Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯
- Trump warns of 'painful' two weeks ahead as White House projects more than 100,000 coronavirus deaths - CNN
- 'Draft Cuomo 2020' groundswell emerges amid the New York governor's coronavirus response - ABC News
- GOP seeks to claw back Kennedy Center's $25M stimulus payout, as opera house continues layoffs - Fox News
- Fauci predicts another coronavirus outbreak in fall with 'very different' outcome - The Hill
- Coronavirus task force presents a bleak landscape with 100K deaths as best-case scenario - Politico
- Coronavirus map: Tracking the spread in the US and around the world - ABC News
- CNN's Cuomo discusses positive coronavirus diagnosis on air: 'You do not want this' - The Hill
- US warship captain seeks crew isolation as virus spreads - AP
- Trump’s reversals, under media pressure, lead to tougher stance on virus - Fox News
- McConnell: Impeachment ‘diverted attention’ from coronavirus - AP
- McConnell hits brakes on next economic stimulus package - The Hill
- Pence task force freezes coronavirus aid amid backlash - Politico
- White House turns to statistical models for virus forecast - AP
- Mexico registers 1,215 coronavirus cases, 29 deaths: health ministry - Reuters
- New York City coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,000 - The Hill
- Italy frets over lockdown, eyes eventual staggered re-opening - Reuters
- Tesla offers ventilators free of cost to hospitals, Musk says - The Hill
- Economists pan Pelosi’s proposal to lift cap on state and local tax deductions in next bailout - Politico
- Watchdog finds new problems with FBI wiretap applications - AP
- Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on the U.S. military's fight against coronavirus - CBS News
- Zoom accused in lawsuit of improperly sharing user data with Facebook - The Hill
- Tokyo may keep city-run schools closed through early May: media - Reuters
- Mark Meadows officially enters chief of staff job amid national coronavirus crisis - CBS News
- Pentagon says it still hasn't sent ventilators because it hasn't been told where to send them - CNN
- Putin sending medical supplies to help U.S. fight coronavirus: IFX - Reuters
- Do you need a mask? The science hasn't changed, but public guidance might - NBC News
- In Rio de Janeiro, trash collectors struggle to survive as city shuts down - Reuters
