WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Any optimism about Republicans and Democrats meeting in the middle on a new coronavirus aid package that many hoped would include a second round of $1,200 direct payments has likely been derailed following the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg.
Last week, President Donald Trump urged his GOP colleagues to “go higher” on a deal and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had their first talks in weeks about a stimulus deal. But days later, the parties were at war over the process of filling RBG’s open Supreme Court seat. And with Republicans pushing to quickly fill the vacated seat, most insiders believe it’s highly unlikely the sides would find common ground on a COVID relief deal.
