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Headline Roundup December 27th, 2020

Trump Signs Coronavirus Relief Bill

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President Donald Trump signed into law Sunday the COVID-19 coronavirus relief aid legislation recently passed by Congress. His signature comes after he criticized the bill and the size of the direct stimulus payments to Americans. The package will provide one-time stimulus payments of $600 and another $300 per week in federal unemployment on top of state benefits through mid-March. On Dec. 23, Trump requested Congress raise the amount to $2,000; some Democrat lawmakers supported the raise, while Republicans resisted, causing another impasse. Coverage from left-rated outlets tended to frame Trump in a negative light, criticizing him for delaying the signature while playing golf at his Mar-a-Lago resort. Some right-rated outlets highlighted President-elect Joe Biden's criticism of Trump for not signing the relief bill. Updated 12/28/20 at 8:06 a.m. ET to reflect Trump's signing of the bill.

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Trump Begrudgingly Signs COVID-19 Relief Bill, Government Spending, Averting Shutdown
Trump Begrudgingly Signs COVID-19 Relief Bill, Government Spending, Averting Shutdown

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Analysis

After throwing the bill into doubt earlier this week, President Donald Trump caved Sunday night and signed the coronavirus relief and federal spending measure, averting a government shutdown and ensuring millions of unemployed Americans get some relief going into the new year.

It was an act of mercy for millions, after the president suddenly indicated Tuesday night that he wouldn’t support the bill. Trump said he wanted to increase direct stimulus payments from $600 to $2,000 ― as well as eliminate a number of foreign aid provisions that were included...

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Trump Reportedly Signs Coronavirus Stimulus Package And Spending Bill
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President Donald Trump has reportedly signed the $900 billion coronavirus stimulus bill and the $1.4 trillion spending bill thus averting a potential government shutdown.

Sources told Axios that Trump will sign the current bill, which provides for $600 checks for most Americans, and will then will continue to push for that amount to be brought up to the $2,000 that he demanded last week. The Washington Post reported similar news that Trump would sign the bill into law, but cautioned that the situation remained fluid because Trump had “repeatedly changed...

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Trump reverses on coronavirus stimulus deal, signs package he called a 'disgrace'
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President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package Sunday, despite a remarkable video message he posted to social media days earlier in which he called the bipartisan legislation a "disgrace."

"I am signing this bill to restore unemployment benefits, stop evictions, provide rental assistance, add money for PPP, return our airline workers back to work, add substantially more money for vaccine distribution, and much more," Trump said in a statement announcing he had signed the bill.

After weeks of negotiation and bipartisan votes of approval in the House...

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