US President Donald Trump has signed the massive US$2.3 trillion (A$3 trillion) coronavirus relief and government funding bill into law, averting a government shutdown that was set to begin tomorrow, and extending billions of dollars in coronavirus aid to millions.
Aides had prepared for the president to sign the bill as early as Christmas Eve, when it arrived at Mar-a-Lago for his signature. But the plan was scrapped at the last minute, two sources with knowledge of the circumstances told CNN.
As a result, critical benefits had lapsed for millions of jobless Americans on Saturday evening.
People take pictures of themselves with the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York on Christmas Day. The coronavirus upended Christmas traditions, but determination and imagination kept the day special for many.(AP)