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Trump news: Biden cracked a very revealing joke about why Democrats lost.
1 week, 6 days ago

Trump news: Biden cracked a very revealing joke about why Democrats lost.

Slate  

This is Totally Normal Quote of the Day, a feature highlighting a statement from the news that exemplifies just how extremely normal everything has become. In short, Biden is referring to Trump’s name appearing on COVID-era stimulus checks—aka “stimmies”—that were sent to Americans across the country, while Biden’s did not. The Trump administration made sure during that first round that …

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Should I worry about a recession? What Californians should know
2 years, 8 months ago

Should I worry about a recession? What Californians should know

LA Times  

Filling up has been claiming an ever-larger share of Californians’ paychecks this year. Noting the long commutes that typify the state, Shulman said, “California’s obviously more sensitive to what’s going on now because of gas prices.” For people who have no alternative to driving — such as the commuters forced by high housing costs to live far away from their …

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These Billionaires Received Taxpayer-Funded Stimulus Checks During the Pandemic
3 years, 1 month ago

These Billionaires Received Taxpayer-Funded Stimulus Checks During the Pandemic

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In March 2020, as the first wave of coronavirus infections all but shut down the U.S. economy, Congress responded with rare speed, passing a $2.2 trillion relief package called the CARES Act. Congress used a simple filter to determine who was eligible for assistance: The full $1,200 was limited to single taxpayers who’d reported $75,000 a year …

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New stimulus checks, rent relief, business grants: Newsom signs more recovery bills
3 years, 5 months ago

New stimulus checks, rent relief, business grants: Newsom signs more recovery bills

LA Times  

People make their way down the aisle at the Farmers Market in Irvine Regional Park on June 15, the day state COVID-19 restrictions were lifted at most businesses. As California emerges from the pandemic, state leaders have approved a $100-billion plan to spur the recovery, with checks going out for rent relief, state stimulus payments and grants to businesses. The …

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Newsom proposes additional $600 stimulus checks and $5 billion toward rental assistance
3 years, 7 months ago

Newsom proposes additional $600 stimulus checks and $5 billion toward rental assistance

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom, pictured last year, proposed Monday for the state to send most Californians a second round of $600 state stimulus checks. Gavin Newsom proposed a second round of $600 state stimulus checks on Monday to hasten California’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, hoping to expand the payments from low-income residents to also include middle-class families, and noting that doing …

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$1,400 stimulus checks helped March retail sales soar 9.8%
3 years, 8 months ago

$1,400 stimulus checks helped March retail sales soar 9.8%

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Newly vaccinated and armed with $1,400 stimulus checks, Americans went on a spending spree last month, buying new clothes and going out to eat again. Retail sales surged a seasonally adjusted 9.8% in March after dropping about 3% the month before, the Commerce Department said Thursday. The New York Federal Reserve Bank, which surveyed more than 1,000 …

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March hiring accelerated to 916K, yet many jobs remain lost
3 years, 8 months ago

March hiring accelerated to 916K, yet many jobs remain lost

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — America’s employers unleashed a burst of hiring in March, adding 916,000 jobs in a sign that a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession is taking hold as vaccinations accelerate, stimulus checks flow through the economy and businesses increasingly reopen. Even with last month’s robust increase, the economy remains more than 8 million jobs short of the number it …

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SPAC fundraising is up an insane 2,000% from a year ago
3 years, 9 months ago

SPAC fundraising is up an insane 2,000% from a year ago

CNN  

New York CNN Business — The SPAC market is so hot that this year’s fundraising haul has already surpassed all of 2020’s. “If you look at the SPAC market, there’s some really attractive new companies and new technologies coming to the market that are financing effectively,” BlackRock executive Rick Rieder told CNN Business. Professional athletes including Colin Kaepernick and Shaquille …

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Chime is giving customers early access to billions in stimulus checks
3 years, 9 months ago

Chime is giving customers early access to billions in stimulus checks

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Big banks face competition from startup challengers on fees, apps and direct deposits. By Monday afternoon, Chime, the most valuable US consumer fintech startup, had already made about $3.5 billion in stimulus payments to more than a million customers, the startup told CNN Business. Well, it means a lot if you’re living paycheck to paycheck, …

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Immigrants without Social Security numbers are not eligible for stimulus checks
3 years, 9 months ago

Immigrants without Social Security numbers are not eligible for stimulus checks

Associated Press  

CLAIM: “Illegal aliens” will receive a $1,400 stimulus check through the COVID-19 relief bill. The vast majority of immigrants without lawful status in the U.S. do not have Social Security numbers and cannot receive a $1,400 stimulus check. A small number of people who entered the U.S. on a temporary work visa and were issued Social Security numbers may be …

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Joe Biden Signs $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill
3 years, 9 months ago

Joe Biden Signs $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Another round of stimulus checks is on the way. President Joe Biden signed a COVID-19 relief package worth nearly $1.9 trillion into law on Thursday. In that same provision, however, Senate Democrats also decided to forgive taxes on the first $10,200 in unemployment income for Americans with household incomes of less than $150,000 — a major relief …

