Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Will the US Senate buck their President?

The US Senate is expected to vote in the coming days on whether to override President Donald Trump’s veto of an annual defence policy bill, potentially dealing Trump his first veto override and putting Republicans in the unfamiliar position of publicly bucking the president. Senate Republicans are in a political bind after a bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives approved an increase in stimulus cheques sought by President Donald Trump to $2,000 per US citizen. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was unable to get quick consent in the Senate to move forward with a veto override as Democrats sought to pressure Republicans to add another $484 bn in direct stimulus payments to US citizens. Source: Aljazeera

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