stimulus package

After Congress finally approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, most of us were left with one question: Am I getting a check? The bill is complicated, so we made it simple using our favorite toys to illustrate who is eligible for full or partial payments.

President Joe Biden and Democrats have agreed to tighten eligibility limits for stimulus checks.

Every House Republican voted early Saturday against a popular $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package that would send $1,400 checks to most Americans and hundreds of billions more to help open schools, revive struggling businesses and strengthen state and local governments

The House passed a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package early Saturday that includes $1,400 checks for most Americans and billions of dollars for schools, state and local governments and businesses

President Joe Biden’s $1.9T stimulus package will likely pass with no Republican support, leading some to question his pledge to unite the country around the legislation.

At an event at the White House Friday, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez spoke about the city’s response to the coronavirus and his relationship to the Biden administration alongside Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan. “Cities like Miami didn’t get a lot of money from the first CARES Act,” Suarez said in response to a reporter who brought up criticisms that the...

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez pressed residents to continue to social distance, wear face masks and practice diligent hand washing to keep the region’s coronavirus numbers low.

President Joe Biden commended the House and Senate on Friday for approving his coronavirus relief package, which includes additional stimulus funds, an extension of unemployment and health care support, and resources for ongoing vaccination efforts.

President Joe Biden is encouraging Democratic lawmakers to “act fast” on his $1.9 trillion COVID rescue plan but also signaling he’s open to changes, including limiting the proposed $1,400 direct payments to Americans with lower income levels

The new COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress includes billions of dollars to help businesses. This relief deal comes more than seven months after the first applications for the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program opened –  a program that was included in the CARES Act. Those federal funds helped businesses across the country, including thousands in South Florida....

The new COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress includes billions of dollars to help businesses.

President-elect Joe Biden is assailing the Trump administration for failing to fortify the nation’s cyber defenses

Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal Sunday on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals and providing money to deliver vaccines to a nation eager for them.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate won’t leave for Christmas break until a deal is reached; President-elect Joe Biden names more cabinet picks.

There is roughly a week left before the current CARES Act provisions expire that provide relief and benefits for people and businesses struggling financially during the pandemic. Will Congress make the Friday night deadline to extend government funding? NBCLX Storyteller Clark Fouraker explains where the negotiations now stand.

With the current coronavirus relief package, called the CARES Act, set to expire between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, a number of protections and benefits are set to end unless a second coronavirus stimulus package is passed. They include unemployment aid, cash for cities, and provisions for small businesses.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and other local leaders urged Congress to extend a stimulus package that includes funding for food distribution efforts. NBC 6’s Nathalia Ortiz reports

Local leaders urge Congress to extend funding of stimulus bill.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and other local leaders held a news conference Saturday urging Congress to extend a stimulus package that includes funding for food distribution efforts. City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber, and Miami Beach Commissioner David Richardson participated in the event, which was held on 22nd Street and Collins Avenue. Levine…

The possibility that another round of stimulus checks will reach Americans this year seems to be changing by the day. The Economic Policy Institute’s senior economist, Heidi Shierholz, joined us to explain why a stimulus package is so important for the economy as well as for unemployed Americans.