Tag: COVID-19

Blank stimulus checks are seen on an idle press at the Philadelphia Regional Financial Center, which disburses payments on behalf of federal agencies, in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 8, 2008. The first batch of rebate payments started hitting bank accounts last week through direct deposits. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Vice President Dick Cheney and other Bush administration officials are visiting government check printing centers around the country on Thursday for events highlighting the fact that millions of rebate checks are in the mail.

Democrats tighten stimulus check limits in bid to smooth passage of $1.9 trillion spending bill

Susan Ferrechio · March 3, 2021 4:52 pm

Study finds immune response strong against coronavirus variants

David Hogberg · March 3, 2021 3:41 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, asks a question of Boeing Company President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, during a Senate Transportation Committee hearing on âAviation Safety and the Future of Boeing's 737 MAX.â

Cruz unleashes on Democrats after report finds 3 million ‘students seem to have simply fallen off the grid’ during remote learning

Emma Colton · March 3, 2021 2:54 pm

New Jersey marks one year since the start of COVID-19 pandemic in state

Washington Examiner · March 3, 2021 2:00 pm

North Carolina House to vote on $1.7B COVID-19 spending bill

Washington Examiner · March 3, 2021 1:00 pm

Abby Platt, Carri Michon, and Cheryl Onderchain attend a school board meeting in Loudoun County, Virginia on Feb. 23, 2021. They are pushing for schools to fully reopen for in-person learning.

‘Spiraling out of control’: DC-area parents clamor for full return to classrooms

Zach Halaschak, Mica Soellner · March 3, 2021 11:30 am

The DeSantis moment: Florida’s governor emerges as possible Trump successor

W. James Antle III · March 3, 2021 11:00 am

FILE - In this June 3, 2019, file photo a shopping cart sits in the parking lot of a Target store in Marlborough, Mass. On Friday, June 14, the Commerce Department releases U.S. retail sales data for May.

Several major companies say Texas staffers will still wear masks as state lifts mandate

Kaelan Deese · March 3, 2021 3:50 am

Dolly Parton arrives at the 53rd annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Dolly Parton replaces ‘Jolene’ with ‘vaccine’ in viral clip before receiving her shot

Kaelan Deese · March 3, 2021 1:23 am

A picture of George Floyd is seen amid protests across the United States over his death after an officer knelt on Floyd's neck for several minutes.

Judge: Only one of George Floyd’s family members can be in courtroom at a time during trial

Zach Halaschak · March 3, 2021 1:12 am

Push to audit Pritzker’s handling of veterans’ home outbreak has bipartisan support

Washington Examiner · March 3, 2021 1:00 am

In this Feb. 11, 2019 photo, Gov. Janet Mills delivers her State of the Budget address to the Legislature at the State House in Augusta, Maine.

Governor updates Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine plan to focus on those 60 and older

Washington Examiner · March 3, 2021 12:00 am