Hopes fading for coronavirus deal as Congress returns

WASHINGTON - At least there won't be a government shutdown.

But as lawmakers straggle back to Washington for an abbreviated preelection session, hopes are dimming for another coronavirus relief bill - or much else.

Talks between top Democrats and the Trump administration broke off last month and remain off track, with the bipartisan unity that drove almost $3 trillion in COVID-19 rescue legislation into law this spring replaced by toxic partisanship and a return to Washington dysfunction.

https://www.startribune.com/hopes-fading-for-coronavirus-deal-as-congress-returns/572340112/