Coronavirus: US unemployment benefits set to expire as Trump stalls aid bill

As unemployment benefits are set to run out for millions of Americans, President Donald Trump is still refusing to sign off on a new pandemic aid package.

The aid would have included US$600 in COVID-19 relief checks to most Americans, but despite having won sweeping approval in both houses of Congress, Trump criticized the bill just days before Christmas, saying he instead wants US$2,000 checks sent out. It sent lawmakers scrambling as the spending bill that included the aid would have helped avoid a partial government shutdown Tuesday.

As Jennifer Johnson reports, Democrats and Republicans are now butting heads over how much additional aid should be provided.

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