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The president had demanded the increase and Democratic lawmakers jumped at the opportunity.

Congress has worked for months to come to an agreement on the next coronavirus stimulus package.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Congress to amend the current COVID-19 relief bill, saying he wants $600 direct payments to be increased to $2,000.

Democrats say they’re pushing ahead with the president’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package, including $1,400 stimulus checks for Americans, even if the package does not have Republican support.

President Joe Biden is set to meet Monday with a group of 10 Republican senators who have proposed spending about one-third of the $1.9 trillion he is seeking in coronavirus aid, though congressional Democrats are poised to move ahead without Republican support.

President Donald Trump started the weekend by pushing lawmakers in Congress to approve a coronavirus relief bill. What’s unclear about his request: Does the president still back the idea of stimulus checks?

A bipartisan group of senators is working to pass an additional round of stimulus relief as negotiations among party leadership have all but come to a screeching halt in Washington.

During a press conference after signing an executive order designed to galvanize the economy and help factories, President Joe Biden shed light on a topic millions of Americans have been tracking – how the size of the stimulus check outlined in his COVID relief plan was chosen.

The plan would include stimulus checks less than the original $1,200 direct payments. The deal would also leave out state funding and a liability shield pushed by Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

As of Monday, the relief plan process is taking more time than many Democratic leaders hoped. Here’s why that is…

President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan that included $1,400 checks for most Americans. So when could one hit your bank account?