Pelosi: ‘We’ve Come To Terms’ On Stimulus Checks, Healthcare Spending—But Differences Remain On State And Local Aid, Liability Protections

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in a Thursday press briefing reported some progress in her ongoing negotiations with the White House on the next round of federal coronavirus stimulus legislation (on healthcare spending, a national testing plan, and another round of direct payments), but major hurdles still remain before any deal she makes with the Trump administration can become law.

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“I think we’re just about there,” the Speaker said of the testing, tracing, and healthcare provisions in the bill, which had until recently been a major...