Progress slow as urgency grows on virus relief legislation

Frustrated Senate Republicans re-upped their complaints that Democratic negotiators are taking too hard a line in talks on a sweeping coronavirus relief bill, but an afternoon negotiating session brought at least modest concessions from both sides, even as an agreement appears far off. Top Democrats emerged from a 90-minute meeting Tuesday with Trump administration officials to declare more progress. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Tuesday's session was “probably the most productive meeting we've had to date."