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President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the coronavirus in the James Brady Briefing Room, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Senate passes $2.2T coronavirus aid plan, House votes Friday
March 26, 2020 10:04 a.m.

Senate passes $2.2T coronavirus aid plan, House votes Friday

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a mammoth $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic, an unprecedented response amid record new jobless claims and mounting evidence that the economy is in a recession.