Saturday's Headlines: Trump foments resistance to Democratic-imposed shutdowns

Rallies against stay-at-home orders grow as Trump sides with protesters; GOP's growing 'open it up' caucus urges fewer virus restrictions; Stimulus checks and other relief hindered by 1960s technology and rocky rollout; What it's like to be a doctor and a single mother on the front line; As U.S. coronavirus fatality rate rises to 5 percent, experts are trying to grasp how deadly the virus is; Pro wrestling? Golf? Guns? In virus-closed America, it's all essential somewhere.; Trump's reopening guidance has a glaring gap; The nation relies upon Trump's word at its peril; Trump tells a damnable and murderous lie; Masking while black: A coronavirus story; For once, at least we aren't fighting each other; There's an easy solution for replacing handshakes forever; College students push back against full tuition after classes move online; His campaigning limited, Biden sketches out would-be administration; Oregon superstar Sabrina Ionescu goes No. 1 in WNBA draft to New York; Life for a medical worker in a pandemic ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     Trump foments resistance to Democratic-imposed shutdowns GOP governors may be the president's biggest obstacle in his push for a quick reopening parts of the country where the coronavirus outbreak has been more limited. By Isaac Stanley-Becker, Toluse Olorunnipa and Seung Min Kim ●  Read more »   Rallies against stay-at-home orders grow as Trump sides with protesters Groups demonstrated in at least six states this week, with protests planned in four more. By Toluse Olorunnipa, Shawn Boburg and Arelis Hernández ●  Read more »   GOP's growing 'open it up' caucus urges fewer virus restrictions More GOP lawmakers are arguing that the risk of spreading sickness — and of more deaths — is outweighed by the broader economic damage that widespread stay-at-home orders have caused. By Mike DeBonis ●  Read more »   Stimulus checks and other relief hindered by 1960s technology and rocky rollout The Trump administration's promise of swift and effective action is colliding with a federal and state apparatus ill-equipped to deliver so much money so fast. By Heather Long, Jeff Stein, Lisa Rein and Tony Romm ●  Read more »   What it's like to be a doctor and a single mother on the front line "It's just me ... and I don't really have a lot left in me," said Melanie Malloy, a single mother and an emergency room doctor in Mount Sinai Brooklyn Hospital. Voices From The Pandemic | Video Diary ●  By Alice Li ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   As U.S. coronavirus fatality rate rises to 5 percent, experts are trying to grasp how deadly the virus is Testing shortages and shaky data leave the death rate in murky territory. By Chris Mooney, Juliet Eilperin and Joel Achenbach ●  Read more »   Pro wrestling? Golf? Guns? In virus-closed America, it's all essential somewhere. Despite sweeping orders that mandate closures of all nonessential businesses and activities in a bid to combat the spread of the virus, the list of exemptions in most states is long, curious and controversial. By Griff Witte and Hannah Knowles ●  Read more »     Opinions Trump's reopening guidance has a glaring gap By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   The nation relies upon Trump's word at its peril By Colbert King ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump tells a damnable and murderous lie By Dana Milbank ●  Read more »   Masking while black: A coronavirus story By Damon Young ●  Read more »   For once, at least we aren't fighting each other By Kathleen Parker ●  Read more »   There's an easy solution for replacing handshakes forever By John-Clark Levin ●  Read more »     More News College students push back against full tuition after classes move online Colleges and universities have offered refunds on housing costs, but they're resisting calls to cut tuition rates. By Nick Anderson ●  Read more »   His campaigning limited, Biden sketches out would-be administration By outlining the shape of his government and the types of officials he would hire, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee hopes to draw on their credibility and establish his tenure as more stable than President Trump's. Election 2020 ●  By Sean Sullivan ●  Read more »   Oregon superstar Sabrina Ionescu goes No. 1 in WNBA draft to New York Ionescu is the first player of any gender in NCAA Division I history to have at least 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 1,000 assists. By Kareem Copeland ●  Read more »   Life for a medical worker in a pandemic Alaa Daghlas, a physician assistant at a Bronx hospital, grapples with her decision to return to work after recovering from covid-19. And Jon Gerberg reports from an ICU in Brooklyn that is scrambling to keep up with the influx of coronavirus patients. Post Reports | Listen Now ●  By The Washington Post ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Bold School for smart advice on how to get better with age, plus tried-and-true tips from our readers, every Monday and Friday for 12 weeks. Sign up »

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