Murky prospects for further pandemic relief as economy suffers record hits to output and retail sales

Prospects for another round of economic relief from Washington are hazy.

House Democrats passed a $3 trillion fiscal package Friday, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and President Trump have indicated they’re not interested in negotiating it.

Republicans have derided the 1,800-page bill as a liberal wish list. Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma called it “a Democratic agenda masquerading as a response to the coronavirus pandemic.”