Tipsheet: Trump bucks business on Defense Production Act

View in your browser     Trump bucks business on Defense Production Act BY ALEX GANGITANO AND JOHN KRUZEL   President Trump on Friday bucked the U.S. business community by using the Defense Production Act (DPA) to order General Motors to ramp up production of life-saving ventilators. Trump’s move, which came after the business community lobbied against the use of the emergency powers, forces GM to prioritize ventilators after a deal with the White House faltered.  Read the full story here     Trump signs $2T coronavirus relief package BY MORGAN CHALFANT President Trump on Friday signed a bipartisan $2 trillion economic relief package aimed at helping American workers and businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Read the full story here     US coronavirus cases hit 100,000 BY PETER SULLIVAN   The United States now has more than 100,000 known cases of coronavirus, passing a new milestone, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker.  Read the full story here     FDA authorizes 15-minute coronavirus test BY BROOKE SEIPEL   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Emergency Use Authorization for a new coronavirus test that takes just 15 minutes to complete. Read the full story here       Trump digs in on criticism of Democratic governors BY BRETT SAMUELS   President Trump on Friday blasted Democratic governors in Washington and Michigan for criticizing the federal government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, bemoaning that they had not offered appreciation for his efforts. Read the full story here     Biden congratulates Trump on implementing Defense Production Act BY JULIA MANCHESTER   Former Vice President Joe Biden congratulated President Trump for implementing the Defense Production Act on Friday to push General Motors to produce ventilators to combat the coronavirus, but added it should have been used a month ago. Read the full story here     Sanders charges forward with 2020 bid despite long odds BY MAX GREENWOOD AND JONATHAN EASLEY   Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is charging forward with his presidential campaign even as former Vice President Joe Biden seeks to draw the nominating contest to a close and pivot to a general election campaign against President Trump. Read the full story here     Instacart workers set to strike Monday BY CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO   Instacart shoppers are set to have a nationwide walk off Monday over the grocery delivery service's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Read the full story here     EPA suspends enforcement of environmental laws amid coronavirus BY REBECCA BEITSCH   The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a sweeping suspension of its enforcement of environmental laws Thursday, telling companies they would not need to meet environmental standards during the coronavirus outbreak.   Read the full story here     Italy tops 9,000 coronavirus deaths after reporting 919 fatalities in one day BY TAL AXELROD   Italy’s death toll from the coronