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Americans have already begun receiving direct-deposit payments, but some will have to wait a bit longer.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Americans could begin receiving their stimulus checks as early as this weekend.

President Joe Biden will sign the American Rescue Plan a day earlier than expected, giving the Treasury Department the go-ahead to start sending out payments.

Americans are getting checks of up to $1,400 by the end of the month, but further payments may be tricky to get past Congress.

The second group of recipients will be those who didn't provide direct deposit in tax filings but have their information on file with the IRS due to other government programs.

"Our currency tells the story of our nation, and it is long past due for Ms. Tubman's part of that story to be told," a bipartisan duo of U.S. Senators wrote in a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

The extension is just the latest in an ongoing 2019 legal battle between Trump and House Democrats in control of the Ways and Means Committee.

"It's important our notes reflect the history and diversity of our country, and the image of Harriet Tubman—a role model for leadership and participation in our democracy—gracing the new $20 note would reflect that," said the Treasury Department.

"The 'please wait' message is a normal part of the site's operation," the IRS said. "We encourage people to check back later."

"You would not have all the various secure systems of communication that the United States has if you were not concerned that this information might go where it's not intended," former OFAC official Peter Kucik told Newsweek.

"I guarantee you, by the time it's done, it will be far worse than what we think it is right now," said Mark Wright of cybersecurity firm Sentinel One.

"This is a huge cyber espionage campaign targeting the U.S. government and its interests," said one source familiar with the matter.

New York Republican Rep. Peter King on Thursday called the recent report of President Donald Trump's administration withholding funds from the FDNY's 9/11 health program "disgraceful."

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the federal debt will exceed 100 percent of GDP in 2021.

Parents will need after-school child care in order to return to work.

Amazon was slapped with a modest fine for allegedly allowing hundreds of transactions to take place in violation of U.S. sanctions over the course of 7 years.

Stimulus checks in Utah, Idaho and Alaska were the highest on average per individual, but California, Texas and Florida received the most in IRS Economic Impact Payments overall.

The Treasury Department reported that the national deficit jumped by $738 billion last month.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau estimated that, in 2016, around 70 million Americans were contacted by a debt collector.

The Trump administration announced Wednesday night that Social Security recipients will "need to take no action" to receive the $1,200 payment, reversing an earlier decision that would have required a "simple tax return."

All 176 passengers and crew of a Ukraine International Airways flight to Kiev were killed when a Boeing plane crashed near Tehran.

The 2019 U.S. federal deficit increased 26 percent over 2018 and has more than doubled since 2015, the Treasury Department said Friday.

"The president has gotten nothing in terms of the big ticket items," Maria Bartiromo said.

"I think the markets have factored in this idea that the president's opponents will stop at nothing to try to undermine and ultimately destroy him," Monica Crowley said.

Fiscal conservatives and Democrats alike ridiculed GOP congressional members and President Trump's tax cuts after federal spending hit a $3.7 trillion record and the budget deficit climbed to $867 billion so far this fiscal year.

"They stated that they will try to get us a response this week or next week, but gave no firm commitments," a spokesperson for Pressley told Newsweek.

The college expert said college isn't providing students with the life skills they need to succeed in the fast pace world that we live in.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin delayed Obama-era plans to include Tubman, a former slave and hero of the abolitionist movement, until 2028 when President Donald Trump would be out of office due to "counterfeiting issues."

"Secretary Mnuchin has allowed Trump's racism and misogyny to prevent him from carrying out the will of the people," she said.

"No one in this Administration is doing their job," she said. "They continue to stonewall, to obstruct, and to ignore the will of the American people.