Americans are heading into 2026 with a swirl of expectations about fresh relief money, from recurring $500 payments to the possibility of much larger federal checks tied to tariffs. The headline ...

President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind the idea of fresh direct payments worth roughly $1,500 per person, reviving hopes among households still squeezed by inflation and higher borrowing ...

Sahil Lavingia, previously a DOGE operative at the Department of Veterans Affairs, is now a career employee at the IRS. He said at WIRED’s Big Interview event that he expects to work there 10 years.

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The United States spent the past year flirting with a downturn that never quite arrived, a kind of slow-motion stress test ...

President Donald Trump has turned tariffs into the centerpiece of his economic strategy, and in 2026 the policy will bite ...

Rumors about new stimulus checks, IRS direct deposits, relief payments and tariff dividends swirled throughout 2025, and they ...

Will there be a $2,000 stimulus check coming? Here's what to know about Trump's tariff dividend status and eligibility.

As of December 2025 there has been no approved or scheduled stimulus checks. Here is everything to know about what to expect.

Despite renewed online chatter, no federal agency or congressional leader has announced or confirmed any plan to distribute new stimulus payments this year. Without approval from Congress or the ...

Rumors claiming President Donald Trump will issue $2,000 stimulus checks before the end of the year continue to circulate. But the truth is, that is highly unlikely to happen. Stimulus checks are ...