Democrats, White House to continue economic assistance talks on Friday

Top Democratic congressional leaders and White House officials on Friday said they would continue negotiations on the next round of economic assistance amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, one day after talks appeared to have stalled.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, in a tweet, said he and President Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows would meet with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer at 1 p.m. (1700 GMT). Pelosi also confirmed the Friday afternoon talks at a news conference.