NASA generated more than $64B in total economic output in fiscal 2019, report says
NASA’s first-ever agency-wide economic impact report shows the space agency’s contribution to the U.S. economy.
Cities are losing police chiefs and struggling to hire new ones
In a year that has seen protests in the street, defiant unions, and mayors who are quick to push out police chiefs, the job of running a police department has become less coveted among many law-enforcement leaders.
Stimulus checks to 100,000 Minnesotans left unclaimed
More than 100,000 Minnesotans have yet to claim their $1,200 stimulus payments from April
Loan forgiveness underway for SBA's Paycheck Protection Program
The Small Business Administration is in the process of forgiving potentially millions of loans under the Paycheck Protection Program that were approved to support small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, expecting the process will proceed efficiently.
Pelosi, Mnuchin haggle over coronavirus stimulus package price tag as talks continue
The pair spoke for an hour on Monday but did not come to an agreement.
Mnuchin, Pelosi fail to reach coronavirus deal as House Democrats pass their own bill
The $2.2T bill is unlikely to receive Republican support.
Senate fends off government shutdown with temporary funding bill
The bill will be sent to President Trump's desk.
Seven airlines close billions of dollars in loans with Treasury
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urges Congress to approve more aid for airline workers
Senate advances stopgap funding bill to avoid government shutdown
The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to advance a stopgap funding bill to keep the federal government operating through Dec. 11
House hoping to avoid government shutdown with vote on temporary spending bill
House Democrats took recess to tweak a stopgap spending bill to include farm aid ahead of a potential vote Tuesday evening.
D.C. offering $6,000 grants to restaurants to stay open through winter
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced a grant program to help keep restaurants and stores afloat during the winter months.
Spending bill negotiations sputter over funding for farmers
As Congress discusses spending provisions in order to prevent a government shutdown next month, a lack of funding for farm aid has become a sticking point for Republicans.
165 million Americans will witness a Social Security first in 2021
Social Security is also a program that's in flux, and roughly 165 million Americans are going to see something happen in 2021 that hasn't happened since before they were born.
Trump announces $13B worth of new relief funding for US farmers
President Trump pledged tens of billions of dollars’ worth of additional aid on Thursday to help distressed farmers that have suffered throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
Do welfare programs have a marriage penalty?
New research explores link between family formation and eligibility for social welfare programs.
Fraud reports rise as banks dole out PPP loans, report finds
In July thousands of business loan fraud reports were filed, study shows.
Varney: Democrats show they are the party of elites by rejecting coronavirus relief bill
It's tough to get your arms around this: The party of "working people" has just rejected more government help for working people.
Biden platform would raise taxes by $3.4T, study says
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has laid out a multitrillion-dollar spending plan that would raise taxes by $3.4 trillion over the next decade.
7 charged with laundering $2.1M, including coronavirus relief funds
Seven people were charged with laundering $2.1 million in money linked to crimes – including more than $300,000 in illegally-obtained coronavirus relief money through a North Carolina casino.
Damage blamed on rioting in Kenosha tops $50 million, county asks for federal help to rebuild
The unrest that besieged Kenosha, Wis., for several days following the police shooting of a Black man last month resulted in $50 million in damage to buildings and businesses, officials said.