The Hill Articles: May 17, 2020

Trump tears into ’60 Minutes’ after segment with whistleblower Bright James Woods defends Trump: He ‘loves America more than any president in my lifetime’ NBC News contributor sickened with COVID-19 released from hospital Kansas governor to meet with Trump at White House Trump to tour Ford ventilator assembly plant in Michigan Warren says death of brother from COVID-19 ‘feels like something that didn’t have to happen’ Sasse rips ‘thugs in China’ in high school graduation speech Gottlieb calls for CDC to have ‘elevated’ role in coronavirus fight Fed chair: US economy will rebound from coronavirus, but not by end of 2020 China emerges as potential strain on US-Israel relationship Due to COVID-19, thousands of low-income students are deferring and dropping college plans Biden, Warren team up in new video to surprise supporters with personal calls Michigan priest goes viral for using squirt gun to offer ‘social distance blessings’ On government and public confidence Five unanswered questions on COVID-19 and the 2020 election Canadian military acrobatic jet crashes in British Columbia Trump calls into NBC golf broadcast to discuss return of sports, coronavirus response How the latest X-37B mission may change the world Pompeo warns China over alleged interference in US reporting in Hong Kong Judge denies ‘delusional’ Martin Shkreli request to be released from prison to study coronavirus treatment Biden campaign calls Eric Trump’s coronavirus comments ‘unbelievably reckless’ Add the death of common sense to the coronavirus’s toll Law firm targeted by hackers says Trump was never a client Bill Pullman responds after Trump’s ‘Independence Day’ tweet Schwarzenegger holds up mock Trump University diploma in commencement speech The ‘Obamagate’ diversion Ex-acting CIA chief: GOP probe into Flynn ‘unmasking’ an effort ‘to create a political spectacle’ CNN’s Jake Tapper slams ‘Trump’s unprecedented war on accountability’ Man arrested in Hawaii for quarantine violation after posting beach photos Is a virtual Congress good enough for government work? De Blasio says New York City beaches won’t open for Memorial Day weekend, mulls fencing Trump labels Obama ‘grossly incompetent’ when asked about criticism of pandemic response Texas reports largest single-day jump in coronavirus cases Fed chairman: ‘It’s going to take a while for us to get back’ Shops, restaurants reopening in Italy Florida health system ends contract with lab after 25,000 coronavirus tests found to be unreliable COVID-19: Why it kills the elderly and what we should do about it Sanders pushes back on doubts supporters will back Biden CEO: ‘We haven’t had government stimulus, we’ve had government relief’ Former national economic council director: I agree with 50 percent of House Democrats’ HEROES Act Afghan president, rival end stalemate The new geography of America, post-coronavirus Gottlieb says widespread coronavirus vaccine availability ‘more likely a 2021 event’ China rips new Trump administration restrictions on Huawei Pelosi stresses urgency for next relief bill: Hunger, joblessness don’t ‘take a pause’ GOP rallies behind effort to defeat Steve King One-sided peace agreements do not bring about peace Ron Johnson says he’s not ‘crying big crocodile tears’ over firing of State Department IG Pelosi on State Department IG firing: ‘Typical of the White House’ to announce something ‘unsavory’ Friday night Sunday shows – Trump trade adviser knocks Obama, whistleblower, CDC Biden hits Trump, Pence on LGBTQ+ rights New book reminds us: Trump got played — bigly — by North Korea Watch live: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gives coronavirus update Navarro: CDC ‘really let the country down with the testing’ Trump offers condolences to family of Phyllis George HEROES Act’s paid-leave mandate would hurt America’s working families HHS secretary points to ‘unhealthy comorbidities’ when asked about high coronavirus death rate in US Public health expert: Vaccine possible this year ‘if everything goes in the right direction’ Sanders says coronavirus relief bill should include paycheck guarantee HHS secretary on people not following social distancing: ‘That’s part of the freedom that we have’ America is dying to reelect Trump Colorado governor predicts mix of online, in-person schooling in fall Ohio governor ‘absolutely’ concerned about crowded bars as state lifts restrictions Navarro says whistleblower ‘deserted’ in an ‘American tragedy’ California race shows why the election for president is close Newsom says federal government has ‘ethical obligation’ to send states funding amid coronavirus Judge orders Los Angeles officials to find shelter for thousands of homeless people White House adviser: ‘I’m glad Mr. Obama has a new job as Joe Biden’s press secretary’ Former CDC head: ‘I don’t think you can be too alarmist about what this virus can do’ Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead in his home: reports READ: Obama remarks to HBCU graduates READ: Obama speech to high school graduates Spanish COVID-19 deaths lowest in 2 months Democrats block progress at their peril Governors eye Medicaid cuts to ease COVID-19 budget pain Disney partially reopening Florida entertainment, shopping complex EPA emails reveal talks between Trump officials, chemical group before 2017 settlement Liberals embrace super PACs they once shunned How the FBI’s intelligence experiment went wrong Pompeo recommended Trump remove State Dept. inspector general: reports Pentagon girds for long battle with COVID-19 Trump economist: ‘Worst economic news is starting to get behind us’ Trump and Biden signal bitter general election with latest attack ads Nations jockey to see who gets coronavirus vaccine first