Sunday's Headlines: Tensions emerge in GOP over coronavirus spending and how to rescue the economy
Reopening of America accelerates as states prepare to relax restrictions; U.S. meat plants became covid-19 hot spots as worker illnesses spiked; Trump expands battle with World Health Organization far beyond aid suspension; 'Is this another death I'll have to pronounce?'; More than 50,000 Americans have died. This is how they lived — and what was lost.; How cruise ships exposed thousands on board and helped spread virus globally ; The pandemic could put your doctor out of business; In Florida, we love our beaches. Thanks to our governor, now we can die for them.; Portraits of the victims; Lockdowns will starve people in low-income countries; We wait in our nursing home, helpless and scared, knowing the virus is coming for us; We are nearing the end of the beginning of the covid-19 crisis. Bigger challenges lie ahead.; Kim Jong Un's train spotted at coastal resort, intel reports scotch death rumors; Trump cut briefing short after reporters turned away White House attempt to swap their seats; With rallies banned, Biden welcomes voters to another kind of show
Republican leaders now find themselves struggling with how to balance the need to prop up the struggling economy ahead of the fall's elections with concerns that too much spending could hurt them with their base of voters.
After shutting down much of American life in March and keeping people home throughout April, governors are preparing to lift restrictions as the calendar turns to May — and crossing their fingers that the novel coronavirus doesn't come roaring back.
By Griff Witte, Isaac Stanley-Becker, Cleve Wootson and Andrea Eger ●Read more »
Three of the largest meat processors failed to provide protective gear to all workers, and some employees say they were told to continue working in crowded plants as the virus spread, a Post investigation has found. The companies say they took strong action to protect workers.
The president's aides are working behind the scenes to sideline the WHO on several new fronts as they seek to shift blame for the coronavirus pandemic to the world body, U.S. and foreign officials involved in the discussions said.
By John Hudson, Josh Dawsey and Souad Mekhennet ●Read more »
Coroner Michael Fowler of Dougherty County, Ga., sees people out running errands, rushing back into their lives as Georgia tries to reopen. "Sometimes, I think about stopping and showing them one of the empty body bags I have in the trunk. 'You might end up here. Is that worth it for a haircut or a hamburger?'"
Voices From The Pandemic●By As told to Eli Saslow ●Read more »
The coronavirus infected passengers and crew on at least 55 ships — a fifth of the total global fleet — that sailed in the waters off nearly every continent, a tally by The Washington Post found.
By Rosalind S. Helderman, Hannah Sampson, Dalton Bennett and Andrew Ba Tran ●Read more »
The incident appeared to be an attempt to punish CNN and its correspondent, Kaitlan Collins, who stayed in her assigned seat after a White House official tried to get her to move to the back.
Locked in his Wilmington, Del., basement, the presumptive Democrative presidential nominee has launched a podcast to reach out to voters in one of the few ways possible now.
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