Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he has seen “hopeful signs” for striking a coronavirus stimulus deal before the end of the year.”Compromise is within reach. We know where we agree. We can do this,” the Kentucky Republican said on the Senate floor.Whether Democrats, who lead the House and can hold up any bill in the Senate, will accept McConnell’s vision of compromise remains to be seen. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., cut their aid demands Wednesday when they embraced a $908 billion bipartisan proposal as a starting point for …
