5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Thursday 11th March 2021
Episode 2321, Mar 11, 2021, 06:15 AM
President Joe Biden's $1.9tn (£1.4tn) relief bill to help Americans deal with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has cleared its final hurdle in Congress.
The final bill includes one-off direct payments worth $1,400 to be sent off to most Americans, extends weekly jobless benefit payments of $300 until September and also allocates $350bn to state and local governments.