
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows waits for an interview outside the White House on Aug. 21, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Stalled negotiations on a fresh package providing relief from COVID-19-fueled problems are the other side’s fault.
That was the message sent Aug. 23, when a top negotiator for each party appeared on television and spoke about why a deal hasn’t been hammered out.