Updated at 4:55 p.m. ET
President Trump says he has ordered his representatives to stop talks with Democrats on a new round of COVID-19 aid until after the election.
In a series of tweets, Trump said he has rejected Democrats’ latest proposal for a more than $2 trillion relief bill because House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “is not negotiating in good faith.” Lawmakers had hoped to approve some relief measures before the election amid a recent decline in job growth and fears the economy could worsen without speedy intervention from Congress. Instead the president said any vote on legislation would wait until after the election.
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