Deal on virus aid and federal spending could drag into weekend

Published December 17, 2020 5:42pm ET



Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned lawmakers that the chamber is likely to remain in session this weekend to vote on a new round of coronavirus aid legislation and a massive 2021 spending bill.

Democratic and Republican leaders have yet to finalize a must-pass deal on the coronavirus aid package, which will make it harder to clear the bill by Friday, as lawmakers had hoped.

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