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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

NBCUniversal Restructures: Mark Lazarus To Oversee TV And Streaming; NBC News Boss Andy Lack Exits, With Cesar Conde To Head Combined News Operation  —  NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell is putting his imprimatur on the company's executive structure following the exit of former chief executive Steve Bruke …

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.

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 …

In ‘Becoming,’ a Starring Role for Michelle Obama  —  NEW YORK (AP) — In the backstage hallways of Washington D.C.'s Capital One Arena, Michelle Obama walks arm-in-arm with her husband, Barack Obama.  She has just finished the third stop on what would be a 34-city book tour of such unprecedented scale …

The six states at the center of the battleground map six months from Election Day  —  Six months from Election Day, most Americans have set aside a presidential campaign that's been upended by the worst pandemic in modern history.  —  While the coronavirus has tossed the mechanics of politicking …

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 …

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.”

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 …

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 …

Devin Nunes' lawyer facing prospect of sanctions after two recent, rare court warnings  —  The attorney representing Rep. Devin Nunes in six lawsuits has received two recent, rare warnings from judges that raise the prospect of courts sanctioning him.  —  People and organizations that Nunes' attorney …

Live Coronavirus News and Updates  —  The Supreme Court hears a case remotely for the first time.  An internal Trump administration report projects about 200,000 new cases each day by the end of the month.  New York's governor details requirements for reopening.

Third Russian Doctor Falls From Hospital Window After Coronavirus Complaint  —  A paramedic who complained about being forced to work despite contracting coronavirus is in critical condition after he fell from a hospital window in western Russia this weekend, local media reported.

Don Lemon Asks Trump: Why Are You So Obsessed With Obama?  —  ‘JUST WONDERING’  —  CNN host Don Lemon made a powerful soliloquy to the TV camera on Sunday night, accusing Donald Trump of being obsessed with Barack Obama after Trump again retweeted a conspiracy theory about his Oval Office predecessor.

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 …