Topic: Steven Mnuchin

The United States on Tuesday sanctioned a network of oil entities that officials say have helped the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro escape existing penalties.

The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed sanctions targeting two organizations it accuses of being controlled by Iran's spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and designated a former leader of a terrorist group.

The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions Monday for several Ukrainian nationals it says were tied to a pro-Russian lawmaker who tried to influence the 2020 presidential election.

The New York Stock Exchange will delist three Chinese telecommunications companies, after all, reversing itself a second time in a head-spinning move after pressure from the Trump administration.

The Trump administration on Tuesday slapped new sanctions on Iran's steel and metals industry, further ratcheting up tensions between the two nations.

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions against a Venezuelan judge and prosecutor for their rules in last month's sentencing of six U.S. oil executives known as the Citgo 6.

The government on Wednesday began mailing out COVID-19 stimulus checks worth $600 for most Americans, amid ongoing efforts to raise the amount to $2,000 after Senate Republicans scuttled an attempt to do it immediately.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that Americans may receive stimulus payments as early as Tuesday night after Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell blocked an effort to raise the amount to $2,000.

Less than a day after President Donald Trump signed the $900 billion COVID-19 relief package, the House on Monday passed a measure to increase direct stimulus payments to Americans to $2,000 each.

House Republicans on Thursday blocked an effort by Democratic lawmakers to gain unanimous consent on a measure to raise the next stimulus payment to Americans to $2,000, as President Donald Trump pushed for this week.