Plus, as protests continue in D.C., President Trump clashes with the mayor over control of the city’s streets. And the black-white economic divide is as bad today as it was when the 1968 riots broke out.
Plus, Former Defense Secretary Mattis blasts President Trump. And Virginia’s governor is going to take down the Robert E. Lee statue in downtown Richmond.
Plus, Tony Fauci says he’s “cautiously optimistic” about a coronavirus vaccine in the pipeline, and protesters defy curfews again, but tensions appear to ease in several cities.
Plus, more than 60 million Americans are now under curfews, with terrible reports of lootings and shootings from coast to coast. And, local leaders say white instigators are to blame for some of the worst rioting.
Plus, as more cities burn, President Trump stays silent – other than tweeting fuel on the fire. And, the rioting sparks alarm about fresh coronavirus outbreaks in the African American community.
Plus, seven are shot in Louisville as protests against police brutality turn violent from coast to coast, and law enforcement leaders race to distance themselves from the four Minnesota cops who have been fired.
Plus, deadly protests in Minneapolis. And President Trump plans to sign an executive order targeting social media companies.
Plus, the health department watchdog being purged by President Trump is pursuing 14 investigations of his botched response to the coronavirus, and a third of Americans are showing signs of clinical anxiety and depression amid the contagion.
Plus, Memorial Day gatherings alarm public health officials across America, and Joe Biden wears a mask as he leaves his house for the first time in months.
Plus, young adults are increasingly affected by the Kawasaki-like syndrome linked to the contagion, and local governments are filling the void on contact tracing that’s been left by lackluster federal and state efforts.
Plus, Fauci worries that "Operation Warp Speed" plays into the hands of anti-vaxxers. And Trump considers a travel ban on Brazil.
Plus, the strongest and most dangerous hurricanes are now far more likely because of climate change, and EPA staff warned that mileage rollbacks had flaws, but Trump officials ignored them.
Plus, President Trump says he’s taking hydroxychloroquine, and Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine shows encouraging early results.
Plus, transit workers are paying a heavy price during the pandemic, and White House tensions with CDC spill into public view as top Trump adviser criticizes agency response.
Plus, the CDC releases short reopening checklists after the White House blocks the release of substantive guidance, and an experiment shows human speech generates droplets that linger in the air for more than 8 minutes.
Plus, Wisconsin's Supreme Court strikes down the governor’s stay-at-home order. And the sidelined federal vaccine chief will testify today that we’re headed for "the darkest winter in modern history."
Plus, President Trump's lawyer claims he has absolute immunity from being investigated, and a federal judge puts a hold on the Justice Department's move to throw out Michael Flynn's guilty plea.
Plus, the White House implements a stringent mask policy, but President Trump still won’t wear one. And after years of struggles amid Trump's trade wars, farmers and ranchers face their worst crisis since the early 1980s.
Plus, President Trump’s top advisers say the unemployment rate could soon reach 25 percent, and Britain will quarantine all foreign travelers as part of its plan to unlock the lockdown.
Plus, President Trump’s valet tests positive for the coronavirus, sparking fear in the West Wing, and, as the Trump administration pushes remdesivir, an unequal rollout angers doctors.
Plus, Trump reverses course on the future of the coronavirus task force. And a woman in New York goes $600,000 into debt to buy protective equipment for medical workers.
Plus, federal researchers hypothesize that the coronavirus has mutated to a more contagious strain, and more than 2 million Americans still don't have indoor plumbing.
Plus, the FDA steps up scrutiny of commercial antibody tests, and President Trump cheers on governors who are ignoring White House guidelines for safely reopening,
Plus, the housing market faces its next crisis as May rent and mortgage payments come due, and a city in Oklahoma rescinds its order that people wear masks.
Plus, the government is racing to develop a vaccine that could be fielded nationwide by January, and hundreds of protesters, some carrying guns, flood Michigan's Capitol.
Plus, hopes rise for an experimental drug therapy to treat covid-19 patients. And 1 in 6 nursing homes acknowledge the contagion has infected residents or staff.
Plus, President Trump orders meat plants to stay open, and West Point cadets are being forced to fly back to campus so they can watch Trump give a speech.
Plus, the CDC confirms six coronavirus symptoms that keep showing up over and over in patients, and schools are plotting how they’ll reopen in the fall.
Plus, Debbie Birx warns that social distancing will probably remain in place through the summer, and President Trump calls reports he might fire Alex Azar “fake news.”
Plus, lawmakers are already talking about the next stimulus bill as the House passes a $484 billion package. And farmers are throwing away tons of food, even as needy American families go hungry.
