| | | The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors. | | | | | | (AP) Aaron Zelinsky, an assistant U.S. attorney, told the House Judiciary Committee that prosecutors involved in the criminal trial of President Trump's friend Roger Stone experienced "heavy pressure from the highest levels of the Department of Justice to cut Stone a break." By Felicia Sonmez, Karoun Demirjian, Matt Zapotosky and Colby Itkowitz ● Read more » | | | | Aaron Zelinsky, a longtime Justice Department prosecutor, has accused the agency of reducing its sentencing recommendation for Trump ally Roger Stone in the face of political pressure. The Fix | Analysis ● By Aaron Blake ● Read more » | | | | The decision blocks U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan from holding a hearing to scrutinize the Justice Department's decision to drop its long-running prosecution of Michael Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser. By Ann Marimow ● Read more » | | | | President Trump's new restrictions on foreign visas leave many people — and businesses — in limbo. How the recent primaries foreshadow what to expect in November. And, NASCAR's drama deepens. Post Reports | Listen Now ● By The Washington Post ● Read more » | | | | Even as case numbers climb, reports circulated that the federal government is poised to stop providing federal aid to testing sites in some hard-hit states, including Texas, prompting a top federal official to respond that testing was on the rise. CORONAVIRUS | LIVE UPDATES ● By Hannah Knowles, Miriam Berger, Hamza Shaban, Kim Bellware, Jacqueline Dupree, Michael Brice-Saddler, Candace Buckner and Meryl Kornfield ● Read more » | | | | Coronavirus infections sweeping across several states raised fears the nascent economic recovery would flame out if cities and states have to revert to social and business restrictions. By Thomas Heath and Hamza Shaban ● Read more » | | | While the pandemic was once largely the domain of blue states, thanks to the spread of the virus in the New York City region, that changed earlier this month. Analysis ● By Philip Bump ● Read more » | | | | Some tourist-centric businesses in Alaska are preparing to go 18 months without any revenue as the coronavirus cancels this summer's cruise season. By Hannah Sampson ● Read more » | | | | Democrats said the bill fell far short of addressing racism in policing and responding to the national outcry for change. By Seung Min Kim ● Read more » | | | | New polls on the coronavirus and the Black Lives Matter protests show that President Trump's numbers, which were already bad, are getting worse. The Fix | Analysis ● By Aaron Blake ● Read more » | | | | The German company faces tens of thousands of claims that the pesticide is linked to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. By Hannah Denham ● Read more » | | | The decision to scrap the 50th edition of the race, which runs through the city's five boroughs and draws more than 50,000 runners, 10,000 volunteers and around one million fans, was "incredibly disappointing," the chief executive of New York Road Runners said in a statement. By Cindy Boren ● Read more » | | | | At a county zoo in New Jersey, the reptiles are reveling in their alone time. Other animals aren't as interested in solitude. By Anna Peele ● Read more » | | | | Manufacturing of the Segway PT will halt in July, marking the end of the innovative scooter. By Rachel Lerman ● Read more » | | | | Manhattan's popular elevated walkway must be rethought in the age of social distancing. Perspective ● By Adrian Higgins ● Read more » | | | | | | | | | | | |
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