The Hill Articles: April 16, 2020

Fauci: Diseases like coronavirus ‘don’t just disappear’ Whitmer says protesters’ ‘irresponsible actions’ can lead to extension of stay-at-home orders Coronavirus ends China’s near 50-year stint of economic growth Michael Cohen to be released early from prison amid coronavirus pandemic: report Biden assembling White House transition team Activists and pastors sue Texas governor over stay-at-home order Top Republicans call on Trump to fund WHO pending director-general’s resignation Manchin to back Biden for president Overnight Health Care: Trump guidelines on reopening to let governors make decision | Trump approach garners mixed reviews | Senate adjourns without deal on small business loans Brazil’s president fires health minister after dispute over coronavirus response Swedish princess joins hospital staff during coronavirus outbreak White House guidelines for reopening garner mixed reviews California to provide food industry employees with two weeks paid leave Ohio governor announces state economy to begin process of opening May 1 UK paid $20M for faulty coronavirus antibody tests Ex-company VP accused of sabotaging shipment of PPE Joe Biden must pick a progressive black woman as VP if he wants to win 14 things to know about coronavirus for today Hillicon Valley: FBI sees spike in cyber crime during pandemic | Facebook to alert users exposed to virus misinformation | Bezos says mass testing needed to reopen economy Poll: Young adults most likely to cite cost in delaying treatment for COVID-19 symptoms Protests against Whitmer, coronavirus stay-at-home orders gain support from the right Creating a more resilient nation in times of crisis De Blasio to cut $2B in NYC municipal services due to economic fallout of pandemic Overnight Defense: Pentagon chief open to reinstating fired captain | First service member with virus cleared | Republican proposes $6B fund to counter China Propaganda in the coronavirus era Democratic super PAC vows to fight Trump campaign in court over ads Trump faces roadblocks with threat to adjourn Congress Fuel distributors want hazard pay for their workers STD antibiotic faces shortages after Trump promotes it as coronavirus treatment Age must not be used as primary criteria to deny treatment Judge denies Roger Stone’s motion for new trial Dr. Oz apologizes after backlash over potential coronavirus deaths Overnight Energy: EPA weakens power plant pollution rule | DOJ lets companies skip paying penalties during pandemic | Trump eyes plan to pay companies to keep crude in the ground READ: Trump’s guidelines for ‘Opening Up America Again’ Louisiana pastor holding services during pandemic asks people to donate stimulus checks to evangelists Boeing to resume commercial airplane production, bring back 27K workers The pandemic could steer us toward a sustainable, resilient future Navy IDs Roosevelt sailor who died from coronavirus Latino group partners with Hornitos Tequila to produce Spanish-language coronavirus information materials On The Money: Small business loan program out of money | Lawmakers at impasse over new funds | Senate adjourns for week with no deal | Trump to leave decision on reopening economies with governors With corporations vying for tribal stimulus, some call for resignation of head of Indian Affairs Leading tech groups push Congress to provide funds for IT, cybersecurity during pandemic It’s time to move critical medical manufacturing back to America EPA issues rule critics say threatens power plant pollution regulation The Hill’s Campaign Report: 200 days to Election Day 2020 Senate Democrat urges FCC to more aggressively expand internet access Prince Harry, Meghan Markle deliver meals in Los Angeles amid coronavirus pandemic How Congress should help hospitals in the next COVID-19 relief bill See the first-ever photo of bald eagles nesting in a saguaro cactus taken in Arizona What America’s Thinking: April 16, 2020 Romney is only GOP senator not on new White House coronavirus task force Trump guidelines on reopening economy let governors make final decision Controversial Native American image removed from Land O’Lakes packaging CBO projects CARES Act will cost $1.76 trillion, not $2.2 trillion Public pension funds shouldn’t wait for a return to ‘normal’ DOJ lets companies skip paying penalties during pandemic Trump says he’s open to attaching other items to small business funding More than 3,000 coronavirus-related complaints filed with OSHA Two-thirds of Americans worry states will lift restrictions on public activity too quickly: poll Massachusetts man arrested after allegedly trying to blow up Jewish assisted living facility Jeopardy contestant goes viral after saying Babe Ruth broke baseball’s color barrier