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Trump signs Covid relief and government funding bill days after he suggested he would block it



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US President Donald Trump departs the White House in Washington, DC, on Dec. 12, 2020.Aandrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump signed a massive coronavirus relief and government funding package into law Sunday, days after he sent Washington into a panic by suggesting he could veto the bill.He refused to approve the legislation for days after receiving it, blowing past a Saturday deadline to prevent an estimated 14 million people from temporarily losing unemployment insurance. The measure extends the expanded jobless benefits into March, but millions of people are expected to lose a week of benefits due to Trump’s delay in …

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