The bill would provide direct payments of up to $1,400 to most Americans and money for COVID-19 vaccines and testing, aid to state and local governments, help for schools and the airline industry and subsidies for health insurance.
Eight Democrats voted against the proposal, suggesting that Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and other progressives vowing to continue the fight in coming months will face a difficult fight.
After an unusual icy blast left Texans in the dark, without access to potable water, the attention now turns to why the energy system failed so terribly.
Congressional Democrats consider giving millions of Americans a raise. Capitol Hill Republicans fear it could cost the country more than a million jobs.
More than one in five rural Americans do not want to get vaccinated against COVID-19. A new poll from the de Beaumont Foundation suggests reluctance in rural communities could be a communication issue.
The U.S. military on Wednesday began delivering shots at coronavirus vaccination centers in Texas and New York and announced that service members will start staffing four centers in Florida and one in Philadelphia next week.
The Scripps National Spelling Bee will return this year in a mostly virtual format, with the in-person competition limited to a dozen finalists who will gather on an ESPN campus at Walt Disney World in Florida, Scripps announced Monday.
President Joe Biden's turn on the world stage comes as the U.S. on Friday officially rejoins the Paris climate agreement, the largest international effort to curb global warming.
The future of the Calcasieu bridge project is a looming question for folks in southwest Louisiana after the change in administrations at the White House.
By LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK
The Senate has voted to acquit former President Donald Trump following a contentious impeachment trial on charges of inciting the deadly Capitol insurrection.
Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and John Kennedy (R-LA) are sitting through hours of oral arguments at the U.S. Capitol this week. While they sit on the same side of the political aisle they remain at odds over the constitutionality of this trial.
Morgan Wallen, who has had the No. 1 album in the country for the past four weeks, was caught on camera last week saying a racial slur, but sales of his record increased after radio stations removed him from their playlists.
It means more pain for airlines, hotels, restaurants and tourist destinations that were already struggling more than a year into the pandemic, and a slower recovery for countries where tourism is a big chunk of the economy.