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The Transition: Let’s make a deal

Talks around COVID-19 aid have hit another snag, with disagreements over liability protections being a key reason why.
Talks around COVID-19 aid have hit another snag, with disagreements over liability protections being a key reason why. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/POOL)

Congress is still in a tug of war over a possible COVID-19 aid package. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman talks about where things stand. Then we turn to CQ Roll Call health reporter Mary Ellen McIntire, who breaks down who President-elect Joe Biden wants on his team to lead the country out of the pandemic and why. Katherine Tully-McManus hosts this episode of Political Theater’s The Transition.

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