Evening Edition: Fed predicts slow recovery with unemployment at 9.3% by end of 2020

Her pregnancy was already high risk. Then she gave birth on a ventilator.; States wrestle with how to expand testing, with little federal guidance; Brazil's favelas, neglected by the government, organize their own coronavirus fight; The cost of doing business during a pandemic; Beleaguered and besieged, police try to come to grips with a nation's anger; More than 1,250 former Justice Dept. workers call for Barr probe ; George Floyd's brother pleads with Congress to take action as House panel holds hearing ; A gallery of pain and protest; Republicans fear Trump's weakened standing jeopardizes the party in November; Flynn committed perjury, court-appointed counsel finds; When Fox News disappoints, Trump has a backup: The conspiracy theory-peddling OANN ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     (Reuters) Fed predicts slow recovery with unemployment at 9.3% by end of 2020 Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell said the economy will likely need aid from the central bank and Congress for a long time and he feared that millions of Americans will become permanently unemployed. By Heather Long ●  Read more »   Her pregnancy was already high risk. Then she gave birth on a ventilator. Kenna Allen's daughter was born prematurely while her mother fought covid-19. Almost as quickly as she had entered the world, she left it. By Story by Samantha Schmidt | Photos by Marvin Joseph ●  Read more »   States wrestle with how to expand testing, with little federal guidance The lack of a unified national strategy has left Americans uncertain about whether and how to be tested, has hampered reopening plans, and could jeopardize efforts to restart the economy, experts warn. By Rachel Weiner and Rosalind Helderman ●  Read more »   Brazil's favelas, neglected by the government, organize their own coronavirus fight While Bolsonaro and governors argue over a response, the poor are checking on neighbors, tracking cases, raising money, sewing masks and hiring ambulances. By Marina Lopes ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The cost of doing business during a pandemic As states reopen, new opportunities for the virus to spread. Why public health experts predict that the coronavirus will be with us for decades. And, a crucial step toward curbing the spread of the virus. Post Reports | Listen Now ●  By The Washington Post ●  Read more »   Beleaguered and besieged, police try to come to grips with a nation's anger Leaders say morale is low in departments, potentially complicating the push for change. By Griff Witte and Nick Miroff ●  Read more »   More than 1,250 former Justice Dept. workers call for Barr probe The group said it was concerned Attorney General William P. Barr had unleashed law enforcement on peaceful protesters at Lafayette Square near the White House to help facilitate a photo op for President Trump. By Matt Zapotosky ●  Read more »   George Floyd's brother pleads with Congress to take action as House panel holds hearing The House Judiciary Committee hearing set the stage for a debate on a police reform bill. By Paul Kane ●  Read more »   A gallery of pain and protest In the aftermath of George Floyd's death, protesters transformed hundreds of feet of chain-link fencing erected to protect the White House into a massive, makeshift art project that demands equal protection for all Americans. Here is a panoramic view of what people left behind. By Washington Post Staff ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Republicans fear Trump's weakened standing jeopardizes the party in November The president's incendiary responses to racial injustice protests and the coronavirus pandemic have left him politically isolated, triggering deep distress within the GOP about his judgment and instincts. Election 2020 ●  By Robert Costa and Philip Rucker ●  Read more »   Flynn committed perjury, court-appointed counsel finds A former U.S. judge called the Justice Department request to dismiss the prosecution of President Trump's former national security adviser "a gross abuse of prosecutorial power" and said that Michael Flynn's guilty plea to lying to the FBI should stand. By Spencer Hsu ●  Read more »   When Fox News disappoints, Trump has a backup: The conspiracy theory-peddling OANN A baseless One America News Network report about a Buffalo protester shoved by police got the president's attention. Perspective ●  By Margaret Sullivan ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Coronavirus Updates for to stay safe and informed during the pandemic. Access to all stories in the newsletter is free. Sign up »

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