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Senate passes budget plan to advance Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill

President Biden's drive to enact a $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill gained momentum on Friday as the Senate narrowly approved a budget blueprint allowing Democrats to push the legislation through Congress in the coming weeks with or without Republican support.

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