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Trump reluctantly signs COVID aid, sparks fresh fight in GOP

by LISA MASCARO, ANDREW TAYLOR and JILL COLVIN
| December 29, 2020 7:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shelving his objections, President Donald Trump has signed a $2 trillion-plus COVID-19 and annual federal spending package providing relief for millions of Americans, even as Congress returns to confront the White House on remaining priorities in a rare end-of-session showdown.

Trump appears to have accomplished little, if anything, from the days of drama over his refusal to accept the sweeping bipartisan deal...

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