Trump’s team on Capitol Hill as virus aid talks deepen
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s negotiators are fanning out on Capitol Hill over the next COVID-19 aid package. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and acting chief of staff Mark Meadows are conferring with Senate Republicans before pivoting in the afternoon to meet with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer. Divisions between the White House and Senate Republicans are pushing talks into Pelosi’s office for compromise on a bipartisan deal. They’re trying to meld the GOP’s emerging $1 trillion proposal with the House’s more sweeping $3 trillion bill. With the pandemic showing no signs of easing and earlier aid expiring, Congress is racing to draft a plan to safely reopening schools and businesses before a vaccine can be found.