Above the Fold

• Republican states Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina announce plans to reopen some businesses, wind down coronavirus stay-at-home orders (Fox News)

• Trump to “temporarily suspend immigration into the United States” by executive order (Fox News)

• Good news: Los Angeles County antibody study produces more evidence of widespread COVID-19 (Power Line)

Government & Politics

• Nearly three-quarters of adults fear losing personal liberties because of coronavirus (Washington Examiner)

• Sixty percent of Democrats blame Trump more than Communist China for coronavirus (Rasmussen Reports)

• Phase 4 relief emerges: $500 billion state and local bailout (Hot Air)

• The Supreme Court correctly holds that jury verdicts in state criminal cases must be unanimous (National Review)

• Biden raises over three times as much money as Trump in March (Reuters)

• However, more than half of the DNC’s $32 million March fundraising haul came from Bloomberg; furthermore, Trump and the RNC have more than four times as much cash in their coffers (National Review)

Business & Economy

• Anger mounts after corporations tap small-business relief funds (The Hill)

• Publicly traded firms get $300 million in small-business loans (AP)

• Feast or famine, part I: Walmart announces another huge round of hirings (The Daily Wire)

• Feast or famine, part II: United Airlines posts $2.1 billion loss, seeks more federal aid (CNBC)

• A futures contract for U.S. crude prices dropped more than 100% and turned negative for the first time in history on Monday, showing just how much demand has collapsed due to the coronavirus pandemic (CNBC)

• Historic buying opportunity: With oil below zero, Trump to fatten up Strategic Petroleum Reserve (Fox Business)

World

• Israel’s Netanyahu and rival Benny Gantz stave off a fourth election within a year by reaching an agreement to form unity government (NBC News)

• South Korea: No reason to think Kim Jong Un gravely ill despite U.S. media report (USA Today)

• Death toll from Canada’s worst mass shooting rises to 19 18, excluding the shooter (Reuters)

Closing Arguments

• Policy: Why Has the Voice of America become a voice of confusion? (National Review)

• Policy: “Housing First” less effective than advocates claim (Manhattan Institute)

• Humor: Trump declares lockdown will be lifted for everyone except Hollywood celebrities (The Babylon Bee)

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