Are You Expecting a Check from the Government? Fact-Checking Stimulus Payment Claims for February 2026

Here’s the latest on proposed 2026 stimulus checks, including tariff dividend plans, DOGE payments, military bonuses, and expired COVID relief credits.

Hialeah proposes property tax relief for seniors amid state push to eliminate the taxes

Mayor Calvo plans one-time checks for low-income seniors to offset property taxes, benefiting about 5,100 residents amid city budget and statewide tax debates.

Tariff refund checks? Maybe not. But consumers could get money back.

Tariff dividend checks were always a long shot, and tariff refund checks aren't likely. But consumers may yet get some of ...

Investors Brace for a State of the Union Speech That May Fuel Anxiety

State of ​the Union speeches have historically had little impact on financial markets, Stovall and other market participants noted, given that they tend to serve ⁠as ⁠occasi ...

Trump's stimulus blocked

Supreme Court ruling weakens Trump tariff plan and makes proposed tariff dividend checks highly unlikely.
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You paid for tariffs — but you won’t get a slice of tariff refunds

The government is on the hook to refund $134 billion – and counting – worth of tariff revenue collected from President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs, which were ...