U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump had told him to keep negotiating with Democrats to try to get a fresh coronavirus relief package. “The president has said to me, …
Read moreMnuchin says Trump told him ‘keep at this’ on effort for coronavirus aid deal
The U.S. Agriculture Department on Friday released details of a second round of COVID-19 aid for farmers, which will pay up to $14 billion to growers of major crops such as corn, soybeans and wheat, …
Read moreU.S. details up to $14 billion in new aid for farmers
President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Saturday partly restoring enhanced unemployment payments to the tens of millions of Americans who lost jobs in the coronavirus pandemic, as the United States marked a grim milestone …
Read moreTrump signs coronavirus relief orders after talks with Congress break down
Ken Blackwell, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s early and aggressive response to the coronavirus pandemic helped Ohio minimize the damage from a public health perspective. Similarly, President Trump is preparing the entire country for a rapid …
Read moreTrump Is Working To ‘Flatten the curve’ Of Economic Slowdown
Congress is poised to approve an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package that will provide one-time checks for most Americans and significant enhancements to unemployment benefits. Both will provide much-needed help to those recently laid-off …
Read moreQ&A: How can the huge congressional aid package help you?
A last-ditch effort by the chief executives of major U.S. airlines to try to win cash grants to weather the coronavirus crisis looked to be unsuccessful, four congressional aides and airline officials said late Saturday. …
Read moreAirlines appear to come up short in bid to win cash grants in rescue package
Saying lawmakers “need to take bold and swift action as soon as possible,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday introduced legislation to provide as much as $1,200 per person and $2,400 per couple in the U.S. amid …
Read moreMcConnell’s coronavirus stimulus plan would provide payments of $1,200 per person