Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯
- Scientists in all-out global effort to find a vaccine for coronavirus — 41 in the works - USA TODAY
- Senate Republicans Unveil New Coronavirus Relief Package - NPR
- McConnell defends crafting $1 trillion stimulus plan without Democrats - CNN
- Trump urges states to do more as hospitals sound alarms - AP
- GOP senators raise concerns over smaller checks for lower earners - The Hill
- Senators sold stock before steep market losses from virus - AP
- Biden, Sanders campaigns in regular contact – about coronavirus - FOX News
- Democratic leaders criticize GOP stimulus bill as too pro-business - The Hill
- Trump drops his coronavirus media detente - Politico
- Coronavirus live updates: Gov. orders Californians to stay home; Italy surpasses China's death toll; Saints' Sean Payton has virus - USA Today
- Most renters will not receive protections under WH proposal - AP
- Trump presses FDA to fast-track potential coronavirus drugs - Reuters
- Medical staff describe shortages and rationing of masks as White House assures they’re available ’now’ - Politico
- Walmart to hire 150,000 workers as shoppers surge on coronavirus fears - Reuters
- Some severe cases of coronavirus could result in brain damage, inability to walk - USA TODAY
- California Gov. Newsom issues order for entire state to stay at home due to coronavirus - The Hill
- USDA to appeal ruling, seeks food stamp change amid pandemic - AP
- U.S. Orders Up To A Yearlong Break On Mortgage Payments - NPR
- Gabbard ends long-shot 2020 bid, throws support to Biden - AP
- Who wins in the Senate GOP's big bailout - Politico