White House offers reopening guidelines on day U.S. deaths surge (NYT)
President Trump says he will defer to governors about lifting restrictions. At least 30,000 patients have died, and 22 million Americans...
Why Michael Savage is blasting Hannity and the right-wing media on the virus (NYT)
Mr. Savage, the conservative radio host, is still loyal to President Trump but says right-wing media got it all wrong by...
Some states take first, small steps toward loosening restrictions as Trump urges supporters to...
President Donald Trump urged supporters to “LIBERATE” three states led by Democratic governors Friday, apparently encouraging protests against stay-at-home restrictions. Some states under Republican...
‘I have never been so mad about a phone call in my life’ (Politico)
Democrats erupted after receiving vague answers from Vice President Mike Pence about efforts to ramp up coronavirus testing.
Coronavirus crisis hastens the collapse of local newspapers. Here’s why it matters (LA Times)
Jeff vonKaenel has weathered wildfires, recessions and getting sued by a mayor in his nearly 50 years running weekly newspapers.
‘They’re death pits’: Virus claims at least 7,000 lives in U.S. nursing homes (NYT)
More than six weeks after the first coronavirus deaths in a nursing home, outbreaks unfold across the country. About a fifth...
Exclusive: A new Senate plan would guarantee paychecks for workers who are furloughed or...
The proposal would cover part of companies’ payroll costs.
Support for a once-radical idea — the government...
With 11 million jobs on the line, 80% of restaurants not certain they can...
Armed with new data showing that restaurants and bars accounted for 60 percent of the U.S. jobs lost in March, representatives of...
Brazil’s president fires health minister after dispute over coronavirus response (The Hill)
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fired the country’s health minister Thursday reportedly after a dispute over Brazil’s coronavirus response.
Former...
The rightwing groups behind wave of protests against Covid-19 restrictions (The Guardian)
Protesters in Michigan and other states claim to speak for ordinary citizens, but are also supported by street-fighting far-right groups.