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No virus aid before election? Pessimism before Senate vote

by Associated Press
| September 10, 2020 12:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republican senators made pessimistic predictions Wednesday about securing a bipartisan coronavirus relief package before the November election, signaling instead they will just try to pass legislation that would avoid a federal shutdown as lawmakers head home to campaign.

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