COVID-19 relief

The scammers who defrauded the government spent lavishly on houses, luxury watches, diamond jewelry, strip clubs and gambling sprees. Authorities vow to track down the fraudsters.

Republican Rep. Joseph Harding pleaded guilty to charges including wire fraud and making false statements in connection with COVID-19 relief fraud.

Only a sliver of the funding allocated through the American Rescue Plan has been steered to mental health nationwide, but advocates and clinicians hope the money will help address gaps in care for children.

The Treasury Department’s internal watchdog is investigating whether Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis improperly used federal pandemic aid to fly migrants to Martha’s Vineyard.

As many Americans continue to struggle financially because of inflation, we set out to clear the air on some common claims about what's going on.

A 34-year-old man was charged with one count of wire fraud after being accused of filing a fraudulent loan application in 2020.

Though the majority of Medicaid recipients have smartphones, most states will rely on snail mail and email to tell people their coverage is at risk with the end of the COVID public health emergency.

Advocates say families in Florida and across the nation are already struggling with rising food costs, and if these waivers expire in June, things will only get harder.

Senate Republicans, with the support of some Democrats, want to use the $10 billion spending bill to block the expiration of a policy that has made it easier to deport migrants during the pandemic.

During the pandemic, a federal mandate said state's could not kick people off Medicaid, even if they were no longer eligible for the benefit. That will change if the public health emergency is lifted.

The IRS is "in the roughest shape it's been in in 50 years," says former commissioner Mark Everson. The agency, he says, is understaffed, has more work than it can handle and is underfunded.

The U.S. economy likely slowed sharply in the third quarter as the delta variant and persistent supply chain woes weighed on growth. The months ahead should be better.