Fauci: 'We're not there yet' on key steps to reopen economy  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert, said Tuesday the U.S. does not yet have the critical testing and tracing procedures needed to begin reopening the nation's economy …

N.Y.C. Death Toll Soars Past 10,000 in Revised Virus Count  —  The city has added more than 3,700 additional people who were presumed to have died of the coronavirus but had never tested positive.  —  New York City, already a world epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak …

AP Interview: Sanders says opposing Biden is ‘irresponsible’  —  This image from video provided by the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign shows Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., as he announces he is ending his presidential campaign Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Burlington, Vt. (Bernie Sanders for President via AP)

Senator Richard Burr Sold D.C. Townhouse to Donor at a Rich Price  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Richard Burr …

Coming to your $1,200 relief check: Donald J. Trump's name  —  The Treasury Department has ordered President Trump's name be printed on stimulus checks the Internal Revenue Service is rushing to send to tens of millions of Americans, a process that is expected to slow their delivery by several days, senior agency officials said.

Trump says his ‘authority is total.’ Constitutional experts have ‘no idea’ where he got that.  —  When President Trump was asked during Monday's news briefing what authority he has to reopen the country, he didn't hesitate to answer.  “I have the ultimate authority,” the president responded, cutting off the reporter who was speaking.

CDC, FEMA have created a plan to reopen America.  Here's what it says.  —  The document is part of a White House plan being drafted to allow President Trump to reopen parts of the country within weeks  —  A team of government officials — led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency …

Elon Musk's ventilator fiasco shows need for more oversight of Gavin Newsom's mask deal  —  On March 23, Gov. Gavin Newsom made a dramatic announcement: Tesla founder Elon Musk was donating over 1,000 ventilators to California.  —  It seemed like miraculous news at a moment when the state …

‘I hate bullies’: Bicyclist verbally attacked by Chris Cuomo fires back  —  The Long Island resident blasted as a “jackass loser fat-tire biker” by Chris Cuomo in a radio rant told The Post on Tuesday that the CNN host is nothing but a bully — and has even filed a complaint with cops against him.

Bloomberg News Killed Investigation, Fired Reporter, Then Sought To Silence His Wife  —  Toggle more options  —  Michael Bloomberg's short-lived presidential bid reignited a long-simmering dispute over the widespread use of non-disclosure agreements at American corporations — especially at his own.

We Cannot Hold an Election Without a Functional Post Office  —  Trump's refusal to save the U.S. Postal Service is an attack on voting rights.  —  All the plans we have for a safe and legitimate general election in November depend heavily upon the ability to expand vote by mail.

Attorney General William P. Barr Issues Statement on Religious Practice and Social Distancing; Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest in Mississippi Church Case  —  Attorney General William P. Barr issued the following statement:  —  “In light of the COVID-19 pandemic …

Rita Wilson Shares How She and Tom Hanks Contracted Coronavirus, “Extreme” Chloroquine Side Effects  —  The actress and singer offered an update on her and her husband's condition more than a month after they both tested positive, and explained the origins of her “Hip Hop Hooray” …

Tax change in coronavirus package overwhelmingly benefits millionaires, congressional body finds  —  The provision, included by Senate Republicans, would cost taxpayers approximately $90 billion in 2020  —  More than 80 percent of the benefits of a tax change tucked into the coronavirus …

Trump says he will be “authorizing” governors to reopen states  —  President Trump said during a briefing on the coronavirus Tuesday that individual governors would decide when to reopen their respective state economies.  —  What he's saying: “I will be speaking to all 50 governors very shortly,” Trump said.

State Department cables warned of safety issues at Wuhan lab studying bat coronaviruses  —  Two years before the novel coronavirus pandemic upended the world, U.S. Embassy officials visited a Chinese research facility in the city of Wuhan several times and sent two official warnings …

A Second Round of Coronavirus Layoffs Has Begun.  Few Are Safe.  —  People who thought their jobs were secure, including white-collar professionals, increasingly face unemployment  —  The first people to lose their jobs worked at restaurants, malls, hotels and other places that closed to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

Georgia Democratic lawmaker endorses Trump's presidential bid  —  State Rep. Vernon Jones bucked his party Tuesday and endorsed President Donald Trump, making him the first state elected Democratic official in Georgia to back the Republican's bid for a second term.

GOP congressman: Dying from virus is ‘lesser of two evils’ if we can save economy  —  Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN) said lawmakers like him need to ‘put on our big boy and big girl pants’ and end safety measures even as the virus continues to spread.  —  Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN) …

Student files class-action lawsuit against Liberty University over coronavirus response  —  A student has filed a class-action lawsuit against Liberty University over the school's response to the coronavirus crisis, seeking refunds of thousands of dollars of tuition paid for the spring semester.