Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯
- Biden vs. Trump: General election battle is now set - AP
- US intelligence warned in November that coronavirus spreading in China could be 'cataclysmic event': report - The Hill
- Bipartisan group of senators demands Trump explain intel IG firing - Politico
- Insurers to lawmakers: Health insurance policies 'were not designed' for pandemics - The Hill
- Bernie Sanders Drops Out of 2020 Democratic Race for President - NY Times
- Louisiana responds to coronavirus with rare bipartisanship - AP
- As Trump attacks, WHO warns against politicizing coronavirus if you don’t want ‘many more body bags’ - CNBC
- Democrats salivate over Obama coming off sidelines - The Hill
- Trump: Obama may be holding off on Biden endorsement because 'he knows something you don't know' - Fox News
- Congress in standoff on virus aid, but first checks coming - AP
- Unemployed still waiting for checks as states struggle to pay out stimulus funds - Politico
- Political battle escalates over push to increase voting-by-mail amid coronavirus pandemic - Fox News
- CDC Hospital Data Point To Racial Disparity In COVID-19 Cases - NPR
- Fact check: Trump offers two dangerous falsehoods in a largely straightforward briefing - CNN
- Germany Joins Italy in Starting Debate Over an End to Lockdowns - Bloomberg
- Louisiana pastor who refuses to stop holding church services says 'true Christians' view death as a 'welcome friend' - The Hill
- Strategic National Stockpile nearly out of coronavirus N95 masks, other protective equipment, HHS says - Fox News
- Trump administration says frontline workers can go back to work sooner after virus exposure - Politico
- Trip that led to acting Navy secretary's resignation cost $243K: reports - The Hill
- IRS temporarily shutters its last service center - Politico
- Black voters weighed history, health in Wisconsin election - AP
- EU parliament to be opened up to homeless during coronavirus outbreak - TNE
- Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee - AP
- Pompeo says State Dept. has repatriated more than 50,000 US citizens since coronavirus breakout - Fox News
- Trump challenges authority, independence of agency watchdogs - AP
- Senate Democrats propose $25,000 hazard-pay plan for essential workers - The Hill
- New Zealand's coronavirus lockdown has resulted in only one death - The Hill
- Trump holds support of political base in virus-prone states - Reuters