COVID-19 is a wake-up call to close the digital divide Harris on if she’d serve as Biden’s VP: ‘I’d be honored to serve with Joe’ Maryland governor says now is ‘the worst possible time’ to lift coronavirus restrictions Co-parents and family courts face new challenges amid coronavirus crisis McCarthy digs in on his calls for clean spending increase for PPP Coronavirus watch: South Dakota sees daily surge in case numbers during April Prominent conservative policy director says Zoom is a security threat Mets pitcher says NASCAR driver Kyle Larson ‘should never be allowed to race again’ after using racial slur Trump campaign to target Biden on China New York City will use 11,000 hotel rooms as coronavirus quarantine sites Coronavirus Report: The Hill’s Steve Clemons interviews former Sen. Bill Frist The Hill’s Coronavirus Report: Frist says Manhattan Project-like initiative necessary to fight virus; WH to release plan for easing lockdowns The need for a coordinated national response to COVID-19 Biden announces endorsements from End Citizens United, Let America Vote Senate schedules more pro forma sessions after Trump demands adjournment FBI sees spike in cyber crime reports during coronavirus pandemic Biden proposes federally funded subsidies to keep workers on payrolls Economist urges Biden to adopt Sanders, Warren tax plans Sen. Kennedy: World economy will collapse if US is not reopened George Soros directs more than $130M in foundation funds to combat coronavirus Senate adjourns with no deal on small-business loan program New Jersey to investigate nursing homes with high coronavirus deaths Fired captain sent memo to fewer people than former Navy head alleged: report Milwaukee DNC host committee cuts staff by half Ben Carson seeks funds for mortgage companies: ‘Some of them don’t have deep pockets’ Trump administration eyes paying oil companies to keep crude in the ground: reports Michael Che of ‘SNL’ will pay the rent for 160 public housing units Mercury pollution — the slippery slope Watch Live: Coronavirus task force holds press briefing Democratic challenger outraises Tillis in North Carolina Senate race Michelle Obama to lend star power to Biden Nina Turner defends Sanders efforts to win over black voters Midwest governors announce partnership to coordinate reopening economies Wisconsin extends stay-at-home order through May 26, closes schools for rest of academic year Pelosi backs remote voting for House Why we must save the Amazon Cuomo defends order for residents to wear masks in public to protect against coronavirus Las Vegas mayor calls closure of nonessential businesses ‘total insanity’ Smithfield Foods closes two more plants Pelosi warns of deadly risks if country reopens too soon Fauci explains the public health developments that will be necessary to reopen America’s economy To know when the peak has passed, we need better COVID-19 modeling Graham: ‘You really can’t go back to work until we have more tests’ Hickenlooper outraises Gardner in Q1 in Colorado Senate race Starbucks prepares to gradually reopen stores Trump job approval slips 6 points in past month: poll Watch live: Trump delivers remarks celebrating truckers Michigan residents, businesses sue governor over stay-at-home order Watch live: California Gov. Newsom gives coronavirus update Be wary of voting by mail initiatives First US service member with coronavirus cleared after seven-week isolation Ava DuVernay-produced documentary highlighting rising female politicians of color to air in June Russia will ‘certainly accept’ Trump’s ‘kind’ offer of ventilators, Kremlin says Local health department suggests grocery store trips based on shoppers’ last name A huge environmental event has moved online due to the coronavirus How are committees supposed to function as the country grapples with coronavirus? Scientists learning about coronavirus at unprecedented speed SNL’s Michael Che pays rent for 160 public housing tenants in late grandmother’s old building This is the place with the highest coronavirus death rate in the country right now Former DOJ officials back House case for McGahn subpoena Emirates screens flyers for COVID-19 with blood tests Merkel defends WHO during call with international leaders UK coronavirus lockdown extended at least three more weeks How to reopen our economy? The same way we closed it down Trudeau says US-Canada border restrictions won’t be lifted anytime soon The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Trump turns to lawmakers to advise on reopening Democrats call on Trump to halt border wall construction amid pandemic CNN to air coronavirus town hall featuring Biden, Facebook’s Zuckerberg Two Tyson Foods workers die of coronavirus Pentagon chief has ‘open mind’ to reinstating fired Naval