⁍ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would resume talks on a possible COVID-19 stimulus package.

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⁍ Senate Republicans voiced doubts that a deal can be reached before the Nov. 3 election.

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⁍ Pelosi said she hoped to reach an agreement on long-sought coronavirus relief.

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– President Trump says he’d “like to see a bigger stimulus package, frankly, than either the Democrats or the Republicans are offering.” The Wall Street Journal on Friday reported that the White House is working on a $1.8 trillion proposal, closer to the $2.2 trillion that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has floated. However, Senate Republicans have warned that they might not support a package near the $2 trillion mark. Trump, who initially withdrew from the negotiations this week only to regain interest in forging a bipartisan accord, said he was open to a larger deal. “I would like to see a bigger stimulus package, frankly, than either the Democrats or the Republicans are offering,” he said in an interview with conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh. Pelosi emphasized the need for aid for state and local governments to help pay salaries for police, healthcare workers, and other first responders. That has proven to be a major dividing line throughout months of negotiations. The pandemic has infected at least 7.6 million people in the United States and killed more than 212,000.