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White House, Democrats Cite Some Progress Toward Coronavirus Aid Deal

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   White House officials and top congressional Democratsplan to meet again
   Tuesday after both sides cited some progress in their effort to find
   agreement on a new coronavirus aid package.

   House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saidMondaystaff members would meet
   overnight, and thatshe and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer would
   hold another round of talks Tuesday withTreasury Secretary Steven
   Mnuchin and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.

   "We are moving down the track," Pelosi told reporters after two hours
   of negotiations Monday. "We still have our differences. We are trying
   to have clearer understanding of what the needs are."

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