gridlock on Capitol Hill over another coronavirus stimulus package is any indication of lawmakers' future behavior, the country could be heading toward a shutdown unless yet another deal is struck.

"I don't know how much of what's going on now is a division based upon different points of view on principle and how much is due to the politics of an upcoming election," Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said. "If the latter is playing a significant role—on either side—that will make the budget talks subject to the same problem." “Trump signed an executive order this week authorizing an additional $300 of federal funds a week to people who have lost their jobs due to coronavirus shutdowns — doing an end-run around a deadlocked Congress after its first pandemic relief bill expired.” - Mary Kay Linge, The New York Post

The extra cash will be paid out of the budget of the Federal Emergency Management Agency — which Trump directs. But states must apply for the benefit, under FEMA’s rules.