The Hill Articles: May 3, 2020

Michigan police probing reports that store shooting stemmed from argument over mask Billboard for Baltimore mayor vandalized with message calling for no rent Trump predicts virus death toll could reach 100,000 in the US Pence says he should have worn mask during Mayo Clinic visit Trump says next coronavirus relief bill has to include payroll tax cut Lesley Stahl of ’60 Minutes’ says she was hospitalized for coronavirus Hundreds of Florida boaters throw boat parade in support of Trump Trump says he’s been treated worse than Lincoln by the press Trump predicts US will have coronavirus vaccine by year’s end Two Arizona sheriffs say they won’t enforce governor’s stay-at-home order Obstacles mount for deal on next coronavirus bill Bring back the Nurse Corps to fight coronavirus DHS report accuses China of intentionally downplaying coronavirus threat: AP House committees move toward virtual hearings for COVID-19 era Military at the polls in the election? Only as a last resort in this country Underfunded Native nations battle coronavirus outbreaks Canada pledges $170M to develop online mental health services amid coronavirus outbreak Whitmer says she believes Biden on assault allegation Republicans’ dangerous weaponization of Tara Reade’s allegation against Joe Biden Whitmer sends Cecily Strong Michigan beer care package after SNL portrayal Maryland cancels $12.5 million contract after company fails to deliver PPE A blueprint for our economic recovery Biden accuses Trump of ‘all-out assault on the media’ during World Press Freedom Day COVID-19’s class divide creates new political risks Governors, experts await results of reopening states as protests continue Judge dismisses New York nurses union suit against hospital for working conditions during pandemic Cuomo turned down Trump invitation to participate in April press briefing: report Pentagon warns Taliban of ‘responses’ if violence continues Hundreds of lawmakers urge Pompeo to take ‘increased diplomatic action’ to renew Iran arms embargo Fixing the global food system after coronavirus Northeast states band together to buy protective gear Florida governor: Coronavirus pandemic ‘should not be used to bail out state obligations’ that preceded outbreak Cuomo: New York coronavirus hospitalizations drop below 10K for first time since March Defense budget brawl looms after pandemic Italy’s coronavirus death toll, new cases drop sharply Joe Biden should focus on the issues voters care for in face of accusations Warren is Democratic voters’ top choice for Biden VP: poll Biden, Warren stress need for transparency, oversight of relief payments Is California nearing its ‘Boston tea party moment’? Biden wins all-mail Kansas primary China reports just 2 new symptomatic coronavirus cases Watch live: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gives coronavirus response update Gilead CEO: Coronavirus drug will be deployed to ‘most urgent’ patients this week Abortion battle threatens to upend health insurance push Time to restart nuclear arms negotiations with Russia Southwest Airlines CEO says it is safe to travel again UK’s Johnson: Doctors were beginning to discuss how to announce my death Illinois governor: White House ‘was not helpful’ for many weeks on coronavirus response Sunday shows – Frustration mounts as protests hit state capitols Oxford professor: Possible coronavirus vaccine could show efficacy by June Federalism and fighting coronavirus Public health expert: ‘It’s going to take about two to three weeks to see’ whether early reopenings cause spike Pompeo says gunfire exchange between North, South Korea thought to be ‘accidental’ Gottlieb: Mitigation ‘didn’t work as well as we expected’ Pompeo: China ‘did all that it could to make sure the world didn’t learn in a timely fashion’ about coronavirus The forgotten ones Fox’s Martha MacCallum: Trump facing ‘very difficult six months’ on economy DNC chairman on committee’s decline to form investigative panel: ‘I trust Joe Biden’ Amash says running as a third-party candidate won’t tip election to Trump Ideologues versus pragmatists in the fight against COVID-19 FDA grants emergency approval to Swiss firm’s coronavirus antibody test Whitmer says Michigan protests ‘depicted some of the worst racism and awful parts of our history’ RNC chairwoman on recent polls favoring Biden: ‘I don’t rely on polling this far out’ New Jersey governor: Too early to tell if state will reopen by Memorial Day Mississippi governor: Waiting for two-week decline in cases ‘just doesn’t work in states like ours’ If Americans were healthier, we could have been better prepared for this pandemic Kudlow says there ‘may well be’ additional coronavirus stimulus legislation Birx: ‘Devastatingly worrisome’ that stay-at-home protesters aren’t practicing social distancing Ohio governor says now-reversed face mask mandate was ‘a bridge too far’ No escaping Kent State MSNBC reporter interrupted by protester in California: ‘Take off your damn mask, man!’ The long, sad decline of the United Nations Koreas trade gunfire near border as Seoul says Kim did not undergo surgery April’s dumbest and most dangerous coronavirus declarations Trump rips George W. Bush after he calls for unity amid coronavirus outbreak Biden: Panel vetting ‘more than a dozen women’ as potential running mates How to reopen society using medical science and logic Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sells entire stake in US airlines Terrorist threats rise amid coronavirus pandemic Stephen Moore on economy: ‘It’s going to be a bad summer’ Small businesses face big decisions on reopening White House signals eagerness to get past coronavirus crisis