Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday blocked legislation to send $2,000 payments to Americans. And later, more attempts to pass $2,000 payments were blocked by other Republican senators including Sen.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday introduced a bill to increase the $600 stimulus checks to $2,000 and also included two other priorities for President Trump. The bill would also repeal section 230

Update: Senator Mitch McConnell blocked blocked unanimous passage needed for the $2,000 coronavirus stimulus checks to proceed. Trump tweeted in response to the the move: “Unless Republicans have a death

Update: The House officially passed the bill increasing stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000. The bill passed in a 275 – 134 vote so it was over 2/3 which is needed to

12/27/20 Update: President Trump just signed the coronavirus relief and government funding bill. This will allow major benefits like unemployment benefits to resume in a timely fashion and will avoid

One of the most important stimulus benefits that millions of Americans have relied upon to stay afloat during the pandemic expired overnight. These are the unemployment benefits that went out

Update: President Trump has refused to sign the new stimulus bill and has expressed his support for larger $2,000 direct payments. There are many Democrats on board with increased direct

We are currently awaiting the results of the vote on Monday that will give us a better picture of what to expect with the second round of stimulus checks. The