The Patriot Post® · Wednesday News Executive Summary
The Latest on Coronavirus
After 76 days in lockdown, the Chinese city at the heart of the global pandemic reopened Wednesday and tens of thousands immediately hopped on trains and planes to leave (AP)
New York virus deaths hit new high, but hospitalizations slow (The New York Times)
NYC data: Vast majority who have died from COVID-19 had serious underlying conditions (The Daily Wire)
Government & Politics
Bernie Sanders suspends presidential campaign (Fox News)
An awkward, experimental Democrat primary in Wisconsin (Washington Examiner)
On top of being a bureaucratic train wreck, $350 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program wasn’t enough, Congress says, racing to send billions more to small businesses (Politico)
“We have a lot of IGs in from the Obama era”: Trump removes inspector general who was to oversee $2 trillion relief spending (The Washington Post)
Trump says U.S. may put a “very powerful hold” on funding to communist-supporting World Health Organization (Fox News)
Instead of helping workers on furlough, leftist groups spend more than $20 million attacking Trump, GOP on coronavirus (The Washington Free Beacon)
Trump campaign aide Kayleigh McEnany named White House press secretary (CNBC)
National Security
Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigns after suggesting ousted captain was “stupid” for writing letter (National Review)
How many more evaded inspectors? Border Patrol stopped a Chinese biologist carrying viable SARS, MERS viruses at Detroit airport in 2018 (National Review)
The coronavirus pandemic is not stopping border-wall construction (The Daily Caller)
For the record: China’s long tentacles extend deep into American media (The American Conservative)
Heartland
Enabling the lawbreakers: Chicago mayor signs executive order to ensure illegal immigrants can access relief funds (National Review)
Why weren’t they replaced? Michael Bloomberg’s emergency ventilator stockpile in New York City ended up on the auction block (ProPublica)
Business & Economy
Larry Kudlow: We’re looking to open economy in four to eight weeks (The Daily Wire)
Getting out of Dodge: New data shows U.S. companies are definitely leaving China (Forbes)
Closing Arguments
Policy: Coronavirus patients should be able to try any potential cure (National Review)
Policy: Owning a gun is a completely rational insurance policy against danger (The Federalist)
Humor: Liberal treated with hydroxychloroquine hopes he still dies of COVID-19 to prove Trump is stupid (The Babylon Bee)
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