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Virus bill blocked in Senate as prospects dim for new relief

by Associated Press
| September 11, 2020 12:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats scuttled a scaled-back GOP coronavirus rescue package on Thursday as the parties argued to a standstill over the size and scope of the aid, likely ending hopes for coronavirus relief before the November election.

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