During the COVID-19 pandemic, most Americans received multiple stimulus checks to relieve the financial pressure caused by the pandemic-related closures. These checks helped people to stabilize their finances and avoid financial disaster in the wake of closed businesses and mass layoffs.

If you're waiting on a stimulus check, you are going to be waiting awhile. Here's the latest news on IRS direct deposit, DOGE dividends and more.

President Donald Trump posted that Americans will receive $2,000 stimulus checks from tariff dividends. Here's what we know so far about the checks.

No new federal stimulus checks are authorized for November 2025; Congress has not passed any new legislation, and the IRS has made no confirmation. President Donald Trump has proposed using tariff revenue to pay a dividend of at least $2,000 per person (excluding high-income individuals), but this is currently just a proposal.