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Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto announced that his city is now participating in a program launched by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, in which eligible residents will receive $500 in monthly "guaranteed income."

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the two sides can't even agree on the basics.

The State Department on Friday announced that it has sanctioned a Chinese paramilitary organization over its alleged role in human rights abuses against Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region of the country -- the latest move by the Trump administration against China.

With the impasse in talks, a group of four Republican senators on Thursday introduced a bill that would send a $1,000 stimulus check to eligible adults and children. 

Calculate how much money in unemployment aid you could receive under Senate Republicans' HEALS Act.

The supplemental $600-a-week in unemployment benefits officially expires on Friday, dealing a major financial blow to the millions of Americans who lost their jobs in recent months.

White House officials have signaled a willingness to sign off on a deal that does not include legal protections for businesses.

A slew of provisions put in place to help American workers and businesses weather the coronavirus pandemic are expiring.

A report published by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis found that at least $728 million in payroll support assistance went to 12 contractors that had laid off a total of 9,300 employees.   

Congressional negotiations over the next round of coronavirus relief funding are stalled despite sweeping agreement between Republicans and Democrats that additional aid is needed.

A bipartisan group of senators is hoping the relief package will include a controversial proposal to fix diminishing funds for Social Security, Medicare and the nation's highways. 

Here's a closer look at the HEALS Act and HEROES Act and how much money Americans still reeling from the pandemic could receive under each proposal. 

The latest proposal modified the stimulus checks so that families with dependents over the age of 17 will be able to receive the extra $500

A study published this month by Yale University economists found that workers with more-generous jobless benefits didn't experience larger employment declines when the benefits took effect.