The Hill Articles: May 2, 2020

Major hotel group to return millions in PPP funding Tara Reade says she is not ready to respond to Biden denial J.K. Rowling makes over $1 million donation to homeless, domestic violence groups during pandemic Trump administration’s ‘Operation Warp Speed’ looking at 14 potential COVID-19 vaccines to fast-track Tlaib, Lowenthal pen op-ed asking Trump administration to release aid to Palestinians to fight COVID-19 Warren Buffett optimistic about US economy: ‘Nothing can basically stop America’ WH official says Trump believes K-12 private schools should give back PPP funds US endures worst one-day death toll yet as states reopen: WHO Beef output in US much lower than plant shutdown reduced capacity suggests Retail chains face uphill battle getting shoppers back in stores Cohen associate advocates for former Trump lawyer’s home confinement following delay Trump says he’s ‘glad to see’ Kim Jong Un is ‘back’ and ‘well’ Sunday shows preview: America braces for next month of pandemic The pandemic winner: Will It be Sweden or New Zealand? Officials remove mask requirements for restaurants, stores after employees face threats in an Oklahoma city Trump sparks fight over IRS relief payments The coronavirus pandemic is breaking the internet Pelosi, McConnell decline White House offer of rapid COVID-19 tests Senate Democrats call on administration to provide COVID-19 testing for migrants before deportation Tara Reade tells AP Biden complaint did not explicitly detail assault, harassment Coronavirus — and red tape — are costing lives in Indian Country Commentator Candace Owens says her Twitter account was suspended following tweet about Whitmer George W. Bush on coronavirus: ‘We cannot allow physical separation to become emotional isolation’ Pandemic prevention demands more from our federal government Asian ‘murder hornets’ found in US Russia reports more than 9,600 coronavirus cases in single day Boris Johnson’s son named after doctors who helped treat him HHS making 1K coronavirus tests available as senators return to DC How will COVID-19 change the way we work? Puerto Rico records 5.4 magnitude quake Hillary Clinton shows off cloth mask: ‘VOTE’ The coronavirus pandemic — abused children are invisible Blue Angels, Thunderbirds fly over DC to thank health care workers Second NJ man accused of stealing N95 masks intended for hospital Battle erupts in California over when to open The nation’s free press should refuse federal bailouts New York to distribute millions more cloth masks to vulnerable populations Alarm bells ring over controversial COVID testing A Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama ticket to replace Joe Biden? Is it even possible? New York reports 299 coronavirus deaths, slight uptick from previous day Coronavirus stimulus money went to some health-care providers facing criminal probes: report Auschwitz Museum condemns Nazi slogan at ‘Re-open Illinois’ protest Man arrested after park ranger warning crowd to disperse gets pushed into water Congress must pass coronavirus tort reform Rebooting the operating room: An opportunity for care redesign? Berkshire Hathaway reports nearly $50B loss in first quarter Donald Trump: The Boomer TV president Fox’s ‘Greg Gutfeld Show’ tops Colbert, Fallon, Kimmel in late-night ratings race Watch live: NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo gives coronavirus update Trump says there’s ‘tremendous’ testing capacity for returning senators The dangerous liberal ideas for censorship in the United States Philadelphia police to begin making arrests for certain nonviolent crimes after pause David Axelrod says Obama team’s vetting of Biden didn’t find misconduct claims Will COVID-19 radicalize young people forever? Don’t count on it Eric Holder defends Biden: Allegation ‘inconsistent with the person who I’ve come to know’ MSNBC’s Chris Hayes responds to trending ‘FireChrisHayes’ hashtag over coverage of Biden allegation Attorney dressed as the Grim Reaper protests on Florida beaches Five ways the coronavirus could change American politics BlackRock’s choice: Investment fiduciary or political activist? New York Times calls on DNC to investigate Tara Reade allegations Five things to know as intelligence community probes coronavirus’s origins Democrats accused of double standard on Biden, Kavanaugh