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Biden Relief Plan: Major Early Victory Gets Mixed One-Year Reviews
It’s been one year since President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan. Here are the different reactions to how it’s played out.
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Cities Seek to Loosen Rules on Spending Federal Pandemic Aid
Some cities are urging President Joe Biden’s administration to loosen its rules for spending $350 billion of coronavirus relief money directed toward state and local governments.
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Biden Admin to Invest $100M to Address Health Care Worker Shortage
The program helps place primary care doctors in communities that have a hard time recruiting and retaining them.
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AP: States and Cities Slow to Spend Federal Pandemic Money
Many states and cities across the U.S. are getting off to a slow start in spending money from this year’s coronavirus relief package championed by President Joe Biden and Democrats
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Save, or Spend? What You Should Do With Child Tax Credit Payments
The hundreds of dollars a month from child tax credit payments could go a long way – you could use it for expenses now or even prevent credit card debt during the holiday season. Personal finance expert Catherine Alford discusses the options.
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Some States Plan Big Spending With Biden's Aid, Others Wait
Some states are making plans to spend billions of dollars from President Joe Biden’s pandemic relief act, though the money has yet to arrive.
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Biden Visits DC Taqueria for Cinco de Mayo
President Joe Biden stopped at Taqueria Las Gemelas in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to order takeout in honor of Cinco de Mayo. The lunch run was part of the president’s efforts to highlight his administration’s push to help restaurants struggling from the pandemic.
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Biden Administration to Launch Summer Food Program to Feed 30 Million Low-Income Children
The Agriculture Department told NBC News that the Biden administration is poised to announce the largest summer food program in U.S. history, which will feed 30 million low-income children.
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In SF, Pelosi Talks American Rescue Plan, Post-Pandemic Healing, Anti-AAPI Violence
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was back in the Bay Area Wednesday to spread the word about President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan.
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Nancy Pelosi Visits SF Chinatown, Addresses COVID-19, American Rescue Plan
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visited San Francisco’s Chinatown Wednesday, and was at a local clinic that received financial help from President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan to address the COVID-19 pandemic needs in the area. Thom Jensen reports.
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Biden Vows 100 Million Shots and Checks In Next 10 Days
In a speech given from the White House on Monday, President Joe Biden said that America will reach 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses and 100 million direct relief payments from the American Rescue Plan within 10 days.
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The Road Show Begins: VP Harris, Jill Biden Promote Aid Plan
From a vaccination site in the desert West to a school on the Eastern Seaboard, President Joe Biden’s top messengers have led off an effort to highlight the benefits of his huge COVID relief plan
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$1.9T COVID Relief Bill Set to Pass
The House is expected to vote on a $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill that includes billions in relief money for states, local governments, schools, vaccines and small businesses. The bill includes a $1,400 for low and middle-income families, as well as up to an additional $300 per child.
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Stimulus Checks, Unemployment Benefits: When You Can Expect to Receive Payments
The $1.9 trillion federal pandemic relief package is expected to make its way through the House and hit President Joe Biden’s desk soon. It includes plans for direct payments to most Americans, aid to small businesses, financial help for schools and much more to help the country recover from the financial ravages of the pandemic. But when will the benefits...