Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon unveiled a plan to hit 700 American billionaires with new taxes.

The proposal would provide $250 or $300 checks monthly, depending on the child's age.

Yellen would be the first woman to hold the job, and the first person to hold the three most influential economic positions in government: chair of the Federal Reserve, head of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, and treasury secretary.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he could support an extension of the $600 unemployment benefit if Trump backs it.

Five plans under consideration are additional stimulus checks, extra unemployment payments, hazard pay, and hiring bonuses.

Budget cuts, poor staffing and old technology are key problems hobbling state safety nets nationwide.