US Interior Secretary Bernhardt tests positive for COVID-19 U.S. Interior Department Secretary David Bernhardt tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, a representative for the department said.
In-depth coronavirus interview with Sec. Alex Azar, Surgeon General Jerome Adams, Dr. Deborah Birx Video Icon Video
Lawmakers propose massive student loan cancellation and free college plan With college costs spiraling, millions of students struggling to pay for higher education, the financial burden for many is lingering well beyond their degree. Video Icon Video
Both Sides: Congress sees Chauvin verdict as opportunity for police reform The Derek Chauvin guilty verdict ignited a fresh debate on policing in America with Democrats and Republicans hoping to use the ruling as a jumping off point for reform legislation. Video Icon Video
US Senate confirms Lisa Monaco as deputy attorney general The U.S. Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee, Lisa Monaco, as deputy attorney general, the No. 2 position at the Justice Department.
New York residents dispute President Trump’s description of city as a ‘ghost town’ Friday night in Manhattan found restaurants packed in the NoMad neighborhood, diners socially-distant or behind plexiglass shields — the new normal many locals are still adjusting to. Video Icon Video
Leadership styles contrasted on debate state between President Trump and Democratic nominee Biden The final presidential debate is the last chance for American voters to compare the leadership styles of President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden before the Nov. 3 election. Video Icon Video
Climate change debated between President Trump and former VP Biden With a record-breaking hurricane season and wildfires raging in America’s west, climate change was one of several key topics of the final presidential debate before Election Day. Video Icon Video
Fourth stimulus check: Nonprofit sees additional payments as vital Three rounds of stimulus checks have helped Americans weather the COVID-19 pandemic by distributing nearly $850 billion in direct payments. The nonprofit Economic Security Project is calling for a fourth – and fifth – stimulus check.
More ‘plus-up’ stimulus payments on the way to taxpayers this week, IRS says The Internal Revenue Service announced Wednesday that nearly 2 million “plus-up stimulus payments” went out this week as part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.
New $3,000 child tax credit: Payments to start in July – see if you’re eligible It’s a strain, but the head of the IRS said Tuesday he expects to meet the July 1 deadline in the new pandemic relief law for starting a groundbreaking tax program aimed at reducing child poverty. That means new advance monthly payments of as much as $300 per child could begin flowing to lower-income families this summer.
Officer identified in fatal police shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant, 16, who attacked 2 with knife Video Icon Video