April 2020

Coronavirus: Aid

• Trump Set to Sign Bill With Nearly $500 Billion More in Coronavirus Aid by Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram / AP (TIME)
• Millions of People Face Stimulus Check Delays for a Strange Reason: They Are Poor by Paul Kiel, Justin Elliott, Will Young (ProPublica)
• Trump signs fourth coronavirus relief bill into law, pushes back against USPS aid (Reuters)

Coronavirus: Disinfectant

• Experts react with horror to Trump coronavirus disinfectant idea (Al Jazeera)
• Coronavirus: Disinfectant firm warns after Trump comments (BBC)
• Lysol Is Begging You Not to Listen to Donald Trump by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
• ‘Under No Circumstance’: Lysol Maker, Officials Reject Trump’s Disinfectant Idea by Colin Dwyer (NPR)
• Trump’s Comment on Disinfectant Prompts Experts to Warn Against Inhaling Bleach to Kill Coronavirus by Kristen V. Brown, Justin Sink / Bloomberg (TIME)
• Trump says his comments on using disinfectant inside people’s bodies to fight coronavirus were sarcastic (Reuters)
• Trump says remarks about heat, light, disinfectant were sarcastic by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
• “Supposing You Brought the Light Inside the Body” by Elliot Hannon (Slate)
• Doctors are lining up to attack Trump for suggesting that injecting disinfectant might help fight the coronavirus by Mia Jankowicz (Business Insider)
• Opinion: ‘Stable genius’ or dangerous ignoramus? by Jennifer Rubin (Washington Post)
• Trump refuses to take questions at White House briefing the day after floating the false idea that disinfectant might be injected to kill coronavirus by Kayla Epstein (Business Insider)

Coronavirus

• US states start to reopen as coronavirus death toll tops 50,000 (Al Jazeera)
• Americans Are Largely Unimpressed With Trump’s Handling Of The Coronavirus Pandemic by Geoffrey Skelley (FiveThirtyEight)
• Coronavirus: US death toll passes 50,000 in world’s deadliest outbreak (BBC)
• Partisan split over remote work leaves House in legislative limbo by Lindsey McPherson (Roll Call)
• “Really Want to Flood NY and NJ”: Internal Documents Reveal Team Trump’s Chloroquine Master Plan by Katherine Enab (Vanity Fair)
• Opinion: The 470,000 People Most Likely to Be Disenfranchised Next Election by Eli Hager (Slate)
• Leading Republicans want to send China the bill for coronavirus pandemic’s costs by David J. Lynch (Washington Post)
• The Coronavirus Means The 2020 Primary Season Will End Later Than Ever by Nathaniel Rakich (FiveThirtyEight)
• Trump Speech to Bring 1,000 West Point Cadets Back to Campus by Eric Schmitt and Annie Karni (NY Times)

Other News

• Trump: Reports on N Korea’s Kim Jong Un illness are ‘fake’ news (Al Jazeera)
• Trump team moves to scrap protections for LGBTQ patients by Dan Diamond (Politico)
• Donald Trump reportedly owes tens of millions to the Bank of China by Julian Borger (The Guardian)
• Trump owes tens of millions to the Bank of China — and the loan is due soon by Marc Caputo, Meridith Mcgraw, Anita Kumar (Politico)
• Trump attacks AT&T CEO after company announces retirement by John Hendel (Politico)
• Trump administration ducks and dodges to justify wall spending by David Rogers (Politico)
• Joe Biden warns that Donald Trump may try to delay November election by Amanda Holpuch (Guardian)

Opinion

• Trump’s Plan to Save His Presidency by Peter Nicholas (Atlantic)

Coronavirus: Aid / Relief

• Trump’s coronavirus rescue package must double to $4tn, says Nobel-prize winning economist by Ben Chu (Independent)
• House to pass $484 billion coronavirus aid package by Heather Caygle, Sarah Ferris (Politico)
• Congress Passes Latest Economic Relief Package to Confront Coronavirus by Susan Davis, Claudia Grisales, Kelsey Snell (NPR)
• US Congress gives final approval on $484bn relief package by William Roberts (Al Jazeera)
• Companies affiliated with major Trump donor showered with bailout cash — after he laid off 95% of staff by Brad Reed (Raw Story)
• Republicans block proposed increase in food assistance in coronavirus aid package by Daniel Villarreal (Newsweek)
• States, localities plead for COVID money, but McConnell says no by Jim Saksa (Roll Call)

Coronavirus: Unemployment

• Millions of Americans join unemployment line as coronavirus savages economy by Lucia Mutikani (Reuters)
• Coronavirus: US unemployment claims hit 26.4 million amid virus by Natalie Sherman (BBC)
• Unemployment claims top 26 million 5 weeks into pandemic by Rebecca Rainey (Politico)

Coronavirus: Cases / Deaths

• Trump Didn’t See It Coming: Coronavirus Deaths Increased Tenfold This Month by Domenico Montanaro, Elena Moore (NPR)
• Coronavirus Cases Are Still Growing In Many U.S. States by Nate Silver (FiveThirtyEight)
• Analysis: Misunderstanding the math, Trump embraced a coronavirus death toll we’ll soon surpass by Philip Bump (Washington Post)

Coronavirus: Disinfectant

• Trump just mused about whether disinfectant injections could treat coronavirus. Really. by Aaron Rupar (Vox)
• President Trump Wondered Out Loud If Injecting Disinfectant Could Cure COVID-19 by Madison Pauly (Mother Jones)
• Medical experts denounce Trump’s latest ‘dangerous’ suggestion to treat Covid-19 by David Smith (The Guardian)
• Trump Ponders Whether Light Or Disinfectant Injections Can ‘Cure’ Coronavirus by Carla Herreria Russo (Huffington Post)

Coronavirus: Reopening

• Poll: Large majority of Americans think it’s more important to stay home than return to work by Quint Forgey (Politico)
• 8 In 10 Americans Support COVID-19 Shutdown, Kaiser Health Poll Finds by Bill Chappell (NPR)
• ‘Complete disbelief’: Governors blindside front-line staff with abrupt reopening plans by Isaac Stanley-Becker and
  Rachel Weiner (Washington Post)
• It’s overhyped’: Trump mega-donor pushes to end Wisconsin’s stay-at-home order by Stephanie Kirchgaessner (The Guardian)
• Opinion: Trump’s reopening gambit bombs by Jennifer Rubin (Washington Post)
• Trump approved of Georgia’s plan to reopen before bashing it (Al Jazeera)
• Trump Reportedly Approved Of Georgia’s Reopen Plan Before Bashing It by Jonathan Lemire, Ben Nadler / AP (Huffington Post)

