Washington — US legislators clashed on Sunday over the details of a $1-trillion-plus bill to help stem the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic, as senators prepared to cast votes on advancing the legislation.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, said the bill would be at risk if they did not quickly strike a deal as a procedural vote loomed, after earlier pronouncing that the two parties were “very close” on a deal...

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