
Why some couples are getting their stimulus money in two payments
CNN
Some couples will receive their stimulus money in two payments, the Internal Revenue Service said this week.
The reason: there is a glitch in the system that divides the payments for married couples where one person has filed an injured spousal claim.
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As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











