containing $908 billion in economic relief, breaking off the most disputed issues in a bid to strike a deal
The latest stimulus plans contain $300 weekly federal unemployment benefits but excludes a second r…