Coronavirus

• Trump Administration Details Plan To Pay The Uninsured’s COVID-19 Expenses by Jonathan Cohn (Huffington Post)
• Trump Administration Bars Most International Students From Receiving Coronavirus College Relief by Collin Binkley / AP (TIME)
• Two-thirds of US voters back mail-in presidential election in November despite Trump’s objections by Andrew Naughtie (Independent)
• US fears coronavirus and flu could collide in autumn after Centres for Disease Control and Prevention raises suspicion by Denise Grady (Independent)
• New York test of 3,000 people finds 14% with coronavirus antibodies by Barbara Goldberg, Nathan Layne (Reuters)
• Donald Trump Is Exploiting the Coronavirus Pandemic to Sell Campaign Swag by David Corn (Mother Jones)
• Trump’s immigration executive order: What you need to know (Al Jazeera)
• Study: Elderly Trump voters dying of coronavirus could cost him in November by Christopher Cadelago (Politico)
• Trump administration considers leveraging emergency coronavirus loan to force Postal Service changes by Jacob Bogage and Lisa Rein  (Washington Post)
• Opinion: McConnell to Every State: Drop Dead by Paul Krugman (NY Times)
• Analysis: Contact-tracing apps could help contain COVID-19 but raise thorny legal and privacy issues by Matt Reynolds (ABA Journal)
• HHS doctor who claims he was ousted for questioning hydroxychloroquine will file whistleblower complaint by Christina Zhao (Newsweek)
• Trump administration chose ex-labradoodle breeder to lead coronavirus task force: report by Igor Derysh (Salon)
• Nursing Homes Ask States For Immunity From Civil Suits Amid COVID-19 by Ina Jaffe (NPR)
• Trump promotes theory suggesting sunlight can kill coronavirus by Brianna Ehley (Politico)

Other News

• Al Jazeera questions Trump on Iran’s military satellite launch by Kimberly Halkett (Al Jazeera)
• US announces millions in aid for resource-rich Greenland (BBC)

Analysis

• The Voters Trump Needs Most Right Now by Ronald Brownstein (The Atlantic)

Opinion

• Home Alone at the White House: A Sour President, With TV His Constant Companion by Katie Rogers and Annie Karni (NY Times)
• A Precedent Overturned Reveals a Supreme Court in Crisis by Linda Greenhouse (NY Times)
• 2020 was already expected to be a record year for election-related lawsuits—then coronavirus happened by Alexandra Hutzler (Newsweek)
• Welcome to Donald Trump’s reelection strategy by Fareed Zakaria (Washington Post)

Coronavirus:  Bill / Aid / Relief

• READ: What’s In The Latest Coronavirus Relief Bill by Alana Wise (NPR)
• Trump blocks stimulus funding for millions of US citizens married to immigrants by Andrea Germanos (Salon)
• With 22 Million Unemployed, Mitch McConnell Abruptly Halts More Coronavirus Aid by Luke Darby (GQ)
• Mitch McConnell says cash-strapped states hit by the coronavirus should go bankrupt rather than receive emergency federal aid by Joseph Zeballos-Roig (Business Insider)
• Eric Trump confirms he asked Trump administration for break on hotel rent: “Just treat us the same” by Roger Sollenberger (Salon)

Coronavirus: First US Death

• First U.S. Coronavirus Death Was Three Weeks Earlier Than Previously Known by Elliot Hannon (Slate)
• California reports coronavirus death dating to early February (Al Jazeera)
• Coronavirus: First US deaths weeks earlier than thought (BBC)
• CDC Confirms First U.S. Coronavirus Fatalities Were in California, Weeks Before Deaths Reported in Washington State by Adam Beam / AP (TIME)

Coronavirus: Immigration

• Trump freezes US green cards for 60 days by John T Bennett (Independent)
• Coronavirus: US green cards to be halted for 60 days, Trump says (BBC)
• Trump’s Latest Attempt To Limit Immigration Isn’t Really About The Coronavirus by Perry Bacon Jr. (FiveThirtyEight)
• Inside Trump’s Proposal To Suspend Legal Immigration Amid The Coronavirus Crisis by Ted Hesson / Reuters (Huffington Post)
• Trump announces 60-day ban on immigrants seeking permanent status in US by David Smith (The Guardian)
• Trump signs executive order suspending immigration (Reuters)
• Trump signs executive order limiting immigration by Morgan Chalfant, Rafael Bernal (The Hill)
• Coronavirus: Trump signs order on immigration green card suspension (BBC)
• READ: Trump Signs Proclamation Temporarily Suspending Immigration by Barbara Sprunt (NPR)

Coronavirus: Reopening

• U.S. to reopen national parks, follow coronavirus guidelines: Trump (Reuters)
• Trump touts safety of U.S. states reopening despite warnings of virus resurgence by Rich McKay, Lisa Lambert (Reuters)
• Trump says states reopening safely, but New York’s Cuomo warns against ‘acting stupidly’ by Rich McKay, Lisa Lambert (Reuters)
• Trump says national parks to start reopening as states relax coronavirus restrictions by Morgan Chalfant, Rachel Frazin (The Hill)
• Atlanta Mayor Says Georgia Governor’s Decision to Reopen Businesses Amid Coronavirus ‘Defies Logic’ by AP (TIME)
• The push to reopen states, explained by Sean Collins (Vox)
• Trump: ‘I disagree very strongly’ with Georgia governor’s decision to start reopening economy by Jessie Hellmann (The Hill)
• Republican leaders want Congress back in person, contrary to public health advice by Mike DeBonis and
  Paul Kane (Washington Post)
• Las Vegas Mayor Called Reckless for Suggesting Her City Could Serve as a Test for Reopening by Michelle L. Price / AP (TIME)
• Coronavirus: Trump disagrees with Georgia push to reopen economy (Al Jazeera)
• Trump Breaks With Georgia Governor On Reopening Plans by Alana Wise (NPR)
• AG Barr says Justice Department may support lawsuits if states go too far in COVID-19 constraints by Debra Cassens Weiss (ABA Journal)
• States rushing to reopen are likely making a deadly error, coronavirus models and experts warn by William Wan,
  Carolyn Y. Johnson, and Joel Achenbach (Washington Post)

Coronavirus: Hydroxychloroquine

• Trump and Fox News Are Suddenly Silent on Their “Miracle” Drug Hydroxychloroquine by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
• U.S. official says he was ousted for urging caution on Trump-touted coronavirus drug by Jan Wolfe (Reuters)
• Top vaccine expert says he was fired for resisting Trump on hydroxychloroquine by David Smith (The Guardian)
• Trump and Fox News want to send their hydroxychloroquine hype down the memory hole by Aaron Rupar (Vox)

