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IRS Issues a New Batch of Stimulus Payments
The Internal Revenue Service sent out the initial American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, stimulus payments last Thursday and Friday — roughly...
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‘Checks Are Coming’ Relief Bill Offers Economic Stimulus and K-12 Schools [Part 1]
The president's Rescue America Plan creates a path to COVID economic recovery for Americans. The stimulus bill passed its final...
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IRS May Begin Issuing Stimulus Payments This Weekend
Biden signed the Rescue American Package into law today, March 11, 2021, which signals the Treasury Department to move forward...
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Systemic Voter Suppression Continues 56 Years After Bloody Sunday
It has been 56 years since Bloody Sunday, and Americans are still fighting against politicians aiming to keep their voices...
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Senate Narrowly Passes the ‘Rescue America Plan’ COVID Stimulus Package
At the end of an exhausting 25-hour-vote-a-rama on bill amendments, U.S. Senators voted to approve the third stimulus package —...
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61 Percent of Americans Approve of President Joe Biden’s Job Performance
After four years of turmoil under former-President Trump, Americans needed an easy-going no-nonsense leader. In the past 41 days, President...
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Biden to Permit Immigrant Families Divided Under Trump to Stay in US
The Biden administration will allow immigrant families separated while former-President Donald Trump was in office to be reunited and stay...
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Donald Trump Uses CPAC to Promote His Vision of the Future
Former-President Donald Trump spoke at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 28, 2021. He...
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Militia Threaten to Bomb Capitol During Biden’s Upcoming Address to Congress
The National Guard, non-scalable fencing, and heightened security at the Capitol will remain in place, according to U.S. Capitol Police...
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Trump Angry at Supreme Court Refusal to Block Financial Records
The former-president lashed out against the Supreme Court to allow the Manhattan district attorney's office access to his financial records....
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