Mainstream broadcast media are barely covering the COVID-19 relief negotiations in Congress

Congress is set to go home for the holidays in a matter of days and legislators are rushing to negotiate nearly $1 trillion in COVID-19 relief. But national broadcast news outlets have barely covered the issue, much less the HEROES Act, which has been sitting on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s desk since it was initially passed by the House in May.

A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers has been struggling to negotiate $908 billion in COVID-19 relief. If nothing is done, Americans could face a wave...