(AP) — Negotiations on a COVID-19 relief bill have taken a modest step forward, though time is running out and President Donald Trump’s most powerful Senate ally is pressing the White House not to move ahead. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has told fellow Republicans that he’s warned the White House not to divide the GOP by sealing a $2 trillion relief deal with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi before the Nov. 3 election. The White House says negotiations between Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin continue to bring modest progress. Pelosi says she wants a deal by Election Day, but the president will have to persuade McConnell to do it.