‘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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

'I'd Take Her In A Heartbeat': Joe Biden Says He Would Pick Michelle Obama To Be His Vice President  —  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Joe Biden says he would take Michelle Obama to be his running mate for the 2020 presidential election.  —  The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee told KDKA's Jon Delano …

If You're Watching These Coronavirus Briefings for Free, You're a Sucker  —  Ratings are through the roof because everyone wants to know what happens after this.  But none of these politicians, who know how to perform on command, know the answer to that.  —  BEAST INSIDE

Stacey Abrams slams Georgia governor over decision to reopen businesses this week  —  Trying to push a “false opening of the economy” risks “putting more lives in danger,” Abrams said.  —  Stacey Abrams: If asked to serve by Biden, I would be honored  —  WASHINGTON — Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams …

AP: Publicly traded firms get $300M in small-business loans  —  Companies with thousands of employees, past penalties from government investigations and risks of financial failure even before the coronavirus walloped the economy were among those receiving millions of dollars from a relief fund …

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 …

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.

Trump's Coronavirus Task Force Increasingly Ignores Trump  —  The president encouraged protests against his own administration's public health policies.  And his team greeted it with a collective shoulder shrug.  —  As the country enters its second month of a social lockdown and shuttered economy …

What's So Hard to Understand About What Trump Has Said?  —  At his daily pandemic briefing the other day, President Donald Trump announced, “We are continuing our relentless effort to destroy the [corona]virus.”  A lot of people manage not to see much continuity in the president's efforts …

Chris Cuomo, Recovered From COVID, Stages Weird ‘Official’ Emergence From Basement After Admitting He Left His House On Easter  —  CNN anchor Chris Cuomo dramatically staged a post-coronavirus emergence from his basement on Monday's “Cuomo Prime Time,” falsely implying the footage captured the …

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.

Most rate Trump's coronavirus response negatively and expect crowds will be unsafe until summer, Post-U. Md. poll finds  —  Most Americans expect no immediate easing of the health risks associated with the coronavirus pandemic, despite calls by President Trump and others to begin reopening the economy quickly.

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.

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.

Colorado's Stay-At-Home Order Will End, Gov. Polis Says, Outlining A New Phase Of Coronavirus ‘Marathon’  —  Ahead of the April 26 scheduled expiration of the statewide stay-at-home order, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and state epidemiologist Dr. Rachel Herlihy outlined what life in Colorado might look like as soon as next week.

Idaho state lawmaker faces criticism after comparing stay-at-home order to Nazi Germany  —  A Republican state representative from Idaho is facing criticism after she blasted Gov. Brad Little's (R) stay-at-home order in a recent interview and compared the mandates categorizing certain workers as nonessential to those of Nazi Germany.

Senate eyes passage Tuesday for latest coronavirus relief  —  “We have a deal and I believe we will pass it today,” Chuck Schumer says, though aides say they are still finalizing the measure.  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.  John Shinkle/POLITICO

Vote by Mail in Wisconsin Helped a Liberal Candidate, Upending Old Theories  —  “I'm surprised by the results,” Mr. Burden said when told of the gap between in-person and mail results.  “It is convincing and surprising that Karofsky appears to have done better among mail voters than in-person voters.

Fake News Journo Who Photographed First Responders Blocking Traffic Has History of Staging Medical Photo-Ops  —  A photograph of so-called “first responders” standing in the middle of traffic in Denver, apparently leaving their hospitals and neglecting coronavirus patients in doing so …

Promotion, praise, and a ton of coverage: How Fox News embraced protests against coronavirus safety measures  —  Update (4/21/20): This post has been updated with data from Monday, April 20.  The original study went through Sunday, April 19.  —  While state governors have attempted to slow …

Smithfield Foods Is Blaming “Living Circumstances In Certain Cultures” For One Of America's Largest COVID-19 Clusters  —  The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus.  To help keep this news free, become a member and sign up for our newsletter, Outbreak Today.