McConnell and Schumer can’t even agree on whether Covid relief negotiations have resumed

For a brief moment on Thursday, lawmakers in Washington finally appeared to have begun making progress on cobbling together a sweeping rescue package for American businesses, hospitals, and people struggling through the Covid-19 pandemic.

It turned out to be fool’s gold.

Earlier on Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters at a New York press conference that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had agreed to rejoin Democrats and Trump administration officials at the negotiating table after months of spurning talks on a new Covid deal.