Coronavirus: Coronavirus Bill
- House to pass $2 trillion coronavirus package — but not without last-minute drama by Heather Caygle, Sarah Ferris (Politico)
- House aims to push through $2 trillion coronavirus bill as Trump targets holdout by David Morgan (Reuters)
- House Debates $2.2 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package Amid Last-Minute Snag by Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Laurie Kellman / AP (TIME)
- House passes $2 trillion coronavirus bill as problems for households and businesses continue to mount by
Paul Kane, Mike DeBonis, and Erica Werner (Washington Post) - Senate Republicans slipped a tax break for wealthy real estate investors into the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package by Charles Davis (Business Insider)
- Relief Package Includes Billions For Boeing And Airlines by David Schaper (NPR)
- US Congress passes huge financial stimulus package (BBC)
- The House just passed a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package. It now heads to Trump’s desk. by Li Zhou, Ella Nilsen (Vox)
- US Congress approves $2.2 trillion coronavirus rescue package by William Roberts (Al Jazeera)
- Trump: Governors Should Be ‘Appreciative’ Of Federal Coronavirus Efforts by Amita Kelly (NPR)
- Trump chips away at Congress’ role in coronavirus relief oversight by Kyle Cheney (Politico)
- Why Some Americans Entitled to a Coronavirus Relief Check Won’t Get One by Jordan Weissman (Slate)
Coronavirus: NY / Ventilators
- Trump Official Says There’s No Shortage Of Ventilators. Reports Say Otherwise. by Carka Herreria Russo (Huffington Post)
- Trump on urgent requests for ventilators: ‘I don’t believe you need 30,000’ by Kenya Evelyn (The Guardian)
- Cuomo says he needs 30,000 ventilators to avoid massive coronavirus deaths. Trump doesn’t buy it. by Aaron Rupar (Vox)
- Coronavirus: Trump demands GM start making ventilators – despite cancelling earlier deal by Clark Mindock (Independent)
- Trump is attacking GM on Twitter after a report said the White House was reconsidering a deal to have the automaker help produce ventilators by Matthew DeBord (Business Insider)
- Cuomo calls on Trump to build field hospitals throughout the city by Amanda Eisenberg (Politico)
- Trump’s reluctance to buy more ventilators isn’t just about the money by Sara Morrison (Vox)
- ‘The Other Option Is Death’: New York Starts Sharing of Ventilators by Brian M. Rosenthal, Jennifer Pinkowski and Joseph Goldstein (NY Times)
- Hours After Doubting the Need for 40,000 Ventilators, Trump Demanded 40,000 Ventilators by Will Peischel (Mother Jones)
- Coronavirus: Tesla donates hundreds of ventilators to New York (BBC)
- Trump drags GM, Ford into political war over ventilators to fight coronavirus by David Shepardson and Ben Klayman (Reuters)
- Live updates: Trump invokes Defense Production Act to compel GM to manufacture respirators for coronavirus outbreak by Jennifer Hassan, Alex Horton, Marisa Iati, Katie Mettler, Siobhán O’Grady, John Wagner, and
Paulina Firozi (Washington Post) - Trump, Invoking Cold War Authority, Enjoins GM To Build Ventilators by Philip Ewing (NPR)
- Cuomo threatens to reject $6.7B in federal aid in favor of Medicaid redesign by Shannon Young, Anna Gronewold (Politico)
- Over 500 NYPD members test positive for coronavirus by Tal Axelrod (The Hill)
- Covid-19 patients are flooding New York hospitals, and the peak may be 3 weeks away by Caroline Hopkins (Vox)
- New York hospitals overwhelmed as COVID-19 cases soar (Al Jazeera)
- A lottery for ventilators? Hospitals prepare for ethical conundrums by Joanne Kenen (Politico)
Coronavirus: Reopening Economy
- Trump allies fear a premature victory lap against coronavirus by Gabby Orr (Politico)
- Experts Say The U.S. Needs A National Shutdown ASAP — But Differ On What Comes Next by Nurith Aizenman (NPR)
- CDC Expert Sees New York Coronavirus Crisis As Preview As Trump Aims To Ease Restrictions by Mary Papenfuss (Huffington Post)
- Opinion: Trump’s disdain for experts is driving us into a vicious cycle by Paul Waldman (Washington Post)
