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.

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 …

A security guard is shot and killed after telling customer to put on a face mask  —  (CNN)A security guard at a Family Dollar store in Flint, Michigan, was shot and killed after telling a customer to wear a state-mandated face mask, police said.  —  Calvin Munerlyn, 43 …

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.”

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 …

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.

NBC News chairman Andy Lack to step down amid corporate shakeup  —  NBC News chairman Andy Lack is stepping down and will transition out of the company by the end of May, NBCUniversal announced Monday.  —  Why it matters: Under Lack, NBC News was accused of attempting to scuttle journalist …

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 …

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 …

Senate secretary declines to release possible Reade report  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The secretary of the Senate has declined Joe Biden's request to release any potential documents pertaining to an allegation of sexual assault against him from a former Senate staffer, citing confidentiality requirements under the law.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Smart or Lucky?  How Florida Dodged the Worst of Coronavirus  —  Even though it's too early to draw clear conclusions, and the virus could flare again, there are lessons from its approach  —  MIAMI—When the coronavirus pandemic swept toward Florida, public-health professionals nationally warned …

McCarthy breaks with McConnell over Trump's testing offer for Congress  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Monday he disagreed with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's decision to decline the Trump administration's offer to provide Congress with rapid-results coronavirus testing.

World leaders pledge to fight coronavirus, but the U.S. skips the meeting  —  An EU-led fundraising extravaganza for Covid-19 vaccines, treatments and diagnostics fell just short of the European Commission's €7.5 billion goal on Monday — even after organizers decided to count money already spent or allocated.

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.

US Treasury seeks to borrow a record $3 trillion this quarter  — The Treasury Department announced Monday it is borrowing about $3 trillion this quarter.  — The money is being used in large part to subsidize economic rescue efforts in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Biden Campaign Organizers Ratify Union Contract  —  For the first time, the staff of a major party's presidential nominee will be covered by a union pact.  —  Field organizers for Vice President Joe Biden's presidential campaign ratified a union contract that will give them a $15-an-hour minimum wage …

Northam says he'll likely ease some covid-19 restrictions in Virginia on May 15  —  RICHMOND — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam extended the state's business shutdown through May 14 but said he expects to begin rolling back restrictions after that, marking the first shift in the Washington region toward …

Michael Flynn was railroaded by Comey's FBI  —  The time has come to cease affording the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane team generous benefit of the doubt.  A steady stream of unflattering revelations, beginning with a report by the Justice Department's inspector general into egregious FISA abuses last December …

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 …

“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 …

How the coronavirus undid Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis  —  There was the time Gov. Ron DeSantis showed up at a coronavirus press conference in  —  a solitary rubber glove, proceeding to repeatedly touch his face with the other, ungloved hand.  And there was the time he went through heroic struggles in

Courier Journal wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of Matt Bevin's pardons  —  The Courier Journal won a Pulitzer Prize for its breaking news coverage of the pardons issued by former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin during his last weeks in office.  —  The Courier Journal first reported on Dec. 11 that Bevin …