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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s home has been vandalized. This backlash stems from the senator’s recent block of $2,000 stimulus checks.

Despite an aid package and direct payments being a priority before the election, the White House has shown little interest in pushing things forward. And in Congress, Senate and House leadership are on completely different pages.

Tuesday, the House voted to advance the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, clearing the way for the measure to be considered Wednesday when a final vote on the stimulus bill is expected.

With Biden the projected victor, Pelosi will likely spring into action to try and come to terms on a coronavirus relief deal including $1,200 direct payments.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Boasting that government policies can make a difference in improving the economy, President Joe Biden went too far Thursday in taking credit for job growth since taking office. He also made a dubious suggestion that wrongdoing is behind higher gasoline prices — something that his administration will seek to fix. But analysts […]

In a nutshell, the package works on three areas: pandemic response, direct relief to struggling families and support for communities and small businesses.

A few weeks ago, there was renewed optimism Americans would received a second direct payment of at least $1,200 ahead of Election Day. Obviously, that didn’t happen.

Despite a push from President Donald Trump for lawmakers to explore a coronavirus aid package that would include a second round of stimulus checks, members of Congress left Washington for the weekend no closer to an agreement.

Republicans are again stalling a vote on President Biden’s nearly $2 trillion COVID relief deal, calling the bill wasteful. But in the end, Democrats say they have the votes to get it passed.

The Internal Revenue Service will delay the April 15 tax deadline until mid-May, according to a report from Bloomberg.