Trump-Biden transition latest: Trump signs coronavirus relief bill amid pressure

After lawmakers finally approved a COVID-19 relief package on Monday evening, the president-elect welcomed the news on Twitter. 

'I applaud this relief package, but our work is far from over,' Biden wrote. 'Starting in the new year, Congress will need to immediately get to work on support for our COVID-19 plan.'

He continued: 'My message to everyone out there struggling right now: help is on the way.' 

The $900 billion COVID-19 rescue package now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature.

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced additional members of the White House senior staff on Tuesday, including positions that will be key to how the West Wing operates over the next four years.

The names announced Tuesday include Bruce Reed, a longtime aide to Biden who advised him on policy during the campaign, and someone who some progressives sought to block from getting a more prominent position in the administration, accusing him of being a deficit hawk out of step with their priorities. Reed was named deputy chief of staff. 

The other appointees announced Tuesday include Anne Filipic as White House director of management and administration; Ryan Montoya as White House director of scheduling and advance; Gautam Raghavan as White House deputy director of the office of presidential personnel; Vinay Reddy as director of speechwriting; and Elizabeth Wilkins as senior advisor to the chief of staff. 

“These experienced individuals are joining my administration to carry out policies that will put our nation on a path to building back better than ever before. They are respected leaders whose values and priorities align with my own and who will dutifully execute their roles to serve the American people. Their dedication to overcoming the challenges facing our country are rooted in their diverse backgrounds and experiences, helping deliver the change America needs in these difficult times,” the president-elect said in a statement.

-ABC News’ John Verhovek.

The House and Senate are set to vote Monday evening on a $900 billion pandemic relief bill after a deal was reached over the weekend following months of stalled negotiations.

The relief measure is attached to a $1.4 trillion spending bill.

Lawmakers are facing a midnight deadline when government funding expires.

The entire text of the measure runs 5,593 pages and members have had little time to read it.

Sidney Powell was at the White House again today for meetings. It was not immediately clear if she met with President Trump. 

Sources told ABC News that the president had considered trying to appoint Powell, an election lawyer Trump had cut from his legal team, as a special counsel to look into the 2020 election -- even though the president cannot do so under the auspices of the Justice Department. Attorney General William Barr has already rejected the idea of appointing a special counsel to investigate the election.

-ABC News' John Santucci and Ben Gittleson.