Biden is asking the Department of Agriculture to allow states to increase Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits — food assistance formerly called food stamps, and to increase by 15 percent benefits awarded through a school meals programs for...
The incoming president is pushing for a massive stimulus plan, and wants action on vaccines, racial justice and climate changeWhen Joe Biden is sworn in as president on Wednesday, he plans to trigger a range of executive orders aimed at solving two of the biggest...
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The president-elect is scheduled to deliver a speech Thursday night announcing additional steps to combat the pandemic. He takes office on Wednesday....
Despite new pandemic aid, he confronts an economic crisis unlike any since he last entered office in 2009. And political headwinds have only stiffened....
Biden appealed to people who rely on paychecks, not the stock market. His 81 million votes show America has had enough of Wall Street running the show. ...
The conflict over the long-delayed deal stands as an early test of Biden’s incoming administration, as it attempts to manage multiple crises and entrenched partisan gridlock....
Polling shows that Republicans have turned bearish on the outlook for their family finances since the election, while Democratic optimism is rising....
Following positive news about coronavirus-vaccine trials, the long-term macroeconomic environment that the next Administration will face has become a hot topic among economists....
Joe Biden will offer his post-pandemic economic plan as the stock market rose with the news of another potential COVID vaccine and President Donald Trump continues to insist he won the election....
In remarks scheduled to be delivered in Delaware, Biden will detail plans on “building back better,” his transition team says. Trump, who has kept a low profile since Election Day, has advertised no public events but remains defiant on Twitter....
President-elect Joe Biden plans this week to show an aggressive strategy on the coronavirus, and he may jump into economic stimulus talks in coming weeks....
The coronavirus dominated voters’ thinking, but those concerned about rising infections sided with Joseph R. Biden Jr. while those who wanted the economy open went for President Trump....
Sellers of Scotch Whisky, West Country cheddar and Stoke-on-Trent ceramics are those who potentially have a surprising vested interest in who wins the US presidential election....
Before you vote for president this Election Day, here’s a look at who would recover jobs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic quicker – Trump or Biden. ...
Ben Harris is not a household name, even in economics. But he helped develop a package of tax and spending increases that have not spooked Wall Street....
Official figures showed the world’s biggest economy grew by a record 7.4 per cent between July and September. This followed an historic contraction of 9 per cent between April to June....
Contrary to popular belief, Democratic presidents have been better for the economy than RepublicansIn a few days, Americans will choose a president. Opinion polling suggests that voters favour former Vice-President Joe Biden when it comes to social policy, foreign...
Joseph R. Biden Jr. is pitching tax hikes on corporations and the rich. Many economists say they won’t hurt growth. Some conservative economists — and President Trump — say they’ll crush the recovery....
Attempts to deliver a stimulus package have faltered as the president’s erratic approach to governing and Democrats’ eagerness to press a political advantage have repeatedly clashed....
It’s a myth that Republicans handle the economy better – US recessions almost always occur under the GOPJoe Biden has consistently held a wide polling lead over US President Donald Trump ahead of November’s election. But, despite Trump’s botched response to the...
Donald Trump held a rally in North Carolina on Tuesday night, warning against the threats of ‘mob rule’ if Joe Biden wins on November 3 and saying Kamala Harris would be an ‘insult’ as president....
The Democratic and Republican national conventions offered two radically different diagnoses of the problems confronting AmericaOne version told of a president who is callous and cruel. “My dad was a healthy 65-year-old,” said Kristin Urquiza, whose father voted for...
President Donald Trump slammed Democrat Joe Biden during a 70-minute speech at the White House in which he formally accepted his party’s nomination. ...
Biden held higher ground as the GOP convention began. Trump looks to build on a week of attacks on his rival, a message of law and order and a promise to restore the economy....
Despite the recession, polling data and interviews with voters and political analysts suggest that a confluence of factors are raising the president’s standing on the economy issue....
The president came into 2020 considering the state a lock, but his performance in managing the pandemic and delivering on his promises from four years ago could put it in play....
At a campaign event in Pennsylvania, Joseph R. Biden Jr., the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, described his plan for strengthening the economy....
Joe Biden announces Thursday a plan to spur American products and research, part of a shift in both parties away from free trade and toward protecting U.S. workers and businesses....
Joseph R. Biden Jr. laid out a populist economic vision with the tagline “Build Back Better,” part of an effort to confront President Trump on his strongest issue in polling....
The event served as a reminder that the president had hoped to cruise to reelection on a strong economy — a strategy dashed as tens of millions of Americans have been forced out of work since March....
