The Hill Articles: May 5, 2020

Trump volunteers kept ‘VIP’ list of leads for medical supplies: report Coronavirus started infecting people globally late last year: study GOP lawmaker calls for probe into VA referrals during pandemic Over half of workforce at Tyson plant in Iowa tests positive for coronavirus Disney says quarterly profit dropped 90 percent amid pandemic Trump offers support for those who have lost family due to coronavirus Ginsburg hospitalized with infection McConnell pressed to expand coronavirus testing in Senate Battle brewing over how to get more relief money to Americans Ratcliffe vows to deliver unvarnished intelligence Senate steps into ‘strange’ new era Sanders not urging Biden to pick Warren as running mate: report NASA working on making movie that would send Tom Cruise into space The US should follow Sweden’s approach to combating COVID-19 Texas salon owner sentenced to 7 days in jail for remaining open during pandemic Fauci was model for hero in romance novel by Sally Quinn On The Money: Black workers may face disproportionate COVID-19 risk | Trump pick for pandemic response watchdog vows independence | Stocks inch higher as oil prices rise Judge orders Sanders, others to be reinstated on New York primary ballot Senate GOP blocks Democratic oversight bill for small-business aid Pelosi says she believes Biden’s denial of assault claim: ‘I’m not going to answer this question again’ Trump, officials don’t wear masks on trip to mask-making facility Trump says Fauci, Birx will still be involved in COVID-19 efforts Overnight Defense: Esper fires back at Senate criticism | Joint Chiefs of Staff chair says evidence suggests coronavirus occurred naturally | DOD identifies casualty Paid sick days and paid leave are health and economic recovery requirements Hillicon Valley: Uber, Lyft sued in California | Ratcliffe refuses to say whether Russian interference favored Trump | Facebook takes down QAnon conspiracy accounts | Airbnb cuts workforce Poll finds wide partisan gap in views about media coverage of COVID-19 Can city life stay more al fresco post-pandemic? Trump touts federal, private efforts to combat coronavirus in first major trip during pandemic Trump pick for pandemic response watchdog pledges independence amid Democratic skepticism OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Oil prices jump amid partial reopenings | Bill aims to block fossil fuel firms from coronavirus aid | Tribes to receive some coronavirus aid after court battle More women in government roles leads to greater national security Trump: Some will be ‘affected badly’ as states ease coronavirus restrictions Overnight health care: White House plans to scale back coronavirus task force Georgia district attorney vows grand jury review after man shot and killed while jogging Tribes begin to receive partial coronavirus stimulus funding after court battle Legislation aims to block fossil fuel companies from receiving coronavirus aid Utah state lawmaker to offer bill banning ‘unilaterally quarantining healthy citizens’ Democrats frustrated in coronavirus oversight efforts Trump ready to turn page on COVID-19, despite crisis-level cases More than 800 public health experts call on Congress to fund mail-in voting Democratic lawmakers push for merger freeze in next coronavirus relief package Native Americans receive donations to fight coronavirus in a historic act of kindness 11 state AGs ask DOJ to probe anticompetitive practices in meat packing industry Rand Paul says he doesn’t need mask after having coronavirus: ‘I’m about the only safe person in Washington’ Staten Island Amazon worker dies of COVID-19 The Hill’s Campaign Report: Senate map shows signs of expanding Students file lawsuits against at least 26 colleges demanding refunds Top Democrat slams Trump’s new EU envoy: Not ‘a political donor’s part-time job’ 13 things to know for today about coronavirus Trump announces Tuesday interview with ABC’s ‘World News Tonight’ Irish donate money to Native Americans fighting coronavirus outbreak to help repay old favor Skyscraper engulfed in flames in UAE Stop! No more botched government pandemic bailouts Washington journalist: ‘I want a coronation’ of Biden, not an investigation of allegations Airbnb plans to lay off 25 percent of workforce Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman says evidence suggests coronavirus was not man-made or released from lab Sen. Rand Paul: Reform health care by offering more choices Illinois governor announces 5-phase reopening plan Oil prices jump amid partial economic reopenings Pennsylvania woman jailed for refusing to quarantine after positive coronavirus test, officials say Wisconsin Supreme Court justice questions whether stay-at-home orders are ‘definition of tyranny’ Markets inch up as states prepare to reopen Esper shoots back at Senate Democrats’ criticism of coronavirus response A newly dominant strain of coronavirus