McConnell crafting COVID-19 aid bill to pass by year’s end

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House and Senate lawmakers, desperate to pass a new round of coronavirus aid, are ramping up efforts to pass a bipartisan package with a flurry of last-minute phone negotiations that leaders say could produce a deal this month.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, told GOP lawmakers in a conference call Tuesday afternoon that he is working on a new coronavirus aid package in consultation with the Trump administration.

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