- Trump’s push to ‘reopen’ country comes into fuller focus by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
- 800,000 Physicians Tell Trump Social Distancing Must Continue by Sebastian Murdock (Huffington Post)
Coronavirus: Testing
- Senegal: 10-minute coronavirus test may be on its way – for $1 by Rebecca Rosman (Al Jazeera)
- U.S. coronavirus testing has ramped up. We’re still far behind much of the world. by Chris Mooney, Steven Mufson, and Andrew Ba Tran (Washington Post)
- Analysis: Where the U.S. Stands Now on Coronavirus Testing by Lazaro Gamio, Weiyi Cai and Adeel Hassan (NY Times)
Coronavirus: Border / ICE
- Judge Orders 10 ICE Detainees Released From N.J. Jails Over COVID-19 Concerns by Scott Neuman (NPR)
- Coronavirus: Mexicans call for crackdown on Americans crossing border as US cases soar by Gino Spocchia (Independent)
- Federal Judge Considers Release of Migrant Children In Custody As COVID-19 Spreads by Vanessa Romo (NPR)
Coronavirus: Governors/Mayors
- L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti Has A Grim Prediction Of What Coronavirus Will Do Next by Ed Mazza (Huffington Post)
- In Unprecedented Times, Governors Have Unprecedented Power by Bente Birkeland (NPR)
- How US governors are fighting coronavirus – and Donald Trump by Daniel Strauss (The Guardian)
- Opinion: Trump just raged at Michigan’s governor. Here’s what’s really behind it. by Greg Sargent (Washington Post)
- Trump Again Bashes Governors Of Washington And Michigan Over Coronavirus b (Huffington Post)
- Governors Say They’ll Force Out-Of-State Visitors To Quarantine by Greg Allen, Alex Nunes (NPR)
- Trump won’t stop American travelers, so governors do it instead by Josh Gerstein (Politico)
- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Says Medical Vendors Told Not To ‘Send Stuff’ To Michigan by Mary Papenfuss (Huffington Post)
Coronavirus
- Xi urges Trump to improve US-China ties amid coronavirus feud (Al Jazeera)
- CNN Airs Long List Of Donald Trump’s Most Troubling Coronavirus Claims by Lee Moran (Huffington Post)
- Trump’s Approval Hits New High, But A Rally-Around-The-Flag Effect Is Small by Domenico Montanaro (NPR)
- Coronavirus Just Took an Entire U.S. Aircraft Carrier Out of Commission by Joshua Hersh (VICE)
- Boris Johnson in isolation after testing positive for coronavirus (Al Jazeera)
- Coronavirus: Trump delays call with China’s President Xi for 90 minutes to phone Fox News instead by Gino Spocchia (Independent)
- Coronavirus: Teenage boy died after being turned away from urgent care for not having insurance by Chris Riotta (Independent)
- Trump administration allows companies to break pollution laws during coronavirus pandemic by Oliver Milman, Emily Holden (The Guardian)
- Opinion: Need motivation to stay home? Do it for our supply chains. by Megan McArdle (Washington Post)
- The novel coronavirus is leaving foster children with nowhere to go by Eli Hager (ABA Journal)
- Trump Fully Invoking The Defense Production Act Would Help, But It Won’t Fix Everything by Clare Malone (FiveThirtyEight)
- The Coronavirus Isn’t Just A Blue State Problem by Nate Silver (FiveThirtyEight)
- Trump’s EPA waives environmental laws that punish polluters during coronavirus outbreak by Louise Boyle (Independent)
- Coronavirus: Italy death toll rises by 919 in highest daily increase since pandemic began by Harry Cockburn (Independent)
- Analysis: New poll finds Fox News viewers think the coronavirus threat is exaggerated by Zack Beauchamp and Christina Animashaun (Vox)
- How the Rich and Powerful Profit From Crises Like Coronavirus by Matt Collette, WNYC (ProPublica)
- U.S. Tops 100,000 Coronavirus Cases, Testing Kits, Equipment Still In Short Supply by Vanessa Romo (NPR)
- The Trump Administration Is Leaving the Nation’s Emergency Backup Hospital System on the Sidelines by Isaac Arnsdorf (ProPublica)
- Trump’s Dangerous Messaging About a Possible Coronavirus Treatment by Paige Williams (New Yorker)
Other News
- Trump administration plans drastic reduction of aid to Yemen by Missy Ryan (Independent)