April 17, 2020

Friday News Executive Summary

Guidelines for reopening, Wuhan virus deaths, lawmakers stifle aid, and more.

Above the Fold


  • President Trump announced guidelines for governors to begin reopening their state economies on Thursday, part of a plan called Opening Up America Again, which includes benchmarks that should be met for testing, new case growth and hospital capacity, though Trump claims governors can take their time before reopening (Forbes)

  • Wuhan raises coronavirus death toll by 50%, which most definitely remains far too low (CNBC)

  • Game changer? COVID-19 patients respond to Gilead’s experimental drug (Reuters)

Government & Politics


  • Lawmakers fail to replenish aid program for small businesses, shutting out grassroots employers and employees (MarketWatch)

  • GOP mocks “Nancy Antoinette” after Pelosi shows off high-end freezer full of ice cream after blocking small-business relief (The Washington Times)

  • ChiComs are using red tape to slow export of critical medical supplies to the U.S. (PJ Media)

  • For the record: World Health Organization spends twice as much on travel as on medical supplies (The Daily Signal)

Around the Nation


  • New York and other East Coast states extend shutdown of “nonessential” businesses to May 15 (CNBC)

  • Gov. Newsom announces $125 million fund to give stimulus checks to illegal immigrants (Fox News)

  • “This is censorship”: Google suspends evangelical church’s app for violating coronavirus “Sensitive Events policy” (Washington Examiner)

  • Elizabeth Warren unavailable for comment: Land O'Lakes quietly gets rid of iconic Indian maiden mascot (Minnesota Reformer)

  • For fun: Twenty-five people who are reliving their favorite vacations at home (InspireMore)

Closing Arguments


  • Policy: Executive summary of the 2020 adherence to and compliance with arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements and commitments (State Department)

  • Policy: Beware of economic contagion (Washington Examiner)

  • Humor: Time traveler desperately explains to Noah why he can’t let those bats get on the ark (The Babylon Bee)

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