House debates $2.2T virus relief bill amid last-minute snag
(WorldNews Politics)

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House kicked off debate Friday on a $2.2 trillion package to ease the coronavirus pandemic`s devastating toll on the U.S. economy and health care system, even as a maverick conservative threatened to delay passage until most lawmakers return to Washington for a vote. That left many angry lawmakers scrambling to return to the nation`s capital amid a pandemic in which Americans have been urged to self-quarantine or keep their distance from one another. President Donald Trump vented his anger as well, on Twitter. Shortly after the House opened, Trump called Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who had threatened to try to force a roll call vote, `a third rate Grandstander` who `just...