Democratic leaders in the U.S. Congress and top aides to President Donald Trump failed to make substantial progress on a new coronavirus aid bill. More here:
After nearly two weeks of failing to make substantial progress, Trump has threatened to pull his negotiators out and instead issue executive orders to address the human and economic toll of a crisis that has killed more than 160,000 Americans and thrown tens of millions of people out of work.
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told Bloomberg TV on Friday that Trump would take executive action if there was no compromise on coronavirus relief. Kudlow said talks were at a stalemate but more were expected on Friday. She told MSNBC she was willing to negotiate on the duration of coronavirus relief as a way to cut costs.
The White House at one point suggested $400 a week in federal benefits for the unemployed, but Democrats rejected it and have refused to do a separate deal on that, saying they wanted a comprehensive package that also included money for state and local government and other matters.
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