Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, the Republican whip, argued that unemployment benefits dissuade people from job-hunting “because people are being paid even though they’re not working.” Unemployment insurance ...

Politico's Chris Frates on who's to blame for ending unemployment benefits July 1, 2010— -- More than 1.3 million unemployed workers won't be getting their next round of unemployment benefits, ...

A prolonged government shutdown is creating ripple effects across several federal programs, and the unemployment insurance ...

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), who was responsible for blocking the Senate’s extension of unemployment benefits, today blamed the Democrats for failing to extend them. A few weeks ago, Coburn blocked ...

Time is running out for state lawmakers to act to extend unemployment benefits for Arizonans who are still looking for work. The extension wouldn’t cost the state any money; the funds come from the ...

CHICAGO, April 14-- The Illinois Department of Employment Security issued the following news release: One month later, 64,000 or 86 percent, still were without work, according to an Illinois ...

Vote on the 30-day extension of benefits expected later this week. WASHINGTON, April 12, 2010— -- It may end up taking them 20 days to do it, but Democrats in the Senate are now on track to ...

WASHINTON, D.C. -- Senate Democrats are unveiling a plan to extend additional unemployment benefits. This is for the extra $600 every week, on top of what states already offer for unemployment. The ...