//Congress reaches deal on COVID-19 relief package as shutdown deadline looms

Congress reaches deal on COVID-19 relief package as shutdown deadline looms

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Sunday evening that leadership from both chambers have reached a deal on “a package of nearly $900 billion” of much-needed relief for the COVID-19 pandemic, though Congress still faces a government shutdown deadline at midnight.”Moments ago, in consultation with our committees, the four leaders of the Senate and the House finalized an agreement,” McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, said on