coronavirus stimulus

Dozens of cities and counties and the state of California are experimenting with giving some low-income residents a guaranteed income of $500 to $1,000 each month to do with as they please, and tracking what happens.

After President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill on Thursday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed that Americans will start to see stimulus funds get direct deposited into their bank accounts as early as this weekend.

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

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.

Key moderate Republicans in the Senate dismissed quick action on President Joe Biden’s top priority of a $1.9 trillion economic package, indicating that the $1,400 stimulus payments he requested could take months, or never arrive, NBC News reports. Democrats need to convince 10 Republicans in the Senate, which might require asking for less funding than Biden initially requested, or bypassing the 60-vote...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell all but shut the door Wednesday on President Donald Trump’s push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks, declaring Congress has provided enough pandemic aid as he blocked another attempt by Democrats to force a vote. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk has the details.

Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday that Americans could expect to start receiving their COVID-19 relief direct payment via direct deposit as early as Tuesday evening.

NBC10’s Randy Gyllenhaal reports on President Donald Trump signing the massive $900-billion coronavirus relief bill that includes $600 checks and the president’s ongoing push for $2,000 payments to Americans.

Congress just passed a nearly $1 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. Will you get a check? Here is everything you need to know.

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.

There’s one big change to how much money you could get in your pocket through a new round of direct payments from the U.S. government

Lawmakers continue to debate over the next round of unemployment checks. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk has the details.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says Republicans are set to roll out the next COVID-19 aid package on Monday

Country Time Lemonade has created the ‘Littlest Bailout Relief Fund’ to help support kids who are unable to run summer lemonade stands during the pandemic.

The Internal Revenue Service is canceling over 1.1 million coronavirus stimulus checks it sent to deceased Americans in April.

NBC10 Responds’ Harry Hairston answers your questions.

For many Americans, federal stimulus payments are a lifeline during this period of extreme financial stress. And yet, many questions remain unanswered in the ever-changing status of these payments. Americans are also wondering how to make the best use of this one-time cash injection — or whether more money is on the way.

If you’ve already received a stimulus check, there’s a good chance you’ve already spent it by now. But with people still out of work and businesses struggling, could more be coming? NBC10’s Lauren Mayk finds out in a one-on-one interview with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

In an interview with NBC10 on Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the Trump Administration would consider a new round of stimulus checks to Americans and that the extra $600 in unemployment money could change.