President Trump agreed in the final hours to sign a bill to extend unemployment insurance and prevent a government shutdown, Republican sources told Axios.
What to expect: Trump will sign the current bill, which provides checks for $ 600 for most Americans, then continue his effort to bring that amount to $ 2,000, according to two sources familiar with the plan.
Why it matters: Trump’s delay in signing the $ 900 billion coronavirus relief bill and the $ 1.4 trillion government funding measure caused unemployment benefits for millions of Americans to expire overnight. It also risked a government shutdown.
- A bipartisan group of lawmakers, irritated by the delay, asked Trump earlier on Sunday to sign the measure, saying “many people” depended on it.
Go deeper: Within the $ 900 billion stimulus commitment