The Hill Articles: April 20, 2020

Pelosi: Negotiators ‘down to the fine print’ on coronavirus relief package Biden says he raised $46M in March Rosie O’Donnell predicts Trump will lose by a ‘landslide’ in November Treasury Department releases $2.9 billion in payroll support for airlines Trump says he will sign executive order temporarily suspending immigration into US Conflicting reports emerge about health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Australian airline becomes casualty of coronavirus crisis Chile to issue world’s first ‘immunity passports’ to people who have recovered from coronavirus Animal sanctuary losing funds during pandemic offers goats, llamas to liven up video conference calls New York nurses union sues state, hospitals over coronavirus working conditions Louisiana to allow some nonessential medical procedures to resume Police issue arrest warrant for Louisiana pastor who held services despite state order after video shows him driving toward protester Texas councilman and his husband die within days of each other after contracting coronavirus Nurses union to protest at White House Tuesday Trump offers condolences after Canada’s deadliest mass shooting Trump blames testing criticism on politics Hanukkah stabbing suspect ruled unfit for trial Boston Globe prints 16 pages of death notices in one day as coronavirus cases surge 5-year-old daughter of first responders dies of COVID-19, marking Michigan’s youngest death from pandemic The world can thank President Trump for the oil deal Overnight Health Care: Pressure builds on White House on testing | Georgia to reopen some businesses | Trump to meet with Cuomo Tuesday ER doctors report pay cuts in at least six states: report India sees highest one-day jump in new coronavirus cases Congress must continue to move online Overnight Defense: Pentagon eyes billions for firms | Army resumes sending recruits to basic training | Russia disputes US account of air incident IRS says Social Security recipients with children must take action to ensure full coronavirus payment now Hillicon Valley: Hackers increasingly target hospitals during pandemic | Stay-at-home protests could qualify as misinformation on Facebook | Tech groups push Congress to send states cyber funding Bloomberg spent over $1 billion on failed campaign, more than Clinton and Trump in all of 2016 Swedish model on crisis response will be tested over next few weeks These are the jobs most at risk from coronavirus transmission Hundreds of Amazon workers to walk off jobs starting Tuesday Poll: 74 percent of voters concerned about losing freedoms due to COVID-19 Trump peace plan set to advance after Israeli leaders strike governing deal Rubio warns he will subpoena companies as part of coronavirus aid oversight On The Money: Economy faces grueling road to recovery | Anger mounts after corporations tap small business relief funds | Oil trades at lowest price in history Georgia high school students featured in ‘racist’ TikTok video that went viral ‘no longer students,’ school district says States should say ‘no thanks’ to a federal bailout Michigan governor Whitmer taking a pay cut to offset coronavirus impact OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Oil trades at lowest price in history after slipping into negative pricing | Democratic Deepwater Horizon anniversary report criticizes administration’s offshore drilling policies | Biden floats expansion of climate platform Lawmakers struggle to reach deal on new COVID relief package Trump golf company tweeted John Daly video suggesting vodka will ‘kill this coronavirus’ Trump says he’ll meet with Cuomo at White House on Tuesday WHO: Easing restrictions is not the end of the epidemic in any country How will telehealth fare after COVID-19? Senators urge Pompeo, Perdue to back global food programs amid coronavirus pandemic Anger mounts after corporations tap small-business relief funds Appeals court reinstates limits on medical abortions in Texas Army resumes sending recruits to basic training after 2-week pause Testing debate heats up: What you need to know about the coronavirus fight today Trump Jr., GOP senator lash out at Facebook for taking down protest pages on stay-at-home orders Court rules Montana landowners need EPA approval for clean up measures What America’s Thinking: April 20, 2020 Marijuana fans celebrate 4/20 online with performances by Mike Tyson, Billy Ray Cyrus, others Biden needs to be a leader on voting rights The Hill’s Campaign Report: Trump faces hurdles to reelection despite approval rating bump Tech groups call on Congress to boost state funds for cybersecurity during pandemic CNN’s