White House increases fiscal-stimulus offer to $1.8 trillion: Report

McConnell later told reporters that "even if an agreement" on stimulus is reached, his first priority is securing Senate confirmation of Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court

The White House plans to offer a $1.8 trillion stimulus proposal in talks Friday between Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, while the Senate’s top Republican expressed skepticism any deal could get approved before the election.

After walking away from negotiations with Democrats on Tuesday, President Donald Trump has reversed course and is now looking for a deal with the election three weeks away and polls showing him trailing Democrat Joe Biden.“The president has approved a revised package. He would like to do a deal,” Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Friday on Fox Business. “It will be