Defying Trump, McConnell puts off vote on $2,000 checks, urges override of defense bill veto
David Morgan and Susan Cornwell, Reuters
Posted at Dec 30 01:50 PM
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday put off a vote on increasing COVID-19 relief checks from $600 to $2,000 and urged senators to override President Donald Trump's veto of a defense bill, in a rare challenge to his fellow Republican three weeks before Trump leaves office.
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