WASHINGTON, D.C. – Top-level negotiations between Congress and the White House teetered Sunday on a ballooning nearly $1.4 trillion-plus economic rescue package, as President Donald Trump called for a deal to steady a nation shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic.
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin indicated a deal was within reach, but congressional Democratic leaders raised concerns ahead of a meeting at the Capitol.
With a population on edge, societal norms rewritten and financial markets teetering, all sides were hoping for an agreement that would provide some relief against the pandemic's twin health and economic crises, now believed likely to stretch for several months.