commander Democratic challenger outraises Collins in Maine Senate race ‘Technical challenges’ force one of nation’s largest school districts to halt online classes New poll finds Americans are less pessimistic about coronavirus pandemic…but still pessimistic Kamala Harris introduces sweeping $5 billion measure to enhance voter safety America needs an ‘Iran consensus’ Study finds universal vote-by-mail doesn’t provide advantage to either GOP or Democrats New York extends coronavirus shutdown to May 15 How do doctors choose who gets a ventilator for coronavirus…and who doesn’t? What does delaying cancer surgery mean for patients? De Blasio says New York City’s public pools will be closed all summer EPA expected to issue rule critics say undermines power plant pollution regulation Five ways to fight fraud, waste, and abuse in $2 trillion coronavirus relief aid California governor says ventilators promised by Elon Musk never made it to hospitals Key Republican proposes $6B to counter China in Indo-Pacific Experts: 90 percent of US coronavirus deaths could have been avoided if measures had been taken just two weeks earlier Bezos to shareholders: Mass testing on a global scale needed ‘get the economy back up and running’ Americans are taking more anti-anxiety medication and antidepressants during coronavirus pandemic: report Biden on if he can reach Trump’s base: ‘Probably not’ Democrat calls for Senate to pass new small-business funds amid stalemate Conservative group accuses Trump of thinking he’s king Snowden asks to remain in Russia for three more years Excessive nuclear force modernization should be the next COVID-19 victim Trump taps members of Congress to advise on reopening Dennis Miller jokes he’s eating hydroxychloroquine-marinated steaks while ‘wasting away in mitigation-ville’ Small business loan program out of money amid impasse over new funds Smithfield plant worker dies from coronavirus Green groups sue after EPA suspends enforcement of pollution monitoring due to coronavirus Watch Live: New York Gov. Cuomo gives coronavirus updates Don’t leave rural America behind in coronavirus recovery Agriculture secretary stresses safety, resiliency of food supply amid processing drop Rising: April 16, 2020 Facebook to alert users exposed to coronavirus misinformation Fox’s Tucker Carlson presses NJ governor on whether restrictions violate Bill of Rights Gates Foundation puts another $150 million toward global coronavirus response Exclusive: Top Hispanic group launches ‘Latinos con Biden’ Who takes control if there is no presidential election this year? United executives warn employees of ‘tough decisions ahead’ amid coronavirus downturn WHO recommends limits on alcohol consumption during lockdowns Mail-in voting in Oregon has worked for decades, says Republican Stocks tick higher despite 5 million new unemployment claims Senior care facility workers are frontline heroes too Los Angeles Rams center first NFL player to test positive for COVID-19 Japan expanding state of emergency to entire nation Nurses union says workers were suspended for refusing to help coronavirus patients without N95 masks The FDA blood ban is still rooted in stigma and bias Idaho’s Republican governor extends stay-at-home order despite GOP criticism New York state hires McKinsey to create science-based, ‘Trump-proof’ plan for the safe economic reopening Every dog adopted in Florida shelter for the first time in its history 5.2 million more file for unemployment Chris Cuomo’s wife tests positive for coronavirus: ‘The one thing I was hoping wouldn’t happen’ What do we have to lose with hydroxychloroquine? Evidence that might save lives Officials find 17 bodies in NJ nursing home morgue built to hold 4 ‘Probable’ coronavirus deaths now included in CDC totals Ivanka Trump, Kushner traveled to New Jersey for Passover despite federal guidelines: report Iran’s ‘Khashoggi’: Where’s the outrage over the death of Masoud Molavi Vardanjani? US officials investigating whether coronavirus originated in Chinese laboratory: report Universities are leading the charge to combat COVID-19 Judge cancels Keystone XL pipeline permit Democratic challenger outraises Graham in South Carolina Senate race The 10 small-business heroes of the coronavirus pandemic (so far) The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Trump may exert unprecedented power on nominees Trump convenes sports commissioners in hopes of filling stadiums Reopening economy emerges as new political battleground Libertarians view Amash as potential 2020 game changer for party Peace Corps faces uncertain future with no volunteers in field Here’s where things stand 200 days before Election Day New ad targets McConnell’s ‘culture of corruption’ amid coronavirus pandemic