The IRS says they have sent out all December stimulus payments
The Internal Revenue Service says it has sent out all 147 million checks from the December stimulus package.
The Internal Revenue Service says it has sent out all 147 million checks from the December stimulus package.
The House has passed a two-day stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown this weekend.
Republican and Democratic lawmakers are trying to come to a deal on a coronavirus relief package.
The coronavirus stimulus package is still being debated and has yet to be decided on. Negotiations of the package remain at a stand-still, and prospects of one succeeding package remain uncertain in the wake of the election.
The pandemic has left millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet, and although no stimulus deal has been reached, lawmakers are working on it. Although there is bickering on the Senate floor, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are making progress, and the White House is backing the idea of a larger package.
Tuesday was the self-imposed deadline given by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to wrap up negotiations on a nearly $2 trillion pandemic relief bill. While she was scheduled to give the final decision earlier this afternoon, she is now allowing both sides more time to continue negotiations.
President Donald Trump says he will not continue negotiations on another COVID-19 stimulus package until after the election, as many businesses struggle during the pandemic.