Saturday's Headlines: Trump signs $2 trillion bill to blunt virus fallout

Inside the talks on the largest U.S. bailout: frantic negotiations, partisan tensions and a Trump tweet; Trump seeks to ramp up production of medical equipment after harsh criticism ; Trump issues order to bring former troops back to active duty to assist in coronavirus response; 'Mission critical' federal employees and contractors are still reporting to the office and terrified they'll get sick; In India, the world's biggest lockdown has forced migrants to walk hundreds of miles home; What the gift of this unpleasant infection has helped me understand ; Thomas Massie is a monster Republicans created; I refuse to be a burden on my family or health-care providers. So I'm staying home.; Why 'choosing' between the elderly and the economy is a phony, barbaric choice; These are the heroes of the coronavirus pandemic; The stimulus halts a corporate trick that gouges workers. But it comes too late.; Civil rights leader and aide to Martin Luther King, Jr. dies at 98; Not since the Black Plague have Jerusalem's holy alleys fallen so still; Instacart's workforce plans to go on strike soon. A lifeline of groceries could be caught in the middle.; Single parents struggle with work and home-schooling as support systems disappear; The unintended consequences of closing schools ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     Trump signs $2 trillion bill to blunt virus fallout Agencies are rushing to implement the law, which authorizes the Internal Revenue Service to send $1,200 payments to millions of Americans and creates programs to disburse close to $1 trillion in business loans and guarantees. By Erica Werner, Paul Kane and Mike DeBonis ●  Read more »   Inside the talks on the largest U.S. bailout: frantic negotiations, partisan tensions and a Trump tweet Amid fear about the coronavirus in the Capitol, the administration and congressional negotiators faced multiple obstacles before reaching a deal. By Seung Min Kim, Mike DeBonis, Erica Werner and Paul Kane ●  Read more »   Trump seeks to ramp up production of medical equipment after harsh criticism The president issued an order to allow the government to force General Motors to manufacture ventilators. The action represented an about-face after he had largely dismissed the outcry for ventilators. By Philip Rucker and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   Trump issues order to bring former troops back to active duty to assist in coronavirus response Those who are recalled will include people "with high demand medical capabilities whose call-up would not adversely affect their civilian communities," a Pentagon spokesman said. By Dan Lamothe ●  Read more »   'Mission critical' federal employees and contractors are still reporting to the office and terrified they'll get sick The federal bureaucracy has been slow to act to protect the health of many in its workforce, according to employees, managers and contractors. By Lisa Rein and Dan Lamothe ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   In India, the world's biggest lockdown has forced migrants to walk hundreds of miles home India has begun a 21-day lockdown in a bid to stop the coronavirus from spreading out of control. For migrant workers, the measures are a double blow. The economic shock has vaporized their incomes while the transport restrictions eliminated their normal ways home. By Joanna Slater and Niha Masih ●  Read more »     Opinions What the gift of this unpleasant infection has helped me understand By David Von Drehle ●  Read more »   Thomas Massie is a monster Republicans created By Dana Milbank ●  Read more »   I refuse to be a burden on my family or health-care providers. So I'm staying home. By Colbert King ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Why 'choosing' between the elderly and the economy is a phony, barbaric choice By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   These are the heroes of the coronavirus pandemic By Ruth Marcus ●  Read more »   The stimulus halts a corporate trick that gouges workers. But it comes too late. By Gary Rivlin ●  Read more »     More News Civil rights leader and aide to Martin Luther King, Jr. dies at 98 Joseph Lowery, a co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, led the group for 20 years and later spoke at President Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration. Joseph Lowery | 1921-2020 ●  By Krissah Thompson ●  Read more »   Not since the Black Plague have Jerusalem's holy alleys fallen so still They measure time differently in the oldest section of one of the world's oldest cities. Yet it takes an eternity to recall the last time Christians, Jews and Muslims, each claiming overlapping parts of the Old City, were kept from their eternal rounds. By Steve Hendrix ●  Read more »   Instacart's workforce plans to go on strike soon. A lifeline of groceries could be caught in the middle. The delivery service's gig workers are asking for hand sanitizer and disinfectant, an additional $5 per order in hazard pay, a default tip set to 10 percent instead of 5 percent, as well as an indefinite extension of pay for workers impacted by covid-19. By Nitasha Tiku ●  Read more »   Single parents struggle with work and home-schooling as support systems disappear Social distancing has broken apart the networks of babysitters, family members and friends that help care for children while their parents are at work. By Samantha Schmidt and Tara Bahrampour ●  Read more »   The unintended consequences of closing schools School closures are a big deal for kids and parents, says education reporter Moriah Balingit. How the shift to online learning has exposed America's deep digital divide from Tony Romm. And an audio diary of working from home with kids, from Alexis Diao. Post Reports | Listen Now ●  By The Washington Post ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Coronavirus Updates for the most important developments in the outbreak in your inbox every day. Access to all stories in the newsletter is free. Sign up »

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