“Good news on Covid Relief Bill. Information to follow!” the president tweeted during his Christmas vacation at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, without elaborating further. The relief package, passed by Congress on December 21, would extend those benefits as well as others set to expire in the days ahead. – ‘Chaos and misery’ –Earlier Sunday, some Republicans were urging Trump to change course, noting the bill was the result of painstaking compromise. Democrats in Congress sought Thursday to approve a measure to increase the direct payments in line with what Trump wants, but Republicans blocked it.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 28, 2020 00:00 UTC