The Patriot Post® · Tuesday News Executive Summary
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
1918, 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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