Lawmakers continue to haggle over a $900 billion stimulus bill, with talks likely extending past tonight’s midnight deadline to avoid a government shutdown. White House aides reportedly talked President Trump out of insisting on stimulus checks for as much as $2,000 as part of the relief package, saying it would “blow up negotiations.” The bill in its current form is expected to include one-time payments of just $600.

This comes as new figures show another 885,000 people filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week — the highest weekly level in three months. Nearly half a million more people filed for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, a federal aid program for part-time and self-employed workers.