Updated / Monday, 28 Dec 2020 10:02 Donald Trump had demanded that Congress change the bill to increase the size of stimulus cheques to $2,000 from $600 US President Donald Trump signed into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, restoring unemployment benefits to millions of Americans and averting a federal government shutdown in a crisis of his own making. Mr Trump backed down from his threat to block the bill, which was approved by Congress last week, after he came under intense pressure from politicians on both sides. The Republican president had demanded that Congress c...