Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress have blocked each other's efforts to revise a significant $900bn (£665bn) stimulus package after President Trump called for change.

Coronavirus economic relief, which is linked to the$1.4tn federal budget, was agreed upon by both parties.

But Mr. Trump said Americans should increase one off-payment from $600 to $2000 and reduce foreign aid.

Many Americans face an uncertain Christmas without implementing the bill.

Unemployment benefits are set to close on Saturday if the bill is not implemented, and the moratorium on evictions may not be extended.

Legislators could have passed the stopgap bill by Monday to prevent a partial government shutdown due to the inauguration a day later, but it would not include coronavirus support and Mr. Trump still has to sign.

In a meeting Thursday in response to Mr. Trump's intervention, Democrats in the House of Representatives blocked Republicans from trying to cut foreign aid from the Federal Expenditure Bill, and Republicans refused to increase the amount of coronavirus paid to $2,000.

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said in a letter to colleagues: "House Democrats seem to be suffering in the election hearing."

Hughes continues on Capitol Hill, but the president is vacationing at his resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Although he was found on his golf course on Thursday morning, a White House memo said he was working "relentlessly" with "many meetings and calls."

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, said the lower house would meet again next Monday to vote on a stimulus for Americans.

U.S. parties have clashed in Congress since Trump repealed the Covid stimulus bill

On the same day, the House is also expected to vote on a related, $740 billion defense spending bill, which Mr. Trump vetoed instead of signing into law on Wednesday. Lawmakers plan to ignore the president's veto and enforce the law in any way, but it requires a two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate.

Mr. Trump is objecting to provisions in the Defense Bill that limit troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and Europe and remove the names of Confederate leaders from military bases.

The $900 billion coronavirus aid relief bill with the larger budget passed unopposed in the House of Representatives and Senate on Monday, but a day later Mr. Trump issued a passive veto threat, describing the package as "disrespectful" in a video statement. The "waste" item is full.

He criticized the federal budget for allocating annual aid to other countries, saying that Americans should fight instead of using these funds.

Mr. Trump's decision to bat on Capitol Hill has stunned legislators, as he is largely out of the discussion for a coronavirus aid bill that has been on hold since last July.

His top economic adviser, Treasury Secretary Steven Manuchin, offered $ 600 earlier this month, and many questioned why the president had waited so long to object.
U.S. parties have clashed in Congress since Trump repealed the Covid stimulus bill

The latest major coronavirus assistance bill in March provided half-discounts of $600 and a single discount on federal unemployment benefits, including economic relief of 2.4tn.

Mr. Trump's call for more generous payments to Americans has got him into rare deals with some liberal Democrats who are usually his sworn political enemies.

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted: "Happy to see the president willing to support our legislation."

But many Republican colleagues in the presidency were disappointed that Democrats would now portray him as a scrooge for rejecting higher spending.

At a conference call Wednesday, House Republicans said Mr. Trump threw them under a bus, according to the Associated Press news agency.

Many of them now face the dilemma of choosing between the president and the party.

While conservatives are protesting the trillion-dollar U.S. deficit, they and the president cut taxes in 2017 that added to America's overdraft.

The congressional gridlock will come through a run-off vote for Georgia's two Senate seats that will determine the balance of power in Washington next year.

Republican senators David Perdu and Kelly Loffler are fighting for their political lives in the January 5 special election. Both supported Mr. Trump's bill.

If Democrats Jose Osof and Rafael Warnock can remove these two seats, their party will control Congress and the White House after President-elect Joe Biden takes office at the end of next month.