Evening Edition: Trump removes inspector general who was to oversee $2 trillion stimulus spending
Treasury seeks additional $250 billion to replenish small business coronavirus program ; Acting Navy secretary resigns after insulting aircraft carrier's ousted captain; U.S. reports highest single-day coronavirus death toll; Boris Johnson receives 'oxygen support' as he battles covid-19; Trump wants a quick economic comeback, but China's incomplete recovery hints at long-lasting problems; How pandemics have remade the world; Dispatch: New Zealand isn't just flattening the curve. It's squashing it.; The long, halting, confusing road to recovery from the coronavirus; Virus is hitting Chicago's black neighborhoods harder than others, officials say; Retailers employ millions. But the government's rescue could leave out the biggest names.; Perspective: What to do — and not do — when teaching kids at home; Long lines, anger and fear of infection: Wisconsin proceeds with elections under court order; Stephanie Grisham out as White House press secretary; Wisconsin is the worst-case scenario for voting in a pandemic
Glenn Fine was removed from his position as acting inspector general at the Pentagon, making him ineligible for the spending watchdog role. The move will be seen by some as another instance of the president chafing at independent oversight.
The United States on Tuesday reported more than 1,600 coronavirus-related fatalities, a new one-day high, with some states still to release their totals.
By Kim Bellware, Lateshia Beachum, Miriam Berger, Adam Taylor, Samantha Pell, Jesse Dougherty and Meryl Kornfield ●Read more »
As the novel coronavirus spreads around the globe, it is impossible to know how many will die or how societies will change. But history offers lessons on how the planet changed in the aftermath of a pandemic.
Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered●By Michael S. Rosenwald ●Read more »
The Fed has set up two programs in response to the coronavirus crisis that will support lending billions to big companies. But only firms deemed the most stable – that is, those that have at least an "investment grade" bond rating — are allowed to participate.
The chaos underscored the challenges facing election officials a day after Gov. Tony Evers (D) sought to suspend in-person voting — an order quickly reversed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
By Elise Viebeck, Amy Gardner, Dan Simmons and Jan M. Larson ●Read more »
Grisham, who held no regular news briefings during her eight months in the post, will become first lady Melania Trump's chief of staff and spokesperson, the White House said.
Wisconsin's primary is threatening to become a worst-case scenario for elections amid a pandemic. Undocumented workers are often "essential" — but also vulnerable. And an island that's preparing for the worst.
Post Reports | Listen Now●By The Washington Post ●Read more »
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