US Secret Service expands Crackdown and seized $1.2B in COVID Relief Funds

US Secret Service expands Crackdown and seized $1.2B in COVID Relief Funds

The US Secret Service has seized more than $1.2 billion in relief funds obtained by fraudsters in two years of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, the agency is stepping up its efforts to claw back the billions more that Covid-19-related fraud has cost the economy by tapping a senior official to work with law enforcement agencies […]

New signed Executive order would increase minimum wage to $15 an hours

New signed Executive order would increase minimum wage to $15 an hours

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors. It would provide a pay boost to hundreds of thousands of workers. The increase could be dramatic for workers earning the current minimum of $10.95 an hour. That amounts to a $4.05 per hour […]

Nancy Pelosi to Cancel or Delay US Congress’s August recess about COVID-19 Relief Package

Nancy Pelosi to Cancel or Delay US Congress’s August recess about COVID-19 Relief Package

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has indicated to delay or cancel August recess from Congress if negotiators need more time to reach a deal on a coronavirus relief package. The package is expected to include a renewal of beefed-up unemployment benefits and more federal assistance to state governments in order to address the Covid-19 pandemic. […]