House Dems pass $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, including $1400 direct payments

February 27th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Democratic controlled House passed a sweeping COVID-19 relief bill early Saturday, by a mostly party-line 219 to 212 vote, and sent it on to the Senate, where Democrats planned a legislative maneuver to allow them to pass it without the support of Republicans. Democrats Kurt Schrader of Oregon and Jared Golden...

U.S. Treasury Secretary says Americans could receive stimulus checks within three weeks

March 29th, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday that Americans could expect checks from the historic $2 trillion stimulus bill for coronavirus support to be direct deposited in their accounts within three weeks, but experts have said it could take longer to receive the money. Congress and President...