Evening Edition: Spain announces nationwide lockdown; U.S. expands travel ban

U.S. expands travel ban; Why Trump isn't getting the payroll-tax cut he wanted for virus relief; How a Nile cruise spawned an international coronavirus outbreak; Trump breaking every rule in the CDC's 450-page playbook on public messaging ; A global recession is likely taking hold with unprecedented force and speed ; Fresh rocket attack wounds troops in Iraq, potentially deepening U.S.-Iran tensions; Unlikely pair of Pelosi and Mnuchin join forces as Washington's crisis negotiators; The demise of the polar vortex could spell weather surprises this spring; As El Salvador tries suspects in the El Mozote massacre, the judge demands crucial evidence: U.S. records; 9 pie recipes for your best Pi Day ever, from no-bake to traditional ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     Spain announces nationwide lockdown; U.S. expands travel ban Spain announced a nationwide lockdown as France moved to close all nonessential businesses — including cafes, restaurants and movie theaters — in the latest testament to the coronavirus pandemic's profound impact on daily life around the globe. By Katie Mettler, Miriam Berger, Kim Bellware, Colby Itkowitz and Hannah Knowles ●  Read more »   Why Trump isn't getting the payroll-tax cut he wanted for virus relief Congress says it's an expensive, unrealistic effort that could paper over the real economic struggles that the coronavirus brings to Americans. The Fix | Analysis ●  By Amber Phillips ●  Read more »   How a Nile cruise spawned an international coronavirus outbreak Hundreds of foreign passengers, including dozens of Americans, and Egyptians were potentially exposed to the virus between mid-February and early March — a dramatic illustration of how, from a single, overlooked infection, the novel coronavirus could swiftly multiply and be carried across the globe. By Sudarsan Raghavan and Meryl Kornfield ●  Read more »   Trump breaking every rule in the CDC's 450-page playbook on public messaging The Trump administration's mixed and inconsistent messages throughout the coronavirus crisis have endangered the most important tool: Public trust. By Carolyn Y. Johnson and William Wan ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A global recession is likely taking hold with unprecedented force and speed The coronavirus is driving the global economy into its worst predicament since 2009. By David Lynch and Heather Long ●  Read more »   Fresh rocket attack wounds troops in Iraq, potentially deepening U.S.-Iran tensions Two dozen projectiles hit Camp Taji, the site of an attack earlier this week that killed two American troops and a British service member. By Missy Ryan, Louisa Loveluck and Mustafa Salim ●  Read more »   Unlikely pair of Pelosi and Mnuchin join forces as Washington's crisis negotiators House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hasn't spoken to President Trump since she shredded his State of the Union address. Instead, she and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin pulled off the third bipartisan deal in seven months, a coronavirus economic relief package. @PKCapitol | Analysis ●  By Paul Kane ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The demise of the polar vortex could spell weather surprises this spring As far removed as it is, the polar vortex had dramatic implications on winter weather in the United States and could still cause wild temperature swings. By Matthew Cappucci ●  Read more »   As El Salvador tries suspects in the El Mozote massacre, the judge demands crucial evidence: U.S. records The records could help shed light on the 1981 slaughter of as many as 1,000 civilians. The Trump administration has not handed them over. By Kevin Sieff ●  Read more »   9 pie recipes for your best Pi Day ever, from no-bake to traditional We've got classic and non-classic fruit pies, no- and low-bake pies, savory pies, vegan pies, gluten-free pies — you name it. Voraciously ●  By Kari Sonde ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Post Most for the most popular and interesting stories of the day, from politics to opinions to world news, to keep you in the know. In your inbox, every day. Sign up »

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