President urges stimulus deal, but obstacles remain

President Trump on Saturday called for Congress to pass a stimulus package, urging swift action while being treated for the novel coronavirus despite significant obstacles remaining between negotiators over an agreement.

White House officials have in recent days sought with increasing urgency to secure a stimulus deal amid new signs of weakness in the U.S. economy and Trump’s flagging polling numbers ahead of the election in November. The president’s sudden hospitalization on Friday threatened to inject a new element of uncertainty into the already delicate talks, although negotiations continued into...