Friday, July 24, 2020 -- It's irresponsible for Congress and the president to stop providing this critical support now when the virus still is spreading rapidly and states, especially in the South, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON, D.C. (NEXSTAR) — When Congress ...

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans agreed to vote Thursday night on legislation extending unemployment benefits under a program set to expire next week, blunting a potential political weapon for ...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a press conference regarding the extension of increased unemployment benefits on Friday, hours before those benefits are set to expire. As part of the CARES Act, a ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Some members of Congress are slamming the door on Americans who are unemployed, yet desperately seeking work. At the end of ...

In economic news, another 1.3 million people have filed for unemployment aid, bringing the total to 48 million over the past 16 weeks. This comes as Republican lawmakers are refusing to extend a ...