The bill is expected to include another round of direct payments to Americans, assistance to those who have lost their jobs and billions for education. Source
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Covering campaign 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic
CBS News 2020 campaign reporters Nicole Sganga and Bo Erickson join CBSN’s “Red & Blue” to explain what it’s been like covering the campaigns amid the coronavirus pandemic. Source
Trump travels to battleground state of North Carolina
President Trump traveled to North Carolina on Monday for a tour of plant making a potential coronavirus vaccine. With less than 100 days to go until the election, CBS News political analyst Leslie Sanchez and CBSN political contributor Lynda Tran joined CBSN’s “Countdown to the Vote” special with more. Source
Polls show Joe Biden gaining momentum in key states
Our latest CBS News Battleground Tracker shows Joe Biden making gains in key states. With less than 100 days to go until the election, CBS News Elections and Surveys Director Anthony Salvanto joined CBSN’s “Countdown to the Vote” special to discuss where the race currently stands. Source
DHS halts expulsion of 17 migrant children after lawsuit
A group of migrant children previously held at a Texas hotel are no longer facing imminent removal. But other minors will continue to be expelled under a CDC order. Source
Target says stores to close Thanksgiving Day this year
The move comes less than a week after Walmart said its store would be shuttered on the holiday. Source
House Democrats and Senate Republicans split on portions of coronavirus relief legislation
The clock is ticking for congressional lawmakers to pass another federal stimulus package, as unemployment benefits for roughly 25 million Americans are set to expire this week. CBS News’ Skyler Henry and Wall Street Journal’s Capitol Hill reporter Siobhan Hughes join CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss. Source
Major League Baseball postpones 2 games after several Miami Marlins players test positive for COVID-19
Two Major League Baseball games had to be postponed just four days after Opening Day because at least eight members of the Miami Marlins organization tested positive for the coronavirus. David Samson, host of CBS Sports’ podcast “Nothing Personal,” joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano with more. Source
40 infected with coronavirus after church event in Alabama
“The whole church has got it, just about,” said pastor Daryl Ross of Warrior Creek Missionary Baptist Church. Source
Congress debates stimulus package while unemployment benefits in limbo
Republicans are unveiling a proposal to extend benefits for Americans, but in a scaled back fashion. A final agreement with Democrats could be weeks away, and time is running out for millions of unemployed workers. Nancy Cordes has the latest. Source