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Undocumented Immigrants Won't Get Stimulus Checks — For Third Time Around
3 years, 9 months ago

Undocumented Immigrants Won't Get Stimulus Checks — For Third Time Around

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING While many Americans are set to soon receive another round of cash from the government, undocumented workers will once again be left out, even as they work on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. And just like the last two coronavirus relief packages in spring and winter of last year, the legislation excludes undocumented immigrants from …

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Joe Biden will NOT put his name on COVID-19 relief checks
3 years, 9 months ago

Joe Biden will NOT put his name on COVID-19 relief checks

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden will not have his name on the $1,400 stimulus checks as President Donald Trump did on COVID-19 relief payments that were sent out to Americans last year. President Joe Biden's name wont' be on the COVID-19 relief checks, the White House announced Tuesday. Last year former President Donald Trump demanded that his name was on the paper …

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Covid Relief Bill: $1,400 stimulus checks could go out as soon as soon as Biden signs bill this week
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid Relief Bill: $1,400 stimulus checks could go out as soon as soon as Biden signs bill this week

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden said Monday that he was eager to sign the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that the House of Representatives is expected to pass Tuesday. Biden made the comment during a visit to a vaccination site at the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that she didn't know whether President …

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California legislators approve $7.6-billion COVID-19 package, including $600 stimulus checks
3 years, 10 months ago

California legislators approve $7.6-billion COVID-19 package, including $600 stimulus checks

LA Times  

Jose Secundino, blue sweatshirt, and other Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County temporary employees prepare boxes for the needy. Californians who qualify for a $600 state stimulus payment could see the money arrive as soon as a month after filing their tax returns under a $7.6-billion COVID-19 economic relief package approved Monday by the state Legislature. Some 5.7 million …

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Biden tells House Democrats to ‘stick together’ in Covid-19 relief push, signals willingness to narrow stimulus checks
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden tells House Democrats to ‘stick together’ in Covid-19 relief push, signals willingness to narrow stimulus checks

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden told House Democrats on a conference call Wednesday he is open to narrowing the distribution of $1,400 stimulus checks in his Covid-19 relief proposal to focus on poor and middle-class people, according to audio of the call obtained by CNN “I think we can better target the number,” he said, according to the recording. So, …

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Billionaires are blaming the GameStop surge on Covid stimulus checks
3 years, 10 months ago

Billionaires are blaming the GameStop surge on Covid stimulus checks

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Billionaire “Bond King” Jeffrey …

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Senate GOP stalls Democrats’ push for $2,000 stimulus checks
3 years, 11 months ago

Senate GOP stalls Democrats’ push for $2,000 stimulus checks

LA Times  

On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked an attempt to vote on whether to increase the amount of stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000. President Trump’s push for bigger, $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks stalled out Tuesday in the Senate as Republicans blocked a swift vote proposed by Democrats and split within their own ranks over whether to boost spending …

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Stimulus checks are coming. How much will you get and when?
3 years, 11 months ago

Stimulus checks are coming. How much will you get and when?

LA Times  

President Trump signed a $2.3-trillion spending bill Sunday — despite his own late objections — that funds the government and includes $900 billion in stimulus provisions for struggling households and businesses. As with the previous round of coronavirus stimulus checks under the CARES Act, you are likely to see the money quickly if the IRS has your direct deposit information …

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Donald Trump is right: $600 in stimulus checks is not nearly enough. But $2,000 isn’t, either
4 years ago

Donald Trump is right: $600 in stimulus checks is not nearly enough. But $2,000 isn’t, either

CNN  

New York CNN Business — After months of failed negotiations and political feuding, Congress finally approved a $900 billion relief package this week, nearly nine months after the record $2.2 trillion passed in March, and against the backdrop of a country riddled with economic peril and surging coronavirus cases. But President Donald Trump signaled he wouldn’t sign the bill if …

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Stimulus checks: Hill leaders eye second round of aid as part of $900 billion Covid relief deal
4 years ago

Stimulus checks: Hill leaders eye second round of aid as part of $900 billion Covid relief deal

CNN  

Washington CNN — Congressional leaders, after months of a bitter stalemate and as millions of Americans have been eager for relief, are finally indicating they’re nearing a deal on a new rescue package that could pass both chambers within days. The price tag for a stimulus deal could be close to $900 billion, a source familiar tells CNN, though many …

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Congressional Leaders Remain At An Impasse On COVID-19 Relief
4 years ago

Congressional Leaders Remain At An Impasse On COVID-19 Relief

NPR  

Congressional Leaders Remain At An Impasse On COVID-19 Relief Enlarge this image toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/AP Kevin Dietsch/AP Updated at 8 p.m. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., traded public barbs Tuesday with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., over how to overcome a months-long standoff over the two most significant partisan demands, funding …

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