The Patriot Post® · Tuesday News Executive Summary

The Latest on Coronavirus

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• Deaths in the U.S. top 3,000, as New York remains country’s epicenter (Fox News¹)

• “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 News²)

• Rep. Nydia Velázquez says she has COVID-19, making her the fifth member of Congress to contract it (The Daily Caller³)

• Johnson & Johnson says human testing of its vaccine to begin by September (CNBC⁴)

• Virginia and Maryland governors order residents to stay home — Virginia until June 10, Maryland until state of emergency is over (National Review⁵)

• Arizona governor issues statewide stay-at-home order (KTAR⁶)

• Tennessee governor orders nonessential businesses to close (The Chattanoogan⁷)

• Tampa megachurch pastor arrested after leading packed services (FOX 13 News⁸)

• DC mayor threatens jail time for leaving home during coronavirus (New York Post⁹)

• 1918 or 2020? This public health order from the flu pandemic sounds a lot like today (Lexington Herald Leader¹⁰)

Government & Politics

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• “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 News¹¹)

• Mark Meadows resigns from Congress to become Trump’s chief of staff (NBC News¹²)

• Democrats eye major infrastructure component in next pork-filled stimulus package (The Hill¹³)

• 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 Media¹⁴)

Around the Nation

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• Baltimore’s population drops to levels not seen since The Great Depression, implicating the city’s federal funds (Hot Air¹⁵)

• Judge deals blow to Texas governor’s decree that abortion is “nonessential” (The Daily Wire¹⁶)

Closing Arguments

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• Policy: Oil-market central planning: Not just for socialists anymore (National Review¹⁷)

• Policy: What’s in the $2.2 trillion stimulus for defense? (RealClearDefense¹⁸)

• Humor: Chick-fil-A temporarily changes slogan to “Eat Fewer Bats” (The Babylon Bee¹⁹)

For more of today’s editors’ choice headlines, visit In Our Sights²⁰.

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