Transition Highlights: Trumpâs Fierce Criticism of Stimulus Bill Leaves Republicans Torn
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President Trumpâs veto of a military bill that Congress passed by wide margins set the stage for the first veto override of his term. President-elect Joe Biden named his pick for education secretary.
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Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the Republican leader, told colleagues on Wednesday that the president had not yet committed to a veto of the bill.Credit...Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times
WASHINGTON â President Trumpâs criticism of the $900 billion coronavirus relief deal drove a wedge through the Republican Party on Wednesday, drawing harsh rebukes from House Republicans and threatening the delivery of unemployment checks, a reprieve on evictions and direct payments to struggling Americans.