Above the Fold

• Trump administration, congressional leaders near $470 billion deal on virus aid (The Washington Post)

• Bipartisan breakthrough? Pols unveil “Back to Work” plan for reopening economy with emphasis on mass testing (Fox News)

• More than a dozen killed during shooting rampage in heavily gun-controlled Canada (New York Post)

Government & Politics

• More U.S. protests call for lifting restrictions as governors push back (Reuters)

• Trump says “governors have gone too far” with restrictions (New York Post)

• President says he’ll end Obama-era funding to Wuhan lab (The Daily Caller)

National Security

• U.S. officials confirm full-scale investigation of whether coronavirus escaped from Wuhan lab (Fox News)

• Department of Defense travel ban extended to June 30 (Military Times)

• What could possibly go wrong? Chinese-made drones are monitoring streets in 20 states to enforce social distancing (The Daily Wire)

• Gov. Cuomo hires firm with close ties to the Chinese Communist Party to develop reopening plan (Hot Air)

• “Anonymous” Trump slanderer identified as former Deputy National Security Adviser Victoria Coates (RealClearInvestigations)

Heartland

• As we’ve long suspected, antibody research indicates coronavirus may be far more widespread than known (ABC News)

• Illinois takes advantage of pandemic, pleads for multibillion-dollar pension bailout (The Daily Wire)

• Gov. Abbott issues executive order designed to reopen Texas in waves (KETK)

• Ohio, North Dakota, and Idaho to begin reopening on May 1 (The Daily Caller)

Closing Arguments

• Policy: Trump administration should double down on deregulation to relaunch economy (Washington Examiner)

• Policy: After repeated failures, it’s time to permanently dump epidemic models (Issues & Insights)

• Satire: Blue-state governors promise to briefly release citizens from lockdown on 4th of July for good behavior (Genesius Times)

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