As the pandemic stretched on, some employees moved hundreds of miles from the offices they're supposed to return to once it's safe. Will their bosses really make them come back?
The colossal package allocates money for COVID-19 vaccines, schools, small businesses and anti-poverty programs like the child tax credit. Here are the highlights, including what the Senate changed.
The monthly checks would mark a big shift in the federal government's approach to child poverty. One study estimates they could cut the number of poor children by half.
The U.S. Postal Service announced a half billion dollar contract to replace some of its older vehicles, but only a fraction will be electric powered. Environmentalists are disappointed.
Lawmakers are blasting the nation's biggest drug makers and distributors for looking to use a pandemic tax-break loophole to write down losses coming from settlements linked to the opioid epidemic.
Health officials say the worst of the pandemic may be behind us. The White House extends Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelans. Drug firms say tax breaks will offset the opioid settlement.
The Des Moines Register reporter, Andrea Sahouri, was arrested as she covered a Black Lives Matter protest. "Treating media work as a crime is a human rights violation," Amnesty International said.
The debate over raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour is often framed as big government versus small business. But among small shop owners, there is little consensus on the proposal.
Congress nears approving COVID-19 relief measure. Health officials remind everyone to remain vigilant of coronavirus. The ex-Minneapolis officer accused of killing George Floyd goes on trial Monday.