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Trump U-turns on Covid relief cheques after Democrats call his bluff
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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.
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