The Patriot Post® · Tuesday News Executive Summary
The Latest on Coronavirus
Deaths in the U.S. top 3,000, as New York remains country’s epicenter (Fox News)
“A milestone in our war against the coronavirus”: Trump shows off new rapid test kit in Rose Garden, as HHS says one million Americans tested (Fox News)
Rep. Nydia Velázquez says she has COVID-19, making her the fifth member of Congress to contract it (The Daily Caller)
Johnson & Johnson says human testing of its vaccine to begin by September (CNBC)
Virginia and Maryland governors order residents to stay home — Virginia until June 10, Maryland until state of emergency is over (National Review)
Arizona governor issues statewide stay-at-home order (KTAR)
Tennessee governor orders nonessential businesses to close (The Chattanoogan)
Tampa megachurch pastor arrested after leading packed services (FOX 13 News)
DC mayor threatens jail time for leaving home during coronavirus (New York Post)
1918 or 2020? This public health order from the flu pandemic sounds a lot like today (Lexington Herald Leader)
Government & Politics
“The rule will benefit our economy, will improve the U.S. fleet’s fuel economy, will make vehicles more affordable, and will save lives”: Trump expected to ease Obama-era vehicle mileage standards (Fox News)
Mark Meadows resigns from Congress to become Trump’s chief of staff (NBC News)
Democrats eye major infrastructure component in next pork-filled stimulus package (The Hill)
Sanders, AOC, Omar letter asking the secretary of state to drop Iran sanctions amid coronavirus mysteriously disappears after Pompeo reveals the mullahs’ sinister plot to siphon cash (PJ Media)
Around the Nation
Baltimore’s population drops to levels not seen since The Great Depression, implicating the city’s federal funds (Hot Air)
Judge deals blow to Texas governor’s decree that abortion is “nonessential” (The Daily Wire)
Closing Arguments
Policy: Oil-market central planning: Not just for socialists anymore (National Review)
Policy: What’s in the $2.2 trillion stimulus for defense? (RealClearDefense)
Humor: Chick-fil-A temporarily changes slogan to “Eat Fewer Bats” (The Babylon Bee)
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