NEW: Democrats prepare to go it alone on Covid relief if Republicans don't cooperate

They've begun to explore budget reconciliation to bypass the 60-vote rule.

Bipartisan meetings have yielded no progress to a deal.

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— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) January 28, 2021