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Unemployment benefits run out for millions as Trump refuses to sign Covid relief bill



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US President Donald Trump looks on during a ceremony presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to wrestler Dan Gable in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on December 7, 2020.SAUL LOEB / AFPMillion of Americans lost their unemployment benefits on Sunday as President Donald Trump refuses to sign a $900 billion Covid-19 relief and government funding bill passed by both chambers of Congress.The unsigned bill provides aid for businesses and individuals struggling amid the pandemic and more money for vaccine distribution and education. The bill would activate a $300 weekly boost to unemployment benefits in the CARES Act.The …

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