WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump pulled the plug on his freewheeling daily coronavirus briefings when they turned into a political liability this spring, but he was reviving them Tuesday, looking to halt a campaign-season erosion of support as new cases spike across the country.The early evening show at the White House was rolling out as the next stage of the federal government's response to the pandemic was being crafted on Capitol Hill.
Lawmakers and White House officials were opening negotiations on a trillion-dollar-or-more “phase four” rescue package.Trump announced he would revive the briefings on Monday, though White House officials said hours before he was to take the podium that the format and frequency hadn't been.