White House officials and top Democrats on Sunday sparred in respective televised interviews, with some Democrats saying they are still willing to meet halfway on a new stimulus measure.
It came after President Donald Trump issued executive orders to provide $400-per-week in unemployment benefits, suspend evictions, and suspend student loan payments in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, talks stalled between the White House and the Democratic negotiators—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).
