Stimulus

Conservative House Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., leaves after speaking to reporters at the Capitol where he blocked a unanimous consent vote on a long-awaited $19 billion disaster aid bill in the chamber on Tuesday, May 28, 2019.

Rep. Massie: My friend’s deceased father received $1,200 coronavirus stimulus payment

Andrew Mark Miller · April 15, 2020 11:21 pm

‘Catastrophic failure’: Pelosi blasts addition of Trump’s name to coronavirus relief checks

Zach Halaschak · April 15, 2020 6:32 pm

President Donald Trump speaks at a luncheon with members of the United Nations Security Council in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019.

Coronavirus relief checks to include Trump’s name in presidential first

Zach Halaschak · April 15, 2020 1:48 am

In this Sept. 24, 2013, file photo, just cut stacks of $100 bills make their way down the line at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas.

Coronavirus stimulus check recipient finds $8.2M deposited into account

Zach Halaschak · April 14, 2020 11:52 pm

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks to the media at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 2, 2019.

Conservatives slam Pelosi for suggesting ‘no data’ to support GOP small-business package

Andrew Mark Miller · April 10, 2020 5:12 pm

In this April 4, 2019, file photo, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee member Josh Hawley, R-Mo., listens to witnesses during the Committee's hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

GOP senator wants US government to cover 80% of worker salaries up to national median wage during pandemic

John Gage · April 9, 2020 7:49 pm

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Washington.

Americans to begin receiving coronavirus relief checks today

John Gage · April 9, 2020 6:48 pm

Silicon Valley rather than the government may have taken the technological lead in government surveillance. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Defense official fears startups with ‘mission-critical’ technology could turn to China or Russia for funds

Katherine Doyle · April 9, 2020 4:29 pm

From left, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis with President Donald Trump, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller, speaks during a briefing with senior military leaders in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018.

‘Honest, competent’: Mattis pushes back on Trump over decision to remove inspector general

Zach Halaschak · April 8, 2020 3:01 am

House conservatives urge Trump to hold off on fourth coronavirus relief package

Kerry Picket · April 3, 2020 11:09 pm

Blank stimulus checks are seen on an idle press at the Philadelphia Regional Financial Center, which disburses payments on behalf of federal agencies, in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 8, 2008. The first batch of rebate payments started hitting bank accounts last week through direct deposits. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Vice President Dick Cheney and other Bush administration officials are visiting government check printing centers around the country on Thursday for events highlighting the fact that millions of rebate checks are in the mail.

Here’s an idea: Donate your stimulus check

Steven Arango · April 3, 2020 2:36 pm

Blank stimulus checks are seen on an idle press at the Philadelphia Regional Financial Center, which disburses payments on behalf of federal agencies, in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 8, 2008. The first batch of rebate payments started hitting bank accounts last week through direct deposits. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Vice President Dick Cheney and other Bush administration officials are visiting government check printing centers around the country on Thursday for events highlighting the fact that millions of rebate checks are in the mail.

IRS officials tell House Democrats some $1,200 checks could take up to 20 weeks to get out

John Gage · April 2, 2020 8:04 pm