Richard Quest tests positive for coronavirus Democratic Deepwater Horizon anniversary report criticizes administration’s offshore drilling policies GOP moving ‘full steam ahead’ with summer convention plans Earth Day marks the meeting of COVID-19 and climate change K Street revenue rose in first quarter as coronavirus lobbying got underway Democrats warn against pausing WHO aid: Coronavirus not time to ‘upend our relationship’ Georgia to reopen some businesses, including gyms and salons Idaho state lawmaker faces criticism after comparing stay-at-home order to Nazi Germany Dow falls by nearly 600 points as oil prices plunge to historic negative levels Supreme Court considers DACA recipients’ work on coronavirus frontlines in upcoming case Local officials are in the dark on federal efforts to distribute medical supplies New Biden ad hits Trump for feuding with governors over coronavirus Pentagon eyes ‘billions’ for defense firms in next coronavirus aid bill Ohio closes schools through the end of academic year Pressure builds on White House to increase tests As coronavirus wipes out tourism, wildlife rules Yosemite again Senate Democrats urge administration to protect food supply and essential workers 175 House members sign letter asking FEMA to waive state cost share How virtual Congress would fully transform the work of lawmakers Jane Goodall hopes pandemic creates movement ‘of people who’ve never before breathed clean air in cities’ Democratic lawmakers ask how FEMA is planning to balance natural disasters, COVID-19 response US needs to conduct 20 million coronavirus tests per day to reopen fully, Harvard report says Russia disputes US account of ‘unsafe’ incident involving aircraft 20 million tests per day will be needed by mid-summer to reopen economy fully: report Here’s when all 50 states plan to reopen after coronavirus restrictions The Hill’s Coronavirus Report: Wenstrup rips China and WHO; Congress seeks to pass new aid bill this week Coronavirus exposes vulnerabilities in food supply chain Coronavirus Report: The Hill’s Steve Clemons interviews Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) Kangaroo jumps through Australian city quieted by coronavirus lockdowns Schiff, Nadler call on DOJ watchdog to investigate Barr’s remarks about firing of intelligence community IG The photographic seer, Peter Beard, showed us a world on the edge CDC: Poisonings from cleaners, disinfectants rose sharply in March EXCLUSIVE: Meet the top American fighting COVID-19 at WHO Coronavirus-related cyberattacks spike in first half of April Senate Republican calls for elderly Ponzi scheme architects to remain jailed despite coronavirus fears With prisons serving as COVID-19 hotspots, Congress needs to act to end the failed war on drugs Treasury examining whether it can prevent debt collectors from seizing coronavirus checks KFC to sell plant-based chicken in Chinese locations Kentucky sees highest spike in coronavirus cases after protests against lockdown Watch live: California Gov. Newsom gives coronavirus update Americans will protect themselves in times of crisis Russia quarantining as many as 15,000 troops who rehearsed for canceled Victory Day parade White House pushed EPA for looser ‘forever chemical’ regulation: documents Vermont begins reopening ‘low contact’ businesses with two-person staff limit Uber begins offering person-to-person package delivery during coronavirus Senate sets up Tuesday session to try to pass coronavirus relief deal Trump support for protests threatens to undermine social distancing rules Students and teachers struggle with remote education due to coronavirus Writer Julio Vincent Gambuto discusses advertising post-coronavirus Coronavirus exposes the life-and-death inequalities faced by Latinos Ocasio-Cortez comes out against interim coronavirus relief bill Microsoft launches ‘plasmabot’ to recruit recovered coronavirus patients for potential treatment WHO chief: Worst of coronavirus pandemic still ahead Bill Cosby fails to win release from prison during coronavirus pandemic CNN’s Valencia reveals diagnosis for anxiety disorder, depression: ‘Pandemic brought it all back’ Your personal data is being used to fight COVID-19, but the data market needs transparency How plasma from recovered coronavirus patients could help others survive the disease Oil trades at lowest price in history after slipping into negative pricing Cuomo calls for bonuses for coronavirus front line workers Journalist Zaid Jilani discusses what happens to populism under Trump or Biden Maryland obtains 500,000 coronavirus tests from South Korea Endangered sea turtles thriving thanks to coronavirus restrictions