appears to be more contagious than the original Can the last wild rhinos be saved from extinction? Taylor Swift sends thank you gift to nurse who volunteered in New York Waste collection industry asks Congress to secure PPE for workers For Latino voters, vote by mail is not enough Health chairman warns Senate could become ‘virus-spreading machine’ without testing NY police union warns city will ‘fall apart’ if enforcement of social distancing does not end Hillary Clinton says ‘Americans will suffer’ if White House winds down coronavirus task force Amazon, Pfizer, 3M partner with ICE to stop sale of counterfeit coronavirus gear McConnell, Senate GOP hit ‘pause’ on next coronavirus relief bill Melania Trump sends 150 boxed lunches to children’s research hospital Watch live: Trump delivers speech in Arizona Congress, state leaders must move to implement vote by mail for the remainder of 2020 election cycle Utah governor signs bill protecting businesses from coronavirus lawsuits New York will work with Gates Foundation to ‘reimagine’ schools The Hill’s Coronavirus Report: BIO CEO Greenwood says US failed for years to heed warnings of coming pandemic; Trump: Fauci won’t testify to ‘a bunch of Trump haters’ Coronavirus Report: The Hill’s Steve Clemons interviews BIO president Jim Greenwood California AG sues Uber, Lyft over employee classification Democratic super PAC sues Florida officials over mail-in voting limits House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman considering subpoena for State Department over WHO funding halt Texas sees thousands of new coronavirus cases days after state’s stay-at-home order lifted Jerusalem’s Western Wall reopens with social distancing guidelines Walmart returned $12M from relief fund meant for struggling medical providers White House plans to scale back coronavirus task force Ousted vaccine chief says administration put politics over science Intercept’s Ryan Grim discusses Warren’s statement on Biden’s denial of sexual assault allegations Needed: A time-bound virtual Congress Michigan officials look at banning guns inside state Capitol after armed ‘reopen’ protests Burger King testing table booking app in Italy Models under scrutiny as coronavirus gets more politicized Twitter testing feature that asks users if they want to edit ‘hurtful’ language in replies Mexico thanks Trump for shipment of hundreds of ventilators What America’s Thinking: May 5, 2020 NJ inmate set to be released this month dies of coronavirus Facebook removes accounts affiliated with QAnon conspiracy theory Service sector shrinks for first time since Great Recession Openings may put black workers at disproportionate COVID-19 risk Watch live: California Gov. Newsom gives coronavirus updates Obama endorses Democrat in California special House election No, farmers aren’t committing ‘ecocide’ Eva Longoria, Enrique Santos set to host online benefit for farmworkers More than 100 Oklahoma meatpacking employees test positive for coronavirus De Blasio: Trump ‘seems to enjoy stabbing his home town in the back’ Senate Democrats to Trump: Don’t ‘shirk’ responsibility on testing Up to 3 billion people could live in too-hot conditions by 2070: study New York attorney general investigating sexual harassment, discrimination claims at NBC News: report Lawmakers introduce bill backed by José Andrés to help restaurants, feed vulnerable Trump: District of Columbia ‘will never be a state’ Renewable energy topped coal in US for 40 days straight How to get $200 billion for COVID-19 relief — at no cost to taxpayers Is rural America prepared for the coronavirus? House Democrats push for virtual naturalization ceremonies in next coronavirus relief package Mark Cuban says he hasn’t ‘closed the door’ on possible presidential run UK surpasses Italy with highest death toll in Europe One in five Wendy’s is out of beef, analyst says ‘Murder hornets’ have invaded the U.S. Here’s what you should know. Maryland’s Ocean City to reopen beaches, boardwalk Saturday Don’t punish our states for the big spenders New 5G coalition launched with tech, telecom giants Former FDA chief warns coronavirus cases ‘likely to go up, not down’ as country reopens BuzzFeed News names new editor-in-chief NY Democrats call for mortgage forgiveness in next coronavirus relief bill Fed should be ‘flexible’ in response to coronavirus crisis, says oversight commission member House GOP bill would block lawsuits by workers sickened with virus  Senate GOP leaders skeptical of Trump’s payroll tax cut Majority of Americans oppose reopening most businesses as states loosen coronavirus restrictions: poll Liberal group endorses Royce West for Texas Senate One virtue of a virtual Congress Biden campaign hits Trump amid Arizona visit Wisconsin will waive road test requirement for teen drivers amid pandemic Johns Hopkins: Dire analysis in CDC documents not meant for COVID-19 death forecasts Hispanic Caucus Chairman Castro