Trump Does A U-Turn on The Coronavirus Relief And Spending Package Bill

BREAKING NEWS - US President Donald Trump has signed into law a coronavirus relief and spending package bill, US media report, averting a partial government shutdown.

Mr Trump had initially refused to sign the bill, saying he wanted to give people bigger one-off payments.

Millions of Americans are struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic and his refusal to sign the bill has plunged the livelihoods of people across the country into further uncertainty.

The delay meant that millions of Americans temporarily lost unemployment benefits.

The relief package worth $900bn (£665bn) was approved by Congress after months of negotiation.

Trump has spent much of Christmas on the golf course - Christmas Day he was on the fairways with South Carolina's Republican Senator, Lindsey Graham.

Image: South Carolina's Republican Senator, Lindsey Graham.

ABC Note: In the week ending December 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 803,000, a decrease of 89,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 7,000 from 885,000 to 892,000. The 4-week moving average was 818,250, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 1,750 from 812,500 to 814,250.

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