Coronavirus

• Coronavirus second wave may be even worse: US health chief (Al Jazeera)
• Coronavirus: US health official warns of dangerous second wave (BBC)
• President Trump Defends His Company’s Decision to Furlough Mar-a-Lago Employees by AP (TIME)
• California Says It’s First State To Prioritize Testing For Some Asymptomatic People by Adam Beam / AP (Huffington Post)
• Trump Organization seeks bailout money from UK and Ireland by Justine Coleman (The Hill)
• Top economist: US coronavirus response is like ‘third world’ country by Larry Elliott (The Guardian)
• A disturbing new study suggests Sean Hannity helped spread the coronavirus by Zack Beauchamp (Vox)
• Coronavirus: Cash-strapped states should consider bankruptcy, McConnell advises by John T Bennett (Independent)
• McConnell says he supports letting states declare bankruptcy amid coronavirus by Jordain Carney (The Hill)
• New York state coronavirus death toll surpasses 15,000 by J. Edward Moreno (The Hill)
• There is no anti-lockdown protest movement by Sean Illing (Vox)
• Betsy DeVos quietly bans DACA recipients from getting emergency student aid amid pandemic by Igor Derysh (Salon)
• Trump administration streams construction of southern border wall by Rebecca Klar (The Hill)
• 2 New York Cats Become the First U.S. Pets to Test Positive for Coronavirus by Jennifer Peltz / AP (TIME)
• The anti-quarantine protests seem spontaneous. But behind the scenes, a powerful network is helping. by
  Isaac Stanley-Becker and Tony Romm (Washington Post)
• The 500-bed US Navy hospital ship Comfort is leaving NYC after treating just 179 patients in 3 weeks by Ashley Collman (Business Insider)
• Trump reportedly threatened to fire a top doctor at the CDC for sounding the alarm about the coronavirus in February by Grace Panetta (Business Insider)
• Republican leaders want Congress back in person, contrary to public health advice by Mike DeBonis and
  Paul Kane (Washington Post)
• Trump downplays risk of coronavirus rebound by Brianna Ehley (Politico)
• Dr. Anthony Fauci: ‘We Will Have Coronavirus In The Fall’ by Nick Visser (Huffington Post)
• Elizabeth Warren Demands Investigations Into Trump’s Shambolic Coronavirus Response by Bess levin (Vanity Fair)

Iranian Boats

• Trump tweets US will destroy Iranian gunboats harassing US ships (Al Jazeera)
• Trump Instructs U.S. Navy To Fire On Iranian Boats If Harassed by Greg Myre (NPR)
• Trump says he told Navy to ‘destroy’ Iranian boats harassing U.S. ships by Lara Seligman (Politico)

Other News

• Trump prepares to hit the road by Gabby Orr (Politico)
• Trump administration considers cutting intel ties with countries that criminalize homosexuality by Tal Axelrod (The Hill)
• The Trump Administration Is Adding Cameras at the Mexico Border Despite a Drop in Crossings by James Laaporta, Julie Watson / AP (TIME)

Coronavirus: Lockdown Protests

• Donald Trump Jr. Erupts As Facebook Cuts Dangerous COVID-19 Protest Posts by Mary Papenfuss (Huffington Post)
• How Fox News Is Supercharging the Coronavirus Protests by Jeremy Schulman (Mother Jones)
• Coronavirus lockdown protest: What’s behind the US demonstrations? (BBC)
• Dr. Fauci Warns Protests May ‘Backfire’: Economy Can’t Recover Until People Do by Mary Papenfuss (Huffington Post)
• Poll: Most Americans Think Trump’s Push to Open the Country ASAP Is Nuts by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)

Coronavirus: Relief / Aid / Bill

• U.S. congressional leaders say near deal on more coronavirus funding by Susan Cornwell, Patricia Zengerle (Reuters)
• Trump says he will discuss more coronavirus money for states after current bill passes (Reuters)
• GOP leaders tell Trump food stamp aid won’t be included in latest coronavirus relief bill: report by Roger Sollenberger (Salon)
• Bipartisan Deal Reached On $484 Billion More Coronavirus Aid by Kelsey Snell (NPR)
• US Senate may pass $500bn small business aid package today by Dominic Rushe (The Guardian)
• White House, Congress reach deal to replenish small business loan program by Morgan Chalfant, Brett Samuels, Alexander Bolton (The Hill)
• Senate passes $484 billion bill that would expand small business aid, boost money for hospitals and testing by
  Erica Werner and Seung Min Kim  (Washington Post)
• Trump vows to bolster oil industry, but it isn’t asking for help by Elvina Nawaguna (Roll Call)
• Senate approves measure to replenish halted coronavirus small-business loan program by Christal Hayes (USA Today)
• Senate Approves $500B Coronavirus Aid Deal, Sending It to the House by Lisa Mascaro, Andrew Taylor (TIME)
• Senate passes $484B coronavirus relief package by Jordain Carney (The Hill)
• US Senate approves $484bn funding for small businesses, hospitals by William Roberts (Al Jazeera)
• The New Coronavirus Relief Bill Is a Disappointment by Jordan Weissmann (Slate)

Coronavirus: Immigration

• Coronavirus Has Given Trump a New Excuse to Try to Ban Immigration by Tim Hume (VICE)
• Trump Plans to Halt Nearly All Legal Immigration Into the U.S. by Elliot Hannon (Slate)
• Trump claims he will temporarily suspend immigration into US due to coronavirus fears by Betsy Klein, Priscilla Alvarez, Kevin Liptak (CNN)
• Trump immigration order to last 30-90 days, apply to permanent immigrants, official says (Reuters)
• Farm workers to be exempt from Trump’s immigration ban by Liz Crampton (Politico)
• Trump says he will suspend immigration amid coronavirus crisis, leaving aides racing to make policy by Nick Miroff, Maria Sacchetti, and Tracy Jan (Washington Post)
• Trump announces temporary suspension of green cards by Tanvi Misra and Camila DeChalus (Roll Call)
• Trump Admin Blocks Undocumented College Students From Receiving Federal Coronavirus Aid Intended For Food, Housing by Christina Zhao (Newsweek)
• ‘Xenophobic scapegoating’: Trump plan to ban immigration slammed by News Agencies (Al Jazeera)
• Trump immigration ban to apply to those seeking permanent status (Al Jazeera)
• Trump’s immigration pause falls well short of full ban by Anita Kumar (Politico)
• Trump to suspend issuing green cards for 60 days by Brett Samuels, Rafael Bernal (The Hill)

