Congress, Trump Administration Searching for Middle Ground on New Stimulus

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke Tuesday and are scheduled to speak again Wednesday regarding a new coronavirus stimulus package. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said he'd support holding a vote on the measure, but did not say when a vote might be held or how he'd vote on it. The bill Pelosi and Mnuchin are discussing will reportedly cost between $1.8 trillion and $2.2 trillion. Coverage from some left- and center-rated outlets focused more on anonymously sourced reports of McConnell's purported reluctance to finish a deal prior to the presidential election on November 3. Conversely, reports from right-rated sources concentrated more on McConnell's Tuesday comments saying he'd support holding a vote on the measure at some point. Outlets on all sides reported on apparent tension among Senate Republicans over the new bill's cost; CNBC also released poll data suggesting a majority of voters would rather see the Senate work out a stimulus package than nominate a new Supreme Court justice before the election.