CARES Act
COVID Unemployment Benefits Are Over. COVID Is Not.
The end of pandemic unemployment benefits will cut weekly checks by $300 for some and, for the majority of people, end their benefits entirely.
U.S. Public Transportation Is Facing A "Make Or Break" Moment
This could be the end of U.S. public transit as we know it. Whether that will be a good or bad thing depends on what happens next.
The White House Now Wants to Give Us Another COVID Relief Check
But don't get excited: It would be much smaller than the first time. And then there's the unemployment cuts.
Bernie Sanders Is Once Again Asking For $1,200 COVID Stimulus Checks
The Vermont senator also has something to say about liability protections for corporations.
Democrats Just Caved on COVID Stimulus Checks
Congressional Democrats are looking at nearly a trillion dollars less than what they were offered months ago.
Coronavirus Hospitalizations Are at an All-Time High
The U.S. has 30,000 more people hospitalized for COVID than it did at the peak
We Found a Real-Life Santa Who Is Very Mad at Congress
Without another pandemic stimulus package, the holidays could look bleak for many Americans.
Desperate Americans Are Tweeting at Pelosi and McConnell to 'PASS A DAMN STIMULUS'
An estimated 12 million people will lose their benefits the day after Christmas—and they're angry.
Uber Deployed 'Record' Number of Lobbyists on Washington This Year
Uber and Lyft have deployed scores of lobbyists and spent record amounts of money to lobby the federal government this year, according to a report by Open Secrets.
The Eviction Crisis Is Already Here and It's Crushing Black Moms
Mass evictions could be enormously destabilizing for communities of color, experts and housing advocates warn.
White, Rich People Got Their Coronavirus Stimulus Money Faster Than People of Color
Lack of access to bank accounts and the internet were key factors.
Catholic Dioceses That Paid Huge Sex-Abuse Settlements Managed to Get PPP Loans
Through persistent lobbying on Capitol Hill, the Church was able to bypass the 500-worker limit on the coronavirus-relief loans primarily meant for small businesses.