Coronavirus: Testing

• There Are Not Enough COVID-19 Tests. There Are Also Too Many COVID-19 Tests. by Maggie Koerth (FiveThirtyEight)
• FDA authorizes first at-home coronavirus sample collection kit by David Lim (Politico)
• Maryland Buys 500,000 Test Kits From South Korea, Drawing Criticism From Trump by Brakkton Booker (NPR)
• Trump just said the US has done more coronavirus testing than the rest of the world. Not even close. by Aaron Rupar (Vox)

Coronavirus

• How Health Care Investors Are Helping Run Jared Kushner’s Shadow Coronavirus Task Force by Pema Levy (Mother Jones)
• Trudeau waits out Trump’s coronavirus provocations by Andy Blatchford (Politico)
• Trump coronavirus response feeds distrust in black and Latino communities by Laura Barrón-López (Politico)
• Federal Judge Orders ICE To Consider Releasing Detainees At High Risk For COVID-19 by Hannah Hagemann (NPR)
• Officials Link 7 Coronavirus Cases in Wisconsin to In-Person Voting by AP (TIME)
• Trump pledges financial aid to oil industry by Ben Lefebvre (Politico)
• New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Heads to White House to Lobby for COVID-19 Help by AP (TIME)
• Could Trump delay the 2020 US election due to coronavirus? – video explainer by Adam Gabbatt, Jamie Macwhirter, Nikhita Chulani (The Guardian)
• What Happens If U.S. Reopens Too Fast? Documents Show Federal Coronavirus Projections by Liz Essley Whyte (NPR)
• Barr: Some governors’ action ‘infringes on a fundamental right’ during coronavirus by Justine Coleman (The Hill)
• Nurses protest at White House over lack of protective gear by J. Edward Moreno (The Hill)
• NIH Panel Recommends Against Drug Combination Trump Has Promoted For COVID-19 by Joe Palca (NPR)
• Analysis: In these states, pandemic crisis response includes attempts to stop abortion by Dan Keating, Lauren Tierney, and Tim Meko (Washington Post)
• Partisanship crowds into House’s proxy and remote voting debate by Katherine Tully-McManus (Roll Call)
• Coronavirus live news: UN warns of ‘biblical’ famine as Trump reveals 60-day immigration halt by Helen Sullivan (The Guardian)
• New York Gov. Cuomo Presses Trump for More Help on Coronavirus Testing in White House Meeting (TIME)
• Opinion: The Trump administration wants to use the coronavirus pandemic to push for more deregulation by Katelyn Burns (Vox)
• California reports highest one-day rise in coronavirus cases by J. Edward Moreno (The Hill)
• CDC To Fund 650 Health Experts To Help States Trace, Stop COVID-19 by Joe Neel, Rob Stein, Elena Renken (NPR)
• William Barr: Feds Could Challenge States If Stay-At-Home Orders Go ‘Too Far’ by Carla Herreria Russo, Ryan J. Reilly (Huffington Post)

Russian Interference

• Senate Intel report confirms Russia aimed to help Trump in 2016 by Martin Matishak, Andrew Desidero (Politico)
• Russia interfered in 2016 election to back Trump, not Clinton, new Senate intelligence report confirms by Griffin Connolly (Independent)
• Republican-Led Senate Panel Confirms That Russia Backed Trump in 2016 by AJ Vicens (Mother Jones)
• Senate panel confirms Russian interference in 2016 US election (Al Jazeera)

Other News

• ICE Has Access to DACA Recipients’ Personal Information Despite Promises Suggesting Otherwise, Internal Emails Show by Dara Lind (ProPublica)
• Here We Go: Trump Has Started Accusing the Dems of Stealing the 2020 Election by David Corn (Mother Jones)
• Trump says he wishes Kim well amid speculation about his health by Brett Samuels (The Hill)

Analysis

• The deep-seated fear driving Trump’s invented and exaggerated popularity rankings by Philip Bump (Washington Post) 

Coronavirus: Reopening

• Trump revs up for a state-by-state fight over coronavirus shutdowns by Nancy Cook (Politico)
• Coronavirus: US faced with protests amid pressure to reopen (BBC)
• Dr. Fauci Says Reopening Economy Too Quickly Could ‘Backfire’ by AP (TIME)
• Fauci warns Covid-19 cases could surge if stay-home orders lifted too quickly by Amanda Hulpuch (The Guardian)
• Some US producers, states reopening amid political pressure by Colleen Long, Gene Johnson and Mike Corder (AP)
• With Trump’s Go-Ahead, Georgia Is Reopening by Abigail Weinberg (Mother Jones)
• Coronavirus lockdown: Georgia to reopen gyms, barbers and other small businesses this Friday by Oliver O’Connell (Independent)
• The American Public Isn’t Ready To Reopen America by Ariel Edwards-Levy (Huffington Post)
• Trump Dismisses Concerns About Coronavirus Testing As Some States Prepare To Reopen by Sarah Ruiz-Grossman (Huffington Post)
• Here’s when all 50 states plan to reopen after coronavirus restrictions by Alicia Cohn (The Hill)

Coronavirus: Protests

• Health Care Workers Block Denver Protesters Calling For End To Stay-At-Home Orders by Nick Visser (Huffington Post)
• Protests erupt again over coronavirus shelter-in-place orders. Here’s why governors aren’t budging by Holly Yan (CNN)
• Facebook shuts down anti-quarantine protests at states’ request by Steven Overly (Politico)
• Opinion: Pulling back the curtain on the not-all-that-pro-life movement by Jennifer Rubin (Washington Post)
• Americans, including a plurality of Republicans, oppose the anti-lockdown protests taking place across the country  by Grace Panetta (Business Insider)
• Opinion: Trump and the astroturf protests: An ugly, cynical new strategy to divide America by Heather Digby Parton (Salon)
• Analysis: Trump’s Two Horrifying Plans for Dealing With the Coronavirus by David Frum (The Atlantic)
• Coronavirus: Governors ask Trump to call off lockdown protests (BBC)
• Right-Wing Groups Are Behind the Protests Against Coronavirus-Prevention Measures by Luct Diavolo (Teen Vogue)

Coronavirus: Immigration

• Coronavirus: Immigration to US to be suspended amid pandemic, says Trump (BBC)
• Trump says he’ll ‘suspend immigration’ into the U.S. by Matthew Choi (Politico)
• Trump to sign order to suspend immigration into U.S. (Reuters)
• Trump to suspend immigration into United States (Al Jazeera)
• Trump Says He’ll Suspend All Immigration Into The United States Amid Coronavirus Pandemic by Nick Visser, Hayley Miller (Huffington Post)