Texas begins reopening state parks with restrictions Coronavirus presents challenges to international order and global trust Israel’s Netanyahu, Gantz sign unity government agreement Poll: Michigan residents favor governor’s COVID-19 handling over Trump’s Top Democratic super PAC reserves $65M in airtime across six battlegrounds The Hill’s 12:30 Report: US border travel restrictions extended Conway says Trump wants protesters to follow social distancing guidelines COVID-19: Attempts to influence and deceive Bottom Line Majority says US should have been shut down earlier amid coronavirus outbreak: poll Protesters demonstrate against coronavirus restrictions in Pennsylvania Unclogging the financial pipeline to US workers and businesses Trump trails Biden by 8 points despite record high approval: poll AGs from 18 states argue for further restrictions on ‘forever chemicals’ New report says coronavirus pandemic is fueling anti-Semitism U.S. coal industry takes a hit during coronavirus pandemic 8M in restaurant industry without jobs: survey Majority says social distancing guidelines are working in US: poll Poll: 1 in 5 voters prefer Sanders for Biden VP pick How an FCC ruling could harm military and civilian communications Trump speaks with Minnesota governor after backing protesters GOP senator: ‘Millions of dollars are being wasted’ in coronavirus small business fund New York City cancels all nonessential events through June Congressional watchdog preparing investigations into coronavirus testing, stimulus distribution: report Republican National Committee raised a record $24 million in March Does Democratic unity translate into votes? US announces extended travel restrictions with Mexico, Canada Watch Live: White House coronavirus task force holds press briefing Small-business owners sue Wells Fargo over handling of coronavirus relief package It’s time to create a Climate-Preparedness Corps Rising: April 20, 2020 Business groups applaud Trump’s tariff relief Supreme Court rules non-unanimous jury verdicts unconstitutional Watch live: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo give coronavirus update Former Trump campaign aide asks to finish prison sentence at home, citing coronavirus When will we return to normal? Top coronavirus computer model says some US states can start re-opening by May 4 Zuckerberg: Some stay-at-home protests organized on Facebook could qualify as ‘harmful misinformation’ Fauci warns protests will ‘backfire,’ slow economic recovery Biden floats expansion of climate platform 20 ways to address marijuana reform amid COVID 55 coronavirus deaths reported at Brooklyn nursing home Casino exec calls for Las Vegas Strip to reopen by the end of May Stocks sink as oil prices plunge below $1 per barrel Government should be limited — even during a pandemic Oil prices on track to drop to lowest point in more than 20 years Rare turtles are building nests on empty Thailand beaches during coronavirus Obama described as ‘former Chicago resident’ in new Michael Jordan documentary How Congress can serve our smallest independent businesses Cannabis CEOs optimistic about legalization after businesses declared ‘essential’ during coronavirus pandemic The critical issue Congress must include in the next COVID-19 funding package Health care workers block protesters challenging stay-at-home order in Denver Trump calls FBI investigators in Russia probe ‘human scum’ Japanese virus expert pessimistic Tokyo will be able to host Olympics in 2021 Police break up crowd at David Guetta coronavirus relief concert in Miami NASA’s Artemis program is a perfect response to China’s coronavirus cover-up Shake Shack returning $10M loan from ‘confusing’ federal small-business relief program Facebook unveils tool mapping reported coronavirus symptoms Trump rips CNN reporter for ‘self-congratulation’ question: ‘You don’t have the brains you were born with’ Congress must act to provide millions of children with pandemic food assistance Trump administration to require nursing homes report coronavirus cases Almost 2,000 coronavirus cases reported at Ohio prison Health care of tomorrow, today: How artificial intelligence is fighting the current, and future, COVID-19 pandemic 16 people killed in Canada’s deadliest mass shooting FDA allows Novartis to test hydroxychloroquine against COVID-19 Koch-backed group launches multimillion-dollar health care campaign What the ‘Grievance Studies affair’ says about academia’s social justice warriors The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Trump, Congress close to deal on new coronavirus bill Governors headed for messy fight over coronavirus restrictions