GOP coronavirus bill blocked as deal remains elusive

Senate Democrats blocked a scaled-down, GOP-only $500 billion coronavirus bill Wednesday, as talks continue on a bipartisan deal between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the White House.Senators voted 51-44 to end debate on the Republican proposal, falling short of the 60 needed to overcome the procedural hurdle.The GOP bill was widely expected to fall short-and is less than a third of the latest offer made by the White House. But…