Coronavirus: WHO Warnings

• Trump Administration Officials Warned Against Halting Funding to WHO, Leaked Memo Shows by Yeganeh Torbati (Mother Jones)
• Trump Admin Reportedly Got Coronavirus Warnings Straight From U.S. Experts At WHO by Marina Fang (Huffington Post)
• US experts at WHO warned Trump administration about new coronavirus in real time last year: report by Igor Derysh (Salon)

Coronavirus: Testing

• Trump lashes out about coronavirus testing after governors plead for help by John T Bennett (Independent)
• Brett Giroir, Trump’s testing czar, was forced out of a job developing vaccine projects. Now he’s on the hot seat. by Michael Kranish (Washington Post)
• Trump attacks a Republican governor for following his coronavirus testing advice by Aaron Rupar (Vox)
• New York Starts ‘Aggressive’ Coronavirus Antibody Testing In Quest To Reopen Economy by Vanessa Romo (NPR)

Coronavirus

• A watchdog out of Trump’s grasp unleashes wave of coronavirus audits by Kyle Cheney (Politico)
• White House still scrambling to cover virus treatment for the uninsured by Susannah Luthi, Rachel Roubein (Politico)
• The IRS is drowning in unopened tax refund requests amid pandemic by Aaron Lorenzo (Politico)
• This Expert Will Cure Your Excitement for Hydroxychloroquine by Will Peischel (Mother Jones)
• WHO head warns worst of virus is still ahead by AP (Politico)
• Coronavirus stimulus money will be wasted on fossil fuels by David Roberts (Vox)
• Trump tones down the hydroxychloroquine hype by Quint Forgey (Politico)
• White House, GOP face heat after hotel and restaurant chains helped run small business program dry by Jonathan O’Connell (Washington Post)
• Trump, Cuomo to meet at White House on Tuesday by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
• Another Study Suggests COVID-19 Is Far More Widespread Than Thought by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
• The COVID Relief Bill Set Aside $8 Billion for Native Tribes. Corporations Could Get Half. by Delilah Friedler (Mother Jones)
• Company With Ties To Trump Receives Millions From Small Business Loan Program by Robert Benincasa (NPR)

Other News

• Trump and his 3,500 suits: Prosecutor and author reveals in interview his portrait of ‘Plaintiff in Chief’ by  Robin Lindley (ABA Journal)
• Trump to consider halting Saudi oil imports, says U.S. has ‘plenty’ by Jeff Mason (Reuters)
• Trump offers condolences after Canada’s deadliest mass shooting by Justine Coleman (The Hill)
• Trump says he rejected South Korea’s offer for defence costs (Al Jazeera)

Coronavirus: Reopening

• As coronavirus cases rise in U.S. hot spots, governors tell Trump it’s too soon to reopen America by Gabriella Borter, Doina Chiacu (Reuters)
• Poll: Majority fear coronavirus restrictions will be lifted too soon by David Cohen (Politico)
• Don’t reopen yet, governors tell Trump as coronavirus deaths cross 40,000 by Doina Chiacu and Barbara Goldberg (Reuters)

Coronavirus: Protests

• What the anti-stay-at-home protests are really about by Jane Coaston (Vox)
• Protests against stay-at-home orders are spreading despite most Americans’ fear of reopening by Riley Beggin (Vox)
• Trump’s ‘liberate’ tweets incite insurrection and flout federal law against overthrow of government: ex-DOJ official by Chantal da Silva (Newsweek)
• Pro-gun activists using Facebook groups to push anti-quarantine protests by Isaac Stanley-Becker and Tony Romm (Washington Post)
• Trump Defends Right-Wing Protesters Fighting Coronavirus Restrictions: ‘These Are Great People’ by Sanjana Karanth (Huffington Post)

Coronavirus: Testing

• Nancy Pelosi Went on Fox News and Said Trump Deserves an F on Coronavirus Testing by Edwin Rios (Mother Jones)
• Coronavirus Live Updates: White House Calls Testing ‘Sufficient’ but States Say They Need More by Staff (NY Times)
• Governors: Trump making ‘delusional’ comments on testing and restrictions by Richard Luscombe and Edward Helmore (The Guardian)
• Trump says there’s enough testing to reopen businesses. Governors say that’s “false” and “just delusional.” by Riley Beggin (Vox)
• Cuomo says state to test thousands for Covid-19 antibodies by Shannon Young (Politico)
• Trump invokes DPA for testing swabs, weeks after reported shortages by Alice Miranda Ollstein (Politico)

Coronavirus: Relief

• There’s No Real Oversight Of The $2 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Law by Kevin Robillard (Huffington Post)
• Coronavirus: Trump administration and Democrats close in on $450bn interim relief deal by Griffin Connolly (Independent)
• Secretary Mnuchin Claims Putting Trump’s Signature on Stimulus Checks Was His Idea, Not the President’s by Sanya Mansoor (TIME)
• Top negotiators see coronavirus aid deal as early as Sunday by David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt (Roll Call)
• Proposed Government Aid Package to Offer Billions for Small Businesses and Hospitals by Hope Yen, Lisa Mascaro / AP (TIME)

Coronavirus

• Health Officials Recommended Canceling Events with 10-50 People. Then 33,000 Fans Attended a Major League Soccer Game. by Ken Armstrong, David Gutmaan, Lewis Kamb (ProPublica)
• Coronavirus: Americans trust Dr Fauci and Andrew Cuomo far more than Trump, poll finds by Griffin Connolly (Independent)
• Detailed timeline of Trump’s failures shows how America’s coronavirus crisis was man-made by Dan Benbow (Salon)
• Americans at World Health Organization tranmitted real-time information about coronavirus to Trump administration by Karen DeYoung, Lena H. Sun, and Emily Rauhala (Washington Post)
• Opinion: Hold these Republicans accountable for deaths caused by recklessness by Jennifer Rubin (Washington Post)
• De Blasio to Trump: ‘Are You Telling N.Y.C. to Drop Dead?, Updates by Staff (NY Times)
• Coronavirus live – Trump declares US ‘king of ventilators’ as governors ask for more help by Bryan Armen Graham, Enjoli Liston, and Tom Lutz (Guardian)
• Global health crisis pits economic against health concerns by Will Weissert and Jill Colvin (AP)
• The Washington Post Just Poked a Bunch of Holes in Trump’s Weak Criticism of the WHO by Edwin Rios (Mother Jones)
• Donald Trump Just “Slammed” Nancy Pelosi With a Very Curious Set of Quotation Marks by Ian Gordon (Mother Jones)
• Trump administration will require nursing homes to report Covid-19 cases by Juan Perez Jr. (Politico)
• Trump says WHO didn’t share early information about Covid-19. A new report shows that’s not the case. by Riley Beggin (Vox)

