Coronavirus Live Updates: Daily Death Toll Will Nearly Double by June, Trump Administration Models Predict  —  Tensions between Washington and Beijing escalate.  The Supreme Court hears a case remotely for the first time.  An internal government report projects about 200,000 new cases each day by the end of the month.

3 charged in killing of store security guard over virus mask  —  FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A woman, her adult son and husband have been charged in the fatal shooting of a security guard who refused to let her daughter enter a Family Dollar in Michigan because she wasn't wearing a face mask to protect against transmission of the coronavirus.

“Trump Is Really Aiming to Take Down Fox”: A Group Associated With Donald Trump Jr. Is Buying a Major Stake in OANN  —  Possibly hedging against a 2020 loss, the Trump family builds ties to a network that's much more loyal than Fox.  —  When liberals look at Fox News, they tend to see Trump TV …

Trump's Pick for Intelligence Chief Follows a Slew of QAnon Accounts  —  John Ratcliffe's campaign Twitter account follows Pizzagaters, JFK Jr. conspiracists, and a 9/11 Truther account with just one follower besides himself.  —  For a nominee to helm the U.S. government's intelligence apparatus …

Exclusive: Internal Chinese report warns Beijing faces Tiananmen-like global backlash over virus  —  BEIJING (Reuters) - An internal Chinese report warns that Beijing faces a rising wave of hostility in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that could tip relations with the United States into confrontation …

Colorado man planning armed protest against state's coronavirus restrictions arrested for pipe bombs  —  Bradley Bunn first came to the attention of authorities on social media.  —  A Colorado man arrested after federal agents allegedly discovered pipe bombs in his home had also been helping organize …

Australian intelligence knocks back US government's Wuhan lab virus claim  —  Australian intelligence agencies have questioned evidence trumpeted by United States officials supposedly linking the coronavirus to a Wuhan laboratory as concerns within the government grow that the push …

Michelle Obama Is Mad at Black Voters, Not Trump Voters: 'That's My Trauma'  —  ‘BECOMING’  —  The Netflix documentary “Becoming,” chronicling Michelle Obama's book tour, is light on newsworthy Trump attacks, focusing instead on the former first lady's next chapter.

Most Events in the Lincoln Memorial Are Banned.  Trump Got an Exception.  —  Citing the “extraordinary crisis” of the coronavirus, the interior secretary relaxed the rules so the president could hold a Fox News interview in one of the nation's most hallowed spaces.

NBC Shakeup May Spell the End for Ronan Farrow Nemesis Noah Oppenheim  —  Now that Andy Lack is leaving NBC sooner than expected, embattled news exec Noah Oppenheim is “the big loser” and is likely on the outs, sources told The Daily Beast.  —  NBC News and MSNBC Chairman Andy Lack's long …

White House prohibits coronavirus task force members from testifying before Congress in May  —  White House coronavirus task force members are prohibited from testifying before Congress this month under new guidance from the Trump administration issued Monday.

Massachusetts Golf Course to Reopen During Lockdown  —  As small business owners around the country suffer the economic wrath of COVID-19, with some state governments refusing to allow them to resume operation, one country club in Massachusetts is planning on defying the state order.

Poll: Ernst lead evaporates in Iowa Senate race  —  The Senate race in Iowa is tightening, according to a new poll that shows Sen. Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) lead over her likely Democratic opponent Theresa Greenfield narrowing to just 1 point.  —  The survey from the Democratic-leaning firm …

Newspaper's Top Editor Is Now a ‘Homeless’ Blogger  —  A 54-year-old journalist lost his job running an Indiana newspaper, as well as the apartment that went with it.  He moved to a Motel 6.  —  On Wednesday he was laid off.  On Friday he was living in a Motel 6.

Fauci: No scientific evidence the coronavirus was made in a Chinese lab  —  In an exclusive interview, the face of America's COVID-19 response cautions against the rush for states to reopen, and offers his tips for handling the pandemic's information deluge.  —  SCIENCE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE

‘This is weird’: The Senate returns amid the pandemic  —  The Capitol is stirring to life after being hobbled for weeks by the coronavirus pandemic.  But the halls are mostly empty, and the anxiety pulsing through the United States is reflected in the altered rhythms of Congress.

Amazon VP Resigns, Calls Company ‘Chickenshit’ for Firing Protesting Workers  —  Tim Bray, a well known senior engineer and Vice President at Amazon has “quit in dismay” because Amazon has been “firing whistleblowers who were making noise about warehouse employees frightened of Covid-19.”

Appeals Court Vacancy Is Under Scrutiny Ahead of Contested Confirmation Hearing  —  The chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit publicly advanced a call by a progressive group for an ethics investigation into the circumstances of a plum vacancy.

3 Hospital Workers Gave Out Masks.  Weeks Later, They All Were Dead.  —  The coronavirus has taken a steep toll on the often-invisible army of employees who keep New York hospitals running.  —  They did not treat patients, but Wayne Edwards, Derik Braswell and Priscilla Carrow held …

Gavin Newsom announces California will enter Stage 2 of reopening Friday  —  California will move into Stage 2 of the state's reopening plan by the end of this week, Governor Gavin Newsom announced during a press conference Monday.  —  “On Friday I said we were days not weeks …

Out Of This World!  Tom Cruise Plots Movie To Shoot In Space With Elon Musk's SpaceX  —  EXCLUSIVE: I'm hearing that Tom Cruise and Elon Musk's Space X are working on a project with NASA that would be the first narrative feature film - an action adventure - to be shot in outer space.

Man wears KKK hood while grocery shopping in California  —  A day after San Diego residents were required to wear face coverings in public, a man went grocery shopping while wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood, according to a report.  —  The hooded creep was seen roaming the aisles of a Von supermarket …