House approves $2,000 COVID relief checks demanded by Trump, next goes to GOP-led Senate where fate uncertain

• The $2.3 trillion includes $1.4 trillion in spending to fund government agencies and $892 billion in COVID-19 relief
• Coronavirus pandemic has killed nearly 330,000 people in the United States

"The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives voted 275-134 to meet President Donald Trump's demand for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks on Monday, sending the measure on to an uncertain future in the Republican-controlled Senate," Reuters reports late Monday:

Trump last week threatened to block a massive pandemic aid and spending package if Congress did not boost stimulus payments from $600 to $2,000 and cut other spending.

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