Other News

• North Korea denies that Kim sent Trump ‘a nice note’ by AP (Politico)
• ‘They’re killing us,’ Texas residents say of Trump rollbacks by Ellen Knickmeyer (AP)

Coronavirus: Protests

• COVID-19 Protesters Just Like Rosa Parks, Says White House Adviser Stephen Moore by Mary Papenfuss (Huffington Post)
• Donald Trump’s Coronavirus Death Cult Takes to the Streets by Osita Nwanevu (The New Republic)
• Thousands of Americans backed by rightwing donors gear up for protests by Adam Gabbatt (The Guardian)
• More than 200 people protest stay-at-home order in California by Marty Johnson (The Hill)
• ‘We need to be the Rosa Parks’: Trump ally plans Wisconsin protest of coronavirus restrictions by Evan Semones (Politico)
• Governors feel heat to reopen from protesters, president by Paul Weber and Frank Jordans (AP)
• Live updates: As U.S. surpasses 700,000 confirmed cases, conservatives protest coronavirus restrictions by Derek Hawkins, Anna Fifield, Paul Schemm, and Timothy Bella (Washington Post)
• US: Hundreds protest against coronavirus stay-at-home orders (Al Jazeera)

Coronavirus

• Operation reopen America: are we about to witness a second historic failure of leadership from Trump? by Ed Pilkington, Dominic Rushe (The Guardian)
• Trump clashes with New York governor over COVID-19 testing by Kristen Saloomey (Al Jazeera)
• There’s One Guy Policing Trump’s $2.2 Trillion Bailout, and He’s Working From Home On a Laptop by Greg Walters (VICE)
• The U.S. Doesn’t Have Nearly Enough Coronavirus Tests to Open the Economy by Cameron Joseph (VICE)
• Number Of Trump Campaign Donors On Back-To-Work Council Raises Ethics Alarm: Report by Mary Papenfuss (Huffington Post)
• COVID-19 is accelerating the Republican Party’s descent into authoritarianism by Corey Hill (Salon)
• New York hospitalizations continue to decline as Cuomo calls for more testing by Kaelan Deese (The Hill)
• Canada and U.S. to Continue Border Restrictions for Another 30 Days (TIME)
• Trump’s new bailout program for farmers and ranchers, explained by Dylan Matthews (Vox)
• The White House praised hotels for housing doctors. Cities say Trump’s hotels aren’t participating. by  David A. Fahrenthold and Joshua Partlow (Washington Post)
• U.S. sent millions of face masks to China early this year, ignoring pandemic warning signs by Juliet Eilperin, Jeff Stein, Desmond Butler, and Tom Hamburger (Washington Post)
• Trump’s restaurant recovery plan is built on fast food, as independent restaurants struggle to survive by Kate Taylor  (Business Insider)
• Dr. Fauci throws cold water on conspiracy theory that coronavirus was created in a Chinese lab by John Haltiwanger  (Business Insider)
• Opinion: Trump Is Asking Us to Play Russian Roulette With Our Lives by Thomas L. Friedman (NY Times)
• Report: The CDC contaminated its first coronavirus tests, setting US back on testing by Riley Beggin (Vox)
• White House adviser Stephen Moore has repeatedly compared those protesting coronavirus lockdowns to Rosa Parks by Ellen Cranley (Business Insider)
• The Coronavirus in America: The Year Ahead by Donald G. McNeil Jr. (NY Times)
• Fact Check: Trump falsely blames governors for virus test by Hope Yen (AP)

Trump Campaign

• Trump’s Family Is Making Even More Money Off His Campaign Than We Previously Knew by Tim Murphy (Mother Jones)
• Trump Sons’ Romantic Partners Reportedly Receive $180,000 a Year From Reelection Campaign by Daniel Politi (Slate)
• Trump Campaign Secretly Paying $180,000 A Year To His Sons’ Significant Others by S.V. Date (Huffington Post)
• Trump campaign concludes there is more to be gained by attacking Biden than trying to promote president’s pandemic response by Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey, Annie Linskey, and Toluse Olorunnipa (Washington Post)

Other News

• Donald Trump Is Already Accusing Democrats of Stealing the Next Election by Tim Murphy (Mother Jones)
• Donald Trump Has Done Almost Nothing for the Working and Middle Classes by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
• Trump Administration Moves to Weaken EPA Restrictions on a Toxic Compound in Consumer Products (TIME)

Coronavirus: LIBERATE / Protests

• Trump appears to back those protesting social distancing measures by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
• Trump appears to stoke protests against stay-at-home orders by David Smith (The Guardian)
• Trump calls to ‘liberate’ Michigan, Minnesota, and Virginia the day after saying only the governors had the power to lift coronavirus restrictions by Kayla Epstein (Business Insider)
• Opinion: Trump’s dangerous “LIBERATE” tweets represent the views of a small minority by Aaron Rupar (Vox)
• GOP’s growing ‘open it up’ caucus urges fewer virus restrictions amid warnings from fellow Republicans by Mike DeBonis (Washington Post)
• ‘LIBERATE!’: Trump pushes states to lift virus restrictions by Zeke Miller and Matt Sedensky (AP)
• ‘LIBERATE’: Trump tweets support for anti-lockdown protests (Al Jazeera)
• Trump accused of ‘fomenting rebellion’ after ‘LIBERATE’ tweets (Al Jazeera)
• Trump Says Virginia’s Democratic Governor “Should Be Under Siege” by Jacob Rosenberg (Mother Jones)
• Trump calls protesters against stay-at-home orders ‘very responsible’ by David Smith (The Guardian)
• Trump defends demonstrators protesting social distancing restrictions by Morgan Chalfant, Brett Samuels (The Hill)

Coronavirus: Testing

• White House Plan For Reopening States Leaves Testing Question Unanswered by Laurel Wamsley (NPR)
• Trump says states, not U.S. government, must boost coronavirus testing (Reuters)
• Trump Defends Testing Capacity Despite Experts’ Warnings by Alana Wise (NPR)
• White House insists US has ‘sufficient’ testing capacity to reopen amid widespread criticism by David Smith (The Guardian)
• White House says US has enough tests for first phase of reopening by Peter Sullivan (The Hill)

