Why Trump needs Congress to make a deal on the next Covid-19 stimulus package

At the end of this week the extra $600 per week paid to unemployed Americans as part of the March CARES Act stimulus package will run out. As Congressional Republicans and Democrats debate the provisions of the agreement needed to continue these payments, Professor Peter Trubowitz argues that President Trump’s poor ratings on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic mean that he cannot afford for Congress not to make a deal.