Congress

The House of Representatives passed a bill that would increase coronavirus relief payments to $2,000 per person.

Unemployment programs used by about 14 million people expired early Sunday as President Trump opted not to sign into law a massive $900 million coronavirus relief bill that Congress had overwhelmingly passed.

Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff raised more than $106 million between mid-October and mid-December, according to Federal Election Commission filings unveiled Thursday.

After months of stalled negotiations, Congress overwhelmingly passed a $900 billion coronavirus relief package that includes a $600 stimulus check for millions of Americans still reeling from the pandemic – if President Trump signs the legislation.

Rep. Richard Neal unveiled legislation on Thursday to increase the size of the stimulus check in the $900 billion coronavirus relief bill to $2,000 after President Trump threatened to torpedo the aid package. 

House Republicans on Thursday blocked a last-minute attempt by Democrats to pass a bill increasing the size of the stimulus checks included in the $900 billion coronavirus relief package from $600 to $2,000 per adult.

President Trump's last-minute opposition to a $900 billion coronavirus relief bill already passed by Congress threatens to derail the nation's economic recovery from the pandemic amid fresh signs that it's slowing.