Coronavirus

• US coronavirus deaths hits record one-day total of 4,591 by Marina Pitofsky (The Hill)
• Experts Think The U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Will Hit 50,000 By The End Of April by Jay Boice, (FiveThirtyEight)
• Ilhan Omar unveils bill to cancel rent and mortgage payments amid pandemic by Sophie Kasakove (The Guardian)
• Analysis: Fox News host Laura Ingraham’s interview with Anthony Fauci goes sideways by Aaron Blake(Washington Post)
• US using coronavirus pandemic to unlawfully expel asylum seekers, says UN by Nina Lakhani (Guardian)
• Opinion: Coronavirus does discriminate, because that’s what humans do by Rebecca Solnit (Guardian)
• Trump’s Own Officials Depended on WHO to Fight Coronavirus. Then He Turned Against It. by Yeganeh Torbati (ProPublica)
• Tribes sue Trump administration to stop CARES Act funding to Alaska Native corporations by (Native News)
• Trump Calls For Reopening America’s Gyms Day After Call With SoulCycle’s Owner by Lachlan Markay (Daily Beast)
• Experts worry politics will guide voters’ virus precautions by Alan Fram and John Flesher (AP)
• Trump’s coronavirus reopening plan has big holes, health experts say by Ann Saphir (Reuters)
• The Government Will Spend $3 Billion to Direct Fresh Produce and Dairy to Food Banks by Tom Philpott (Mother Jones)
• Governors Divide By Party On Trump Plan To Reopen Businesses Shut By Coronavirus by Matthew S. Schwartz (NPR)
• Trump Is Doing to America What He Did to Ukraine by William Saletan (Slate)
• Sorry Hospitals, Trump’s Border Wall Is Getting Another Half-Billion Dollars by Charlotte Klein (Vanity Fair)
• U.S. coronavirus crisis takes a sharp political turn by Maria Caspani and Nathan Layne (Reuters)

Other News

• Trump builds campaign-style press shop at the White House by Meridith Mcgraw (Politico)
• Trump-backed online donor platform launches at state level ahead of redistricting by Scott Bland (Politico)
• Former Trump “fixer” Michael Cohen granted early release from prison amid coronavirus pandemic by Roger Sollenberger (Salon)
• “It must be investigated”: Trump donors get $569 million contract to build 17 miles of border wall by Igor Derysh (Salon)
• White House moves to weaken EPA rule on toxic compounds by Ellen Knickmeyer (AP)
• Smugglers tried to breach new Trump border wall 18 times during a single month: report by Tal Axelrod (The Hill)

Analysis

• How Facebook Works for Trump by Ian Bogost and Alexis C. Madrigal (The Atlantic)
• Trump Is Threatening to Subvert the Constitution by Neal K. Katyal (The Atlantic)
• The Flaw in the President’s Newest Constitutional Argument by Adam J. White (The Atlantic)

Coronavirus: Reopening Economy

• Trump Promises New Guidelines For Reopening The Country by Domenico Montanaro, Elena Moore (NPR)
• Trump to push for reopening economy despite coronavirus testing concerns by Susan Heavey (Reuters)
• Trump says virus curbs to be lifted in some states as cases peak (Al Jazeera)
• What’s It Going To Take To End The Shutdown? 5 Keys To Containing Coronavirus by Selena Simmons-Duffin, Allison Aubrey (NPR)
• Trump Says The U.S. Is Past Its Peak On New Coronavirus Cases by Alana Wise (NPR)
• Trump convenes sports commissioners in hopes of filling stadiums by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
• New MIT machine learning model shows relaxing quarantine rules will spike COVID-19 cases by Darrell Etherington (TechCrunch)
• Coronavirus: Trump says peak is passed and US to reopen soon (BBC)
• White House taps members of Congress to advise on reopening economy by Marianne Levine, John Bresnahan, Burgess Everett (Politico)
• Seven U.S. states extend coronavirus shutdown to May 15, as Trump prepares to map out plan by Maria Caspani, Susan Heavey (Reuters)
• Trump’s Plan to Reopen the U.S. Is Let Governors Do It Because JK There Is No Plan by Greg Walters (VICE)
• White House Unveils Coronavirus Guidelines On Path To Reopening The Country by Philip Ewing, Alana Wise (NPR)
• READ: White House Guidelines To States For Reopening by Alana Wise (NPR)
• Trump Gives Governors 3-Phase Plan To Reopen Economy by Zeke Miller, Alan Suderman, Kevin Freking / AP (Huffington Post)
• What’s in Trump’s three-phase reopening plan by Adriel Bettelheim (Politico)
• More than a dozen states have extended stay-home orders past White House deadline by Caitlin Oprysko (Politico)
• Trump’s approach to reopen economy leaves decisions to governors (Al Jazeera)

Coronavirus: Unemployment

• Coronavirus: Weekly jobless claims hit 5.2 million (BBC)
• At Least 22 Million Americans Are Out Of A Job — And We Haven’t Hit Bottom by Neil Paine (FiveThirtyEight)
• Jobless claims reach 22 million over four weeks by Rebecca Rainey (Politico)

Coronavirus

• Trump implies WHO deliberately mishandled coronavirus pandemic (Al Jazeera)
• ‘Probable’ coronavirus deaths now included in CDC totals by John Bowden (The Hill)
• Adam Schiff: Why We Need a Coronavirus Commission to Investigate What Went Wrong by David Corn (Mother Jones)
• Ivanka Trump Ditched Her Own Stay at Home Advice to Spend Passover in New Jersey by Inae Oh (Mother Jones)
• Ivanka Trump, Kushner traveled to New Jersey for Passover despite federal guidelines: report by Justin Wise (The Hill)
• Small Business Emergency Relief Program Hits $349 Billion Cap In Less Than 2 Weeks by Danielle Kurtzleben (NPR)
• ICE Releases Hundreds As Coronavirus Spreads in Detention Centers by Matt Katz (NPR)
• New York stay-home order extended to May 15 by Anna Gronewold (Politico)
• Michigan residents sue Governor Whitmer over coronavirus pandemic orders (Reuters)
• Senate Republicans snuck $90 billion tax cut for millionaires into coronavirus relief legislation by Igor Derysh (Salon)
• On May 1, Organizers Across the Country Will Carry Out Rent and Workplace Strikes by Kshama Sawant (Teen Vogue)
• Glitches prevent $1,200 stimulus checks from reaching millions of Americans by Heather Long and Michelle Singletary (Washington Post)
• The Trump administration paid a bankrupt company with zero employees $55 million for N95 masks, which it’s never manufactured by John Haltiwanger (Business Insider)
• COVID-19 checkpoints at state and local borders bring lawsuit, ACLU warning by Debra Cassens Weiss (ABA Journal)
• W.H.O., Now Trump’s Scapegoat, Warned About Coronavirus Early and Often by Richard Pérez-Peña and Donald G. McNeil Jr. (NY Times)
• Congress Is Investigating Whether a Ventilator Company Is Gouging the U.S. — and Why the Government Is Letting It Happen by Patricia Callahan, Sebastian Rotella (ProPublica)
• Opinion: The WHO Shouldn’t Be a Plaything for Great Powers by Zeynep Tufekci (The Atlantic)
• Tribes Aren’t Getting COVID-19 Aid Because Federal Agencies Are Flailing by Jennifer Bendery (Huffington Post)
• Trump defends drop in commercial lab testing amid push to reopen U.S. by David Lim (Politico)

