Jonathan Bernstein, Columnist

As the Economy Tanks, Republicans Go Home

The president’s party isn’t close to agreement on a new stimulus deal. That’s not good for anyone.

July 31, 2020 at 11:32 AM UTC

Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics. A former professor of political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio, he wrote A Plain Blog About Politics.

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Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has sent the Senate home for the weekend. That means, even as dismal economic news keeps mounting, there won’t be a last-minute deal to keep expanded unemployment insurance intact. It’s been hard all along to figure out what the Republican plan might be, and it’s getting harder.