House Votes to Increase <br />Stimulus Checks to $2000, Overrides Trump's Defense Bill Veto.<br />Both measures in the House required <br />a two-thirds supermajority to continue <br />on for possible consideration in the Senate.<br />Democrats voting for the increased stimulus check <br />amount were joined by 44 Republican representatives <br />for a vote of 275 to 134.<br />The vote to override President Donald Trump's <br />veto of the defense bill was a hefty 322 to 87.<br />If the Senate votes similarly, <br />it will mark the first <br />override of a Trump veto.<br />Trump objects to the portions of the bill that offer <br />protections for social media companies.<br />and that require the renaming of <br />military installations that bear <br />Confederate monikers.<br />The Senate could consider the <br />override as soon as Wednesday.<br />The question of whether the Senate <br />will take up the boost in <br />stimulus payments is unclear.<br />While the increase was <br />initiated by Trump, .<br />Republican Senate Majority <br />Leader Mitch McConnell <br />has not indicated his <br />intentions about the payments.
