More deaths, no benefit from malaria drug in VA virus study  —  A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals.  There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers reported.

Trump (the Company) Asks Trump (the Administration) for Rent Relief  —  The president's family business pays at least $3 million a year to the federal government for the lease on its D.C. hotel, which is all but empty because of the virus.  The next monthly payment is coming due.

Senate Intel report confirms Russia aimed to help Trump in 2016  —  The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday reaffirmed its support for the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential election with the goal of putting Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

Barr Threatens Legal Action Against Governors Over Lockdowns  — Businesses need ‘more freedom,’ the attorney general says  — Trump has undercut his guidance on how states should reopen  —  The Justice Department will consider taking legal action against governors who continue …

Director of U.S. agency key to vaccine development leaves role suddenly amid coronavirus pandemic  —  WASHINGTON — Rick Bright, one of the nation's leading vaccine development experts and the director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, is no longer leading the organization, officials told STAT.

At least 7 new coronavirus cases appear to be related to Wisconsin's election, Milwaukee health commissioner says … (Photo: MIKE DE SISTI / MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL)  —  Officials have identified seven people who appear to have contracted COVID-19 through activities related to the April 7 election …

Trump's crisis mismanagement alienating seniors  —  Older voters have been a pivotal part of the president's base.  But they're beginning to turn on him over the coronavirus.  —  A fundamental rule of politics is the party that's divided is the one that's losing.

CDC director warns second wave of coronavirus this winter will likely be worse  —  Even as states move ahead with plans to reopen their economies, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Tuesday that a second wave of the novel coronavirus will be far more deadly …

28,000 Missing Deaths: Tracking the True Toll of the Coronavirus Crisis  —  At least 28,000 more people have died during the coronavirus pandemic over the last month than the official Covid-19 death counts report, a review of mortality data in 11 countries shows — providing a clearer …

Members of Kemp's coronavirus task force didn't know about his order to reopen businesses  —  Key members of the coronavirus task force Gov. Brian Kemp tapped to shape the state's pandemic strategy said they didn't know about his decision to reopen some shuttered businesses until he announced it at a press conference.

‘Another nail in an almost closed coffin’: Trump faces his next coronavirus test  —  President Donald Trump's political fate now hinges on a simple premise: Everybody who needs a coronavirus test must be able to get a test.  —  More than five weeks into a devastating shutdown of the U.S. economy …

Bipartisan deal reached on small business coronavirus relief  —  Congress and the Trump administration have reached a deal on a new round of coronavirus aid that could be approved by the Senate on Tuesday afternoon if all 100 senators agree.  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) …

House Republicans declare war on recess  —  PANDEMIC PROTEST — Republicans have been calling to reopen the economy — and now, they're demanding to reopen Congress.  A group of House Republicans traveled back to D.C. early and are planning to seek recognition on the floor during today's pro forma session.

GOP Texas Lieutenant Governor Says We Need to Take Risk to Get Back to Work: ‘There Are More Important Things Than Living’  —  The lieutenant governor of Texas, who was criticized last month for saying it was worth risking lives to return to work if that meant saving the economy, has doubled down on his comments.

Bitter Taste For Coffee Shop Owner, As New $600 Jobless Benefit Closed Her Business  —  Audio will be available later today.  —  $600 per week.  —  That's what the federal government is now offering to people who've lost their jobs because of the coronavirus.

De Blasio's social distancing tip line flooded with penis photos, Hitler memes  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio's critics let him know how they really felt about his ordering New Yorkers to snitch on each other for violating social-distancing rules — by flooding his new tip line with crank complaints including …

A Museum Devoted to Survivors Now Faces its Own Fight to Live  —  Like other small, endangered arts organizations, the Tenement Museum in Manhattan has drastically cut its budget as it tries to weather the pandemic.  —  The Tenement Museum, on Manhattan's Lower East Side, has always seemed fragile …

Some Democrats are bothered nominee is an older white man - and they solidly back Biden in November  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, has the backing of the overwhelming majority of Democrats and Democratic-leaning registered voters …

The coming GOP plot to sabotage a Biden presidency  —  We are in the midst of the most significant national crisis most of us will ever see.  By the time it's over, Americans' feelings about government will be transformed, as they come to understand that the question isn't whether government should be …

These U.S. citizens won't get coronavirus stimulus checks — because their spouses are immigrants  —  She works as a film producer and her small business has ground to a halt, forcing her and her husband to eat red beans and rice most nights, scramble to find small business loans and apply for medical assistance for their two children.

Trump's surprise immigration ban expected to include major exemption  —  President Donald Trump's announcement that he would soon suspend immigration into the U.S. surprised his own officials and likely overstated the extent of the still-developing executive order.

Hospital analysis: Nearly half of COVID-19 patients are obese  —  Americans' addiction to greasy junk food and heaping meal portions, disparities in access to healthy food and sitting for hours on end have made us especially vulnerable to COVID-19.  —  The United States has more obese people …

US monitoring intelligence that North Korean leader is in grave danger after surgery  —  (CNN)The US is monitoring intelligence that North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, is in grave danger after a surgery, according to a US official with direct knowledge.  —  Kim recently missed the celebration …

The deep-seated fear driving Trump's invented and exaggerated popularity rankings  —  It's just so obvious.  —  In a pair of tweets Tuesday morning, offered alongside complaints about a TV show being mean to him and the “fake news” more generally, President Trump tried to assure the world …

Federal documents: more than 300,000 likely to die if restrictions are lifted  —  Federal health officials estimated in early April that more than 300,000 Americans could die from COVID-19 if all social distancing measures are abandoned, and later estimates pushed the possible death toll even higher …

‘Plague on a Biblical Scale’: Hasidic Families Hit Hard by Virus  —  In the New York area, the epidemic has killed influential religious leaders and torn through large, tight-knit families.  —  One of the first people Shulim Leifer knew who died of the coronavirus was his great-uncle.

GOP lawmakers ask Supreme Court to block Tony Evers' order to stay home  —  MADISON - Republican leaders of the state Legislature took Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to court Tuesday to stop his administration from keeping businesses and schools closed through May in an effort to slow the spread of a deadly virus.

Volunteers in Coronavirus Response Ruffle Some at FEMA  —  Some private-sector employees helped source supplies, but communications prompted concerns  —  WASHINGTON—White House senior adviser Jared Kushner in March launched an effort under the government's emergency powers …

Trump administration reverses prisoner coronavirus release policy, advocates say  —  A coronavirus-related policy shift that could have cleared the way for thousands of federal prisoners to be sent home early was abruptly reversed this week, according to friends and family members of inmates.

Ohio governor commutes sentence of sex trafficking survivor spotlighted by Kim Kardashian West  —  Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Friday that he has commuted the sentence of Alexis Martin — a sex trafficking survivor who was sentenced to 21 years to life in prison due to her involvement in a fatal shooting of her pimp.

Broad Support for Social Distancing  —  Murphy rating surges; Trump remains negative  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Public officeholder ratings have gone up across the board in the Garden State, but none more so than for the governor, Phil Murphy, who earns widespread praise for his handling of the coronavirus outbreak.