McConnell: COVID-19 relief talks making 'significant headway' as shutdown deadline looms

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he was "optimistic" for a bipartisan coronavirus deal Friday as negotiations made "significant headway."

Lawmakers are racing to finalize a massive stimulus package — combining $1.4 trillion of government funding and COVID-19 relief — with a government-shutdown deadline hours away at midnight.

"The Democratic ...