Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯
- FDA authorizes emergency use of coronavirus drug remdesivir - Politico
- What we know — and don't know — about immunity to the coronavirus - CBS News
- Dow drops 900 points in two days as economic woes mount - The Hill
- Russia PM tests positive for coronavirus, nation sees record spike in cases - Fox News
- China says it 'expelled' U.S. Navy vessel from South China Sea - NBC News
- Canada bans assault-style guns after Nova Scotia rampage - Politico
- UN warns coronavirus fallout will lead to the next pandemic – global starvation - Fox News
- 'I Will Never Lie To You': Trump's New Press Secretary Revives Briefing - NPR
- Democrats say Biden interview won't make Reade story go away - The Hill
- Biden denies Tara Reade sexual assault allegation, calls for release of records - NBC News
- Coronavirus may last 2 years, study warns. And its second wave could be worse. - USA Today
- IRS mistakenly sends stimulus checks to foreign workers - Politico
- Nearly 900 workers at a Tyson Foods plant in Indiana test positive for coronavirus - NBC News
- Texas begins reopening as new virus deaths drop - AP
- Woman browbeats reporter for wearing a mask at Ohio lockdown protest - The Hill
- Amid New York's unused hospital beds and ventilators, critics point to mass waste and mismanagement - Fox News
- The Gates aren't pinning their coronavirus hopes on the U.S. - Politico
- Brazilians start defying isolation, egged on by Bolsonaro - AP
- DeVos, Education Department sued for 'seizing' student borrower paychecks - NBC News
- `Like I just got out of jail!’: States ease their lockdowns - AP
- Nearly 4 million homeowners are no longer paying their mortgages - CBS News
- South Africa eases one of world’s strictest lockdowns - AP
- Without a vaccine, the US must rewrite its foreign policy 'prescription' - The Hill
- Mnuchin urges elite K-12 schools to return federal rescue loans - Politico
- A Southern mayor had careful plans to reopen the city. His governor had other ideas. - NBC News
- Attorney general makes Twitter debut with #AskAG Barr - CBS News
- NASA begs spectators for astronaut launch: Please stay home! - AP
- Trump issues executive order to protect power grid from attack - The Hill
- No phone or email for nearly 4,000 inmates at three federal prisons in effort to fight virus - CBS News
- SBA watchdog probes small business loans as scrutiny intensifies - Politico
- India Extends Nationwide Coronavirus Lockdown By 2 Weeks - NPR
- Trump company lawyer warned Michael Cohen not to write 'tell-all' book: report - The Hill
- Virus surge in Brazil brings a coffin shortage, morgue chaos - AP