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(Photo : Cheriss May/Getty Images) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walks to his office after leaving the Senate Floor at the U.S. Capitol on December 21, 2020 in Washington, DC. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday blocked an attempt by House Democrats to increase the amount of the recently passed stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000. McConnell objected after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer asked for a unanimous vote on the stimulus checks increase with the House on Monday. The increase was part of the demands of President Donald Trump who said the current amou...

(Photo : Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit. on December 08, 2020 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives moved to override President Donald Trump's veto of a defense bill, setting the stage for the first-ever veto override in the Trump presidency. House members voted 322-87 to override the veto, which is well above the two-thirds required by law, reported The Associated Press. The defense bill will now head to the Senate for the chamber's veto override attempt. It could become law only if the Senate al...