Tipsheet: Lawmakers already planning more coronavirus stimulus after $2T package

View in your browser     Lawmakers already planning more coronavirus stimulus after $2T package By Alexander Bolton   Lawmakers are already planning another round of legislation aimed at keeping companies flush with capital and millions of workers on payrolls amid the coronavirus pandemic, even after passing a $2 trillion relief bill this past week, the largest stimulus of its kind in U.S. history. The Senate plans to be on recess until April 20, and the House will take an extended break as well, though members say they could return sooner depending on how the economy reacts in the next few weeks. Read the full story here     CDC issues travel advisory for NY tri-state area after Trump says quarantine 'not necessary' By J. Edward Moreno   The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel advisory late Saturday night for the New York tri-state area after President Trump announced the public health recommendations in an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Read the full story here     Struggling states warn coronavirus stimulus falls short By Alex Gangitano   The aid to states and cities in the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package is receiving backlash from the communities and officials hit hardest by the outbreak, who say it is not enough for the challenges they are facing. Read the full story here     Coronavirus response reveals deep fractures in global partnerships By Brett Samuels   The fractured global response to the coronavirus pandemic has laid bare the shortcomings of international collaboration as world leaders point fingers and struggle to formulate a unified response to a once-in-a-generation health crisis. Read the full story here       Confirmed coronavirus deaths in US hit 2,000, doubling in two days By J. Edward Moreno   The amount of coronavirus-related deaths in the U.S. passed 2,000 Saturday, a number that reflects a death toll that has doubled in the span of two days. Read the full story here     Trump orders US troops back to active duty for coronavirus response By Marty Johnson   President Trump signed an executive order on Friday that allows the Pentagon to mobilize former U.S. troops and members of the National Guard to help supplement troops already being used to combat the coronavirus outbreak in the country. Read the full story here     Cuomo threatens to sue RI over new policy to find New Yorkers in the state By J. Edward Moreno   New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said Saturday that if Rhode Island does not roll back its new policy of stopping vehicles with New York license plates and collecting information about New Yorkers who have entered the Ocean State, he would sue. Read the full story here     Tucker Carlson: Biden won't be the Democratic nominee, Andrew Cuomo 'most likely' By Joe Concha   Tucker Carlson says he believes Joe Biden "will not be the Democratic nominee on Election Day," with the Fox News host offering New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) as the candidate to take on President Trump in November. Read the full story here     Man charged after New Jersey police break up alleged 'coronavirus party' with 47 people By Marina Pitofsky   Law enforcement in Ewing, N.J., reportedly broke up a party among 47 people in a small apartment, despite recommendations from health officials amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read the full story here     Critics blast EPA move as license to pollute during pandemic By Rebecca Beitsch   Critics worry a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) policy will leave the agency unaware of how much pollution is leaking into air, water and soil as companies are given the green light to suspend monitoring during the coronavirus outbreak. Read the full story here     On the front lines of a pandemic, America's workforce needs a lifeline now By Katie Spiker   OPINION | Policymakers deserve credit for coming together in a bipartisan way on three stimulus packages that help workers access paid sick leave, expand unemployment insurance, suspend work requirements for safety net programs, make very small investments in workforce training to dislocated workers, and take a first step towards helping businesses avert layoffs. Read the full story here     Jeh Johnson: Stop the political blame game, so we can solve our crisis first By Jeh Johnson   OPINION | Many reporters have asked me in recent days to critique the Trump administration’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. To try now to assess the administration’s response to this ongoing crisis is like trying to assess the government’s preparedness and response to 9/11 on 9/12, while first responders were still pulling the dead from the smoldering wreckage of the World Trade Center. Read the full story here     The New York Times: The lost month: How a failure to test blinded the US to COVID-19 By Michael D. Shear, Abby Goodnough, Sheila Kaplan, Sheri Fink, Katie Thomas and Noah Weiland   Aggressive screening might have helped contain the coronavirus in the United States. But technical flaws, regulatory hurdles and lapses in leadership let it spread undetected for weeks. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Desperate for medical equipment, states find a beleaguered national stockpile By Amy Goldstein, Lena H. Sun and Beth Reinhard   States seeking masks, drugs, ventilators and other items from the stockpile are encountering a system beset by years of underfunding, changing lines of authority, confusion over the allocation of supplies and a lack of transparency from the administration, said state and federal officials and public health experts. Read the full story here     Reuters: Trump struggles with tone in virus crisis, aides urge more empathy By Steve Holland   The coronavirus pandemic is forcing President Donald Trump to show empathy to console Americans under siege, and it’s not easy for a brash leader more accustomed to bellicose politics. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Coronavirus pandemic compels historic labor shift By Ruth Bender and Matthew Dalton   Outbreak reshapes job market as some sectors shut down, others see demand surge. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: North Korea test fires missiles amid worries about outbreak By Hyung-Jin Kim   North Korea on Sunday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea, South Korea and Japan said, continuing a streak of weapons launches that suggests leader Kim Jong Un is trying to strengthen domestic support amid worries about a possible coronavirus outbreak in the country. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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