Trump signs stopgap funding bill; Congress awaits his approval of US$892 billion COVID aid Toggle share menu Advertisement Trump signs stopgap funding bill; Congress awaits his approval of US$892 billion COVID aid WASHINGTON :President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a stopgap measure to fund U.S. agencies for another week while Congress passed a massive COVID-19 aid and government funding package overnight aimed at bolstering the nation's pandemic response and its battered economy. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), walks from the Senate floor following an agreement of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) aid package over the weekend, which still has to be voted on, on Capitol Hill Washington, D.C., U.S. Monday, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno