- Adam Schiff and Kamala Harris Announce Bipartisan Coronavirus Response Commission Bill (politicususa.com)
- ‘We need help’: New York funeral homes overwhelmed amid pandemic (theguardian.com)
- Trump dismisses calls for nationwide COVID-19 testing before reopening economy: “Do you need it? No” (salon.com)
- Why coronavirus death rates can’t be summed up in one simple number (alternet.org)
- Rihanna, Cardi B and Taylor Swift donate to fans and charities in need amid coronavirus (theguardian.com)
- Mika Brzezinski “speechless” as Larry Kudlow claims “it’s cool to work” again: “Was he sober?” (salon.com)
- XFL suspends operations due to Covid-19 with no plans for 2021 return (theguardian.com)
- Schumer, Mnuchin hold talks over interim coronavirus legislation (cbsnews.com)
- Here’s how Fox News is badly misinterpreting the coronavirus science (alternet.org)
- ‘Treated us like simpletons’: Pedro Almodóvar criticises Madonna over documentary (theguardian.com)
- Trump’s new troll: He won’t “reopen” the economy — he just wants someone to blame (salon.com)
- Dairy farmers hit hard by coronavirus are spilling a lot of milk (cbsnews.com)
- New York Has Seen Worst of Coronavirus but Testing Is Major Roadblock to Re-Opening (thedailybeast.com)
- The Absurd Error Lockdown Skeptics and Anti-Vaxxers Both Make (thedailybeast.com)
- Former FEMA director discusses Trump’s coronavirus response (cbsnews.com)
- Orlando Pastor: Worried I’m Still Holding Services? ‘Mind Your Own Business’ (rdtdaily.com)
- Liam Gallagher leads wave of free concerts for NHS staff (theguardian.com)
- CNN Poll of Polls: Trump’s approval ticking down on coronavirus response (rss.cnn.com)
- Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s Easter blame game: ‘Pin the tail on everyone else’ (theguardian.com)
- Trump Calls His Press Briefings ‘The People’s Voice’ and Brags About Ratings Yet Again (politicususa.com)
- ‘After war we now have this’: Syrians grapple with poverty and coronavirus (theguardian.com)
- Navarro publicly said Americans had ‘nothing to worry about’ while privately warning coronavirus could cost lives and dollars (rss.cnn.com)
- Here’s why we just can’t just ‘flip the switch’ and have a quick return to economic ‘normalcy’ post-coronavirus (alternet.org)
- Obama: Misinforming People About the Pandemic Is ‘The Biggest Mistake’ We Can Make (politicususa.com)
- First Yanomami Covid-19 death raises fears for Brazil’s indigenous peoples (theguardian.com)
- Wisconsin: the state where American democracy went to die (theguardian.com)
- What if Trump wins? (alternet.org)
- The Point: What the governor of Florida doesn’t know about the coronavirus is a lot (rss.cnn.com)
- Psychologist explains why the coronavirus pandemic is likely to inflict ‘profound psychological effects’ for some time to come (alternet.org)
- Bill Barr Accuses Media of ‘Jihad’ Against Trump Over Unproven Coronavirus Drug (politicususa.com)
- Wisconsin proves it: Republicans will sacrifice voters’ health to keep power (theguardian.com)
- Avlon: How Trump has moved from denial to deflecting blame (rss.cnn.com)
- Bill Barr makes it clear that the Durham investigation is a sham (alternet.org)Barr claims Trump-Russia investigation was FBI attempt to 'sabotage' the president (theguardian.com)
- Awakening volcanic region in Iceland ‘could cause disruption for centuries’ (theguardian.com)
- Judge orders unaired “Celebrity Apprentice” footage released (salon.com)
- Did Lindsey Graham just violate the 14th Amendment during an appearance on Fox News? (alternet.org)
- Former Fox News Stooge Bill O’Reilly Says Coronavirus Victims “Were on Their Last Legs Anyway” (politicususa.com)
- Yes, Wisconsin Republicans used the pandemic to stop people from voting | Lawrence Douglas (theguardian.com)
- Dotard: Trump babbles an incoherent response after he’s cornered by reporter over mail-in voting hypocrisy (salon.com)
- Colorado Democrat believes Trump awarded ventilators as political favor to vulnerable GOP senator (rss.cnn.com)
- Papadopoulos denied campaign was involved in DNC hack in recording (cbsnews.com)
- GOP senator bought stock in company that makes medical gear after non-public briefing on coronavirus (salon.com)
- DoD spent a quarter of a million dolars so that the just-resigned Navy Secretary could troll hero Navy captain who tried to get help for crew hit by outbreak (rss.cnn.com)
- INCOMPETENCE IN POTUS-LAND: US intelligence briefed White House ‘multiple times’ as far back as November on existence of ‘cataclysmic’ coronavirus (alternet.org)
- SANDERS OUT How It Ended for Sanders (nytimes.com)Bernie Sanders Dropping Out Triggers A Crazed Trump Meltdown (politicususa.com)Conservative News Network? CNN Anchor Says Bernie ‘Didn’t Say Anything Nice’ About Biden—Minutes After Sanders Did Just That (thedailybeast.com)
Bernie is leaving the presidential race - watch his announcement here
- ABC News: US intelligence warned of China’s spreading contagion in November (rss.cnn.com)
- Majority of Registered Voters Says Obama Would Handle Coronavirus Better Than Trump (politicususa.com)
Top wire stories
- Kansas Gov. Kelly sues lawmakers over vote striking down limits on church gatherings (rdtdaily.com)
- ‘Who cares? Let ’em get wiped out’: Stunning CNBC anchor, venture capitalist says let hedge funds fail and save main street (alternet.org)
- Jerry Falwell Jr.’s ‘arrest warrants’ for journalists came from Liberty University’s own police (alternet.org)
- “Wall Street feared Bernie”: Stock market surges 700 points after Sanders suspends campaign (salon.com)
- Apropos of Nothing by Woody Allen review – a life and an accusation (theguardian.com)
- Seth Meyers Exposes New Trump Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany’s Breathtakingly Stupid Coronavirus Take (thedailybeast.com)
- Limbaugh baselessly accuses Fauci of being a “Clinton sympathizer” who wants to “get rid” of Trump (salon.com)
- Trump defenders Diamond and Silk were locked out of Twitter for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 (alternet.org)
- Linda Tripp, key figure in Clinton impeachment, dies at 70; burning in hell with Roy Cohn, Phyllis Schlafly, Lee Atwater (cbsnews.com)
- The CDC was forced to backpedal after it joined Trump’s bizarre crusade for an unproven COVID-19 treatment (alternet.org)
- Inspectors general are supposed to hold the federal bureaucracy accountable. That poses a threat to Trump (alternet.org)
- Senators face a stark choice with Trump’s newest appointees (alternet.org)
- Federal appeals court rules Texas can enforce abortion ban during coronavirus pandemic (alternet.org)
- ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic Is Far More Evil Than You Think (thedailybeast.com)
- Joe Biden: “We Have to Make Our Democracy” Function While Fighting the Pandemic (politicususa.com)
- Stephanie Grisham leaving job as White House press secretary ‘without ever having briefed the press’ (alternet.org)
- Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Endorses Joe Biden for President (politicususa.com)
- Mississippi governor takes break from global pandemic to declare ‘Confederate Heritage Month’ (alternet.org)
- Wisconsin voters go to the polls in controversial election (theguardian.com)
- Matthew McConaughey hosts bingo night for elderly isolating Texans (theguardian.com)
- Why Jared Kushner could be the most dangerous man in the US | Arwa Mahdawi (theguardian.com)
- Crewmember aboard Navy ship dispatched to NYC tests positive for coronavirus (rss.cnn.com)
- A Bloomberg gun-control group launches online effort to register 100,000 young voters (rss.cnn.com)
- ‘Trump himself has a small personal financial interest’ in company that makes brand-name version of hydroxychloroquine: NYT (alternet.org)
- ‘Couple-Spreading’ Is Making Lockdown Walking a Nightmare. Here Is the Solution to Street Selfishness. (thedailybeast.com)