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Deal on Fed removes obstacle to agreement on COVID relief

by Andrew TaylorChristopher Rugaber
| December 19, 2020 10:03 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top congressional lawmakers struck a late-night agreement on the last major obstacle to a COVID-19 economic relief package costing nearly $1 trillion, clearing the way for votes as early as Sunday.

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