Tuesday's Headlines: S.D. became a covid-19 hot spot after governor resisted issuing stay-at-home order
Governors form groups to explore lifting restrictions; Trump says he alone will decide; More than 2,100 U.S. cities brace for budget shortfalls, with many planning cuts and layoffs; The Me President: Trump uses briefing to focus on himself; When staying safe meant staying in: Memories of sheltering in place before covid-19; What it really means when Trump calls a story 'fake news'; When the coughing stops and the sense of helplessness begins; The covid-19 pandemic has revealed another area of critical underinvestment; Can we reopen before there's a cure or a vaccine? It won't be easy.; Please, Mr. President, can we stop winning so much?; President Trump can't reopen the country. Only we can do that.; A disaster brewed for years in USPS. The coronavirus has engulfed it in crisis.; Trump has made 18,000 false or misleading claims in 1,170 days; Liberal challenger defeats conservative incumbent in Wisconsin Supreme Court race; Independent Rep. Justin Amash says he's looking 'closely' at White House run; After tornadoes batter the South, residents question how to rebuild amid coronavirus threat; Trump administration asks Congress to push back census by months
South Dakota Gov. Kristi L. Noem (R) had said it was up to individuals — not government — to decide whether "to exercise their right to work, to worship and to play. Or to even stay at home."
The president claimed "total" authority to decide when to reopen the economy, but governors on both coasts formed groups to plan for easing their states back toward normalcy.
The bleak outlook, laid out in a survey of local officials released Tuesday, led some top mayors and other leaders to call for greater federal aid to protect cities.
Monday's news conference offered a stark portrait of a president who seemed unable to grasp the magnitude of the crisis — and said little to address the suffering across the country he was elected to lead.
The Debrief | Analysis●By Ashley Parker ●Read more »
The coronavirus pandemic has led to an explosion of claims — and a new category in our ongoing tracking of the president's difficulty with accurate facts.
Fact Checker | Analysis●By Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo and Meg Kelly ●Read more »
The race between incumbent Daniel Kelly and Jill Karofsky was at the heart of Democratic accusations that the GOP insisted on going forward with last week's elections in hopes that low turnout would benefit the party's candidate.
The Michigan lawmaker, who left the Republican Party last year, said he's considering a bid against President Trump because "Americans who believe in limited government deserve another option."
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