The Patriot Post® · Tuesday News Executive Summary
The Latest on Coronavirus
The steep rise in coronavirus deaths appeared to be leveling off Monday in hard-hit New York (AP)
Austria and Denmark are first in Europe to announce easing of lockdowns (The Washington Post)
Researchers lower fatality projections in model used by White House (The Daily Caller)
Trump approves USNS Comfort to treat New York patients (UPI)
Communist sympathizers at WHO demand abortion be considered “essential” healthcare services during pandemic (The Daily Wire)
Trump nominates White House lawyer Brian Miller to serve as Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery (The Daily Caller)
Government & Politics
Pelosi says next stimulus boondoggle will be $1 trillion or more (Bloomberg)
“I appreciate his calling”: Trump says he and Biden had a “warm conversation” about coronavirus (Washington Examiner)
Trump asks reporter if she’s working for the Chinese government after pro-Beijing questions. Sure enough, her agency is a front for the CCP. (The Daily Caller)
Bring back Scott Walker: Wisconsin Supreme Court overturns governor’s gamesmanship, orders Tuesday elections to proceed (Politico)
Hillary Clinton can’t duck out of Benghazi testimony by citing official privilege, State Department says (PJ Media)
National Security
“He made a mistake”: Trump urges Navy not to “destroy” captain who wrote coronavirus letter (Washington Examiner)
Trump administration first in history to label a white supremacist group terrorists (The Daily Wire)
Economy & Heartland
Rise in searches for “How to set fire” a sign insurance fraud beckons as economy crashes (Washington Examiner)
Auto insurers rightfully refunding millions due to stay-at-home policies (Fox News)
Erick Erickson celebrates act of charity. Leftist malcontents accuse him of erecting “burning cross.” (PJ Media)
District court upholds closing of Los Angeles-area gun shops (The Volokh Conspiracy)
Closing Arguments
Policy: How to make China pay (National Review)
Policy: How the Left is trying to blame capitalism for COVID-19 deaths (Mises Institute)
Satire: The Bidens still don’t know how many grandchildren they have (The Washington Free Beacon)
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