Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯
- Why lawmakers can't agree on an economic rescue package amid pandemic - USA Today
- Senate Democrats block mammoth coronavirus stimulus package - The Hill
- Bipartisan coronavirus stimulus talks break down - ABC News
- Congress wants to send Americans money. Turns out it's complicated. - Politico
- Rand Paul's coronavirus diagnosis sends shockwaves through Senate - The Hill
- Ohio, Louisiana, Delaware Order Residents To Stay Home As Cases Of COVID-19 Rise - NPR
- Trump says he's activated National Guard in New York, California and Washington state - NBC News
- Trump approves major disaster declarations in N.Y. and Washington state due to coronavirus - CBS News
- Washington Is About to Pick Which Companies Survive - Politico
- U.S. axed CDC expert job in China months before coronavirus outbreak - NBC News
- Trump tells governors to stop 'blaming' him after they request more help from feds - NBC News
- Abortion in Ohio will continue, despite Attorney General order to stop - CBS News
- Biden says he will broadcast regular coronavirus briefings - The Hill
- AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsely says ventilators coming ‘fast’ - AP
- Fauci cites Trump travel restrictions as possible key for U.S. not 'becoming another Italy' - Fox News
- Texas orders hospitals to cancel elective surgeries, deploys Guard - Politico
- De Blasio: If Trump does not act on coronavirus outbreak, 'people will die' - Fox News
- Fauci says social distancing over coronavirus can stop U.S. from "becoming an Italy" - CBS News
- Russia's low infection numbers viewed skeptically - NBC News
- Trump says undocumented immigrants can get tested for coronavirus without fear of deportation - The Hill
- Chaos, inconsistency mark launch of drive-thru virus testing - AP
- Gottlieb expects "shocking" scenes in New York as coronavirus deaths mount - CBS News
- Trump rejects calls to directly use Defense Production Act - The Hill
- Biden to begin vetting VP shortlist ‘in a matter of weeks’ - Politico
- Americans see Trump’s virus response through partisan lens - AP