McConnell says a Covid stimulus compromise is within reach — ‘We can do this’

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he has seen “hopeful signs” toward Congress striking a coronavirus stimulus deal before the end of the year.

“Compromise is within reach. We know where we agree. We can do this,” the Kentucky Republican said on the Senate floor.

Whether Democrats, who lead the House and can hold up any bill in the Senate, will accept McConnell’s vision of compromise remains to be seen. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., cut their aid demands Wednesday when...