US PRESIDENT Donald Trump U-turned on Sunday night to sign a $900 billion (£670bn) pandemic relief Bill he had vowed to block.
The president’s change of heart came as Democrats sought to call his bluff on claims he wanted relief cheques for US households increased from $600 (£450) to $2,000 (£1,450).
The Bill, negotiated between the Republican and Democratic parties for months as it needs to pass the Republican-controlled Senate and Democrat-controlled House of Representatives, includes $1.4 trillion in spending to fund federal agencies as well as social security spending.
International solidarity can ensure that Trump and his machine cannot prevail without a level of political and economic cost that he will not want to pay, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
Mask-off outbursts by Maga insiders and most strikingly, the destruction and reconstruction of the presidential seat, with a huge new $300m ballroom, means Trump isn’t planning to leave the White House when his term ends, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Trump’s cruel Bill will deprive millions of essential medical support while escalating deportations and rewarding the super-rich, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
