When it comes to those $2,000 stimulus checks, Trump said in February that he is "looking at it very seriously."

It remains unclear when Americans may receive stimulus checks. Here are the latest updates in regards to the checks including statements from Trump.

Claims about new stimulus checks, IRS direct deposits, relief payments and tariff dividends spread throughout 2025 — and they’re still circulating in 2026. But is there any truth to them?

Filing taxes in 2026 and wondering about the $2000 Trump stimulus check status this year? Here's what to know and how to track IRS where's my refund

Absent any real action to address affordability, Trump and his allies usually turn to his preferred backup plan: culture wars and racism. Hence the renewed GOP scaremongering about sharia law; congressional investigations into Bad Bunny; and violent immigration raids targeting the “worst of the worst” preschoolers.

Trump has walked all over Congress but prior presidents of both parties have stretched the bounds of emergency powers.