Other News

• Trump administration won’t release 9/11 ‘secrets’ to victims’ families by Alex Woodward (Independent)
• Trump Moved to Ease the Farm Labor Shortage—While Also Trying to Cut Workers’ Pay by Tom Philpott (Mother Jones)
• Trump’s treatment of journalists endangers American democracy, new research says by Paul Farhi (Independent)
• Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen being released from prison amid coronavirus by AP (Politico)

Coronavirus: WHO Funding

• Timeline: Trump’s fight with WHO over coronavirus handling (Al Jazeera)
• World reacts to Trump withdrawing WHO funding (Al Jazeera)
• Coronavirus: Trump’s WHO de-funding ‘as dangerous as it sounds’ (BBC)
• Health Experts Condemn Donald Trump’s WHO Funding Freeze: ‘Crime Against Humanity’ by Lee Moran (Huffington Post)
• Trump And WHO: How Much Does The U.S. Give? What’s The Impact Of A Halt In Funding? by Pien Huang (NPR)
• Opinion: Trump’s decision to cut WHO funding is an act of international vandalism by Andrew Gawthorpe (Guardian)
• ‘A Crime Against Humanity.’ Why Trump’s WHO Funding Freeze Benefits Nobody by Charlie Campbell (TIME)
• Trump’s WHO cutoff sends officials, allies scrambling by Quint Forgey and Nahal Toosi (Politico)
• Trump Administration Officials Warned Against Halting Funding to WHO, Leaked Memo Shows by Yeganeh Torbati (ProPublica)

Coronavirus: Stimulus Checks / Relief

• Coronavirus: Trump’s name to appear on US relief cheques (BBC)
• IRS launches second web tool to expedite stimulus payments by Toby Echert (Politico)
• Trump’s Signature Printed on Stimulus Checks Even if It Delays Getting Americans Their Money by Elliot Hannon (Slate)
• Trump’s Treasury Department gives banks green light to seize individuals’ $1,200 stimulus checks by Jake Johnson (Salon)
• Order to print Trump’s name on every stimulus check expected to delay payments to Americans by Igor Derysh (Salon)
• Millionaires receive $1.7m in coronavirus relief as most taxpayers get $1,200 payments thanks to hidden Republican loophole by Chris Riotta (Independent)
• Here’s how to speed up and track your $1,200 stimulus check as IRS races to issue payments by Chris Riotta (Independent)
• House Democrats introduce plan to pay Americans $2,000 a month until economy recovers from COVID-19 by Charles Davis (Business Insider)

Coronavirus: Michigan

• Trump backers protest Michigan stay-at-home orders at state capitol by Seth Herald (Reuters)
• Coronavirus lockdowns turn political with protests in US (Al Jazeera)
• Michigan protesters turn out against Whitmer’s strict stay-at-home order by Myah Ward (Politico)

Coronavirus: Reopening Economy

• CDC director says 19-20 U.S. states may be ready to reopen May 1 by Doina Chiacu, Susan Heavey (Reuters)
• How Trump’s reopening plans could collide with reality by Ben White (Politico)
• WHO Sets 6 Conditions For Ending A Coronavirus Lockdown by Bill Chappell (NPR)
• A preliminary Trump administration plan shows how far America is from reopening by German Lopez (Vox)
• Coronavirus: Social distancing may need to last until 2022, Harvard study shows by Rory Sullivan (Independent)
• Elon Musk, Jamie Dimon, and Vince McMahon: Here are 20 of the biggest names on Trump’s list of advisers to reopen the US economy by Theron Mohamed (Business Insider)
• Will Trump try to “reopen the economy” by force — even if thousands more die? by Heather Digby Parton (Salon)
• Trump threatens to adjourn Congress to push through nominees by John Bresnahan (Politico)

Coronavirus: California

• California Just Became the First State to Offer Coronavirus Cash to Undocumented Workers by Fernanda Echavarri (Mother Jones)
• COVID-19: California to give payments to undocumented immigrants (Al Jazeera)
• California To Give Cash Payments To Immigrants Impacted By Coronavirus by Adam Beam / AP (Huffington Post)

Coronavirus

• Senate Democrats seek $30 billion plan for national coronavirus testing program (Reuters)
• As U.S. discouraged mask use for public, White House team raced to secure face coverings from Taiwan for senior staff by Carol D. Leonnig, Elizabeth Dwoskin, and John Hudson (Washington Post)
• Analysis: The brewing state battles over how to hold elections in a pandemic by Amber Philips (Washington Post)
• There are so many coronavirus myths that even Snopes can’t keep up by Elahe Izadi (Washington Post)
• Trump’s ‘Opening Our Country Council’ Runs Into Its Own Opening Problems by Annie Karni, Kate Kelly and David Gelles (NY Times)
• How COVID-19 Is Wreaking Havoc On Our Ability To Make Things — Including Vaccines by Maggie Koerth (FiveThirtyEight)

Trump vs. Congress

• Coronavirus US live: Trump threatens to close Congress over ‘obstruction’ by Kari Paul and Joan E Greve (The Guardian)
• Trump threatens to adjourn Congress to push through nominees by John Bresnahan (Politico)
• Trump Threatens To Adjourn Congress For Not Confirming His Judicial Nominees by Sanjana Karanth (Huffington Post)
• Donald Trump Threatens to Adjourn Congress Unilaterally in What Would Be Unprecedented Power Grab by Dahlia Lithwick (Slate)

Other News

• There Have Been 13 Arizona Polls in the Last 14 Months and Trump Has Led Only One of Them by Tim Murphy (Mother Jones)
• Pentagon barred from discussing Trump in JEDI contract probe by Jacqueline Feldscher (Politico)
• White House Misses Deadline To explain Firing Intelligence Watchdog by Jenna McLaughlin (Huffington Post)
• Court blocks Trump administration push to make school meals saltier and less healthy by Gino Spocchia (Independent)