offers Cinco de Mayo message commending Latino resiliency amid coronavirus CBS’s Paula Reid embraces Trump insult: I’m ‘nothing like 50’s American archetypal mom’ Army looking for wearable early COVID-19 detector The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Drug companies inch closer to COVID-19 vaccine Authorities warn that hackers are targeting health care and essential services Cuomo warns feds not to ‘starve’ states Menendez demands info on administration communications with WHO Government sued over immigrant children not receiving COVID-19 checks Cuomo: Death estimates rising because states are reopening The economy slowed under Trump; his inept pandemic response ensured its collapse Money transfers to Mexico see record surge in March Now is the time to stand up for DACA recipients and Dreamers Biden launches letter exchange series, ‘Sincerely, Joe Biden’ Justices weigh whether US requirements on overseas NGOs violate free speech Ratcliffe refuses to say whether Russian election interference favored Trump Obamas to participate in class of 2020 virtual commencement How to protect against future US government expropriation Health care trade groups ask for $10 billion in emergency nursing home funding Poll: 61 percent of Democrats believe Biden on Reade, but 25 percent want new nominee Connecticut closes schools for rest of academic year New York City calls on doctors to watch for children with syndrome possibly associated with COVID-19 Trade gap widens to $44B amid coronavirus pandemic Australia and New Zealand look to ‘trans-Tasman bubble’ for open travel amid coronavirus The meat shortage has arrived: Grocers limit meat purchases as coronavirus threatens supply Warren calls Biden’s denial of sexual assault claim ‘credible’ and ‘convincing,’ says she proudly supports him Trump won’t allow Fauci to testify before House because it’s ‘a bunch of Trump haters’ As the nation turns a corner, time to stop the bleeding Small school reopening in Montana after almost two months CNN’s Cuomo, Fauci spoke daily during anchor’s coronavirus illness: ‘I was worried about you’ Watch live: New York Gov. Cuomo gives coronavirus updates Schumer: Administration has been ‘derelict’ on coronavirus testing FBI gun background checks in April among highest ever recorded New York state reports an additional 1,700 deaths at nursing homes A global call to prayer Rising: May 5, 2020 Judge calls for investigation into whether McConnell pressured judge to retire Listen live: Supreme Court hears arguments by phone What we learned from Joe Biden: Congress and the Supreme Court need a federal records act America’s post-pandemic political shift to the right Stock markets rise as oil recovers Hannity scolds armed Michigan protesters: ‘Dangerous’ show of force ‘puts our police at risk’ George Conway group knocks Trump for ‘childish insults’ Millions in Mississippi welfare funds misused on vehicles, concert tickets, Brett Favre: state audit Do fear and the media help to make a horrible pandemic worse? Chris Christie: We have to reopen country and ‘allow that there are going to be deaths’ Wendy’s takes burgers off menu in some locations due to meat shortages NJ Democrat under fire for homophobic remarks about gay mayor Poll: Bullock leads Daines in Montana Senate race Nike to donate 30,000 pairs of shoes to ‘healthcare athletes’ in US hospitals Missouri marks record number of coronavirus cases in a single day as state reopens Burning wood is not a solution to climate change Top Senate Democrats to try to pass coronavirus aid oversight bill on Tuesday 54 dead, more than 100 test positive for coronavirus at Massachusetts nursing home Pfizer begins human trials of potential coronavirus vaccine Venezuela says two US ‘mercenaries’ captured in raid Interior secretary relaxed rules for Trump interview at Lincoln Memorial: report John Ratcliffe is the right choice for director of national intelligence — and for America United Airlines cutting one-third of management: report Hillary Clinton appearing at virtual fundraiser for Biden Will economic recession cost President Trump the election? Democrats in new poll say coronavirus death toll is higher than reported, Republicans think it’s lower Feehery: Fighting the government’s harmful overreaction to COVID-19 Trump: Coronavirus pandemic taught us ‘I was right’ If there was no coverup, why is China opposing an inquiry? Trump rips George Conway group: ‘They’re all losers’ Coronavirus vaccines, drugs are just a Band-Aid approach to zoonotic viruses The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Trump touts reopening as virus fatality forecasts trigger alarm The Memo: Trump runs into trouble with expectations game Graham’s embrace of Trump fuels competitive fight in South Carolina Coronavirus protests take aim at scientists, elites Senate Intelligence gets its chance to grill John Ratcliffe Push to reopen national parks sparks pandemic concerns