Friday's Headlines: Trump cancels Fla. convention events as virus spreads
White House, GOP fail to reach deal on a broad relief legislative package; 'A Band-Aid on a bullet wound': Workers are getting laid off anew as PPP runs out; On Opening Day, baseball's return is nothing short of a miracle; Trump's 'Operation Legend' eyed as a political crackdown; Policing actions at Portland, D.C. protests under federal review; Trump is setting a trap in Portland. Sitting nude on the street plays into it.; Mr. President, stay out of our cities; Trump's China policy has no strategy — except to boost his reelection campaign; How to safeguard against the worst possible outcomes in November; Inside San Quentin prison, you sit and wait until covid-19 comes for you ; Kim Kardashian West just performed a public service; China tells U.S. to shut consulate in Chengdu, in retaliation for Houston closure; Amid coronavirus blame game, White House pursues broader campaign to punish China on other issues; Michael Cohen to be released from prison; Ocasio-Cortez's speech on Yoho's 'apology' was a comeback for the ages; The politics behind Trump's use of federal forces in U.S. cities
The decision follows other reversals, including abandoning his longtime refusal to wear a mask and acknowledging that some schools might have to delay reopening.
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The PPP loan program was intended to be a short-term measure, just like extra $600 unemployment benefits, to help get small businesses through the worst of the pandemic. But the pandemic outlasted PPP.
Baseball returned to Nationals Park on Thursday, arriving months after the coronavirus pandemic shut down the sport. The Nats lost the rain-shortened game to the Yankees, 4-1.
In no small part because of President Trump's rhetoric, activists and officials have come to view with suspicion the more than 200 agents sent to Missouri. The federal presence will also increase in Chicago and Albuquerque.
Watchdogs for the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security will investigate and examine use of force, protester detentions and agent identification.
As President Trump has heaped blame on China for the coronavirus pandemic, his aides are moving to marshal a broader campaign to punish Beijing on a host of unrelated issues.
A judge found that the Bureau of Prisons retaliated against President Trump's former personal lawyer because of his plans to write an unflattering book about Trump.
Dissecting the deployment of federal forces to American cities. The surprising effects of the coronavirus on wildlife preservation in Kenya. And baseball returns, with some changes.
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