Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯
- Trump abruptly ends press conference after heated exchange with reporters - The Hill
- Senate Republicans break with Trump over ‘Obamagate’ - Politico
- The 8 key provisions expected in Democrats' next COVID-19 bill - The Hill
- Coronavirus live updates: U.S. death toll tops 80,000 - NBC News
- Trump won't name crime he's accusing Obama of committing - The Hill
- Hydroxychloroquine shows no benefit against coronavirus in N.Y. study - Politico
- DOJ's Flynn filings renew focus on mysterious Susan Rice email during transition - Fox News
- McConnell brushes off Pelosi as she finalizes relief package - Politico
- GOP senator calls House coronavirus bill a 'fairy tale' - The Hill
- Top Roger Stone prosecutor slams Barr for influencing cases against Trump allies - CNN
- FBI and DHS to warn that Chinese hackers are targeting U.S. COVID research - CBS News
- 'Orphaned' oil wells to squeeze state coffers - Politico
- Schumer tells Fauci before Senate coronavirus testimony: 'Let it rip' - Fox News
- Bipartisan lawmakers introduce bill to make changes to Paycheck Protection Program - The Hill
- Sanders says it’s ‘very, very unlikely’ he’ll run for president again - Fox News
- Senate to reconsider expired surveillance tools - Reuters
- Democrats set to take next steps toward virtual convention - AP
- Trump, RNC slightly outpace Biden, DNC in April fundraising despite coronavirus challenges - Fox News
- White House pushes states to test 2 percent of their populations for coronavirus - Politico
- Trump wades into Pennsylvania coronavirus plan, governor pushes back - Reuters
- Connecticut launches bold new approach to virus crisis: COVID-19-only nursing homes - NBC News
- DOJ to consider possible federal hate crime charges in Ahmaud Arbery shooting - NBC News
- Nearly all states partially reopen in hopes of restarting economies - NBC News
- Confusion as Britain publishes lockdown exit plan - Politico
- Supreme Court appears divided in Catholic schools case - AP
- 20 million Americans still waiting for their stimulus checks - CBS News
- White House virus trouble is microcosm of what America faces - AP
- The White House message, unmasked - Politico
- 54,000 still getting pay held over student debt, filing says - AP