WASHINGTON—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are making a late push to try to reach a coronavirus-relief deal before the election, despite skepticism on Capitol Hill that an agreement is possible at this stage. The two talked on the phone for 50 minutes Tuesday morning, one day after House Democrats unveiled a new, less expensive version of their previous aid package. The new bill shaved the price tag to $2.2 trillion, down from $3.5 trillion, and was expected to come up for a vote...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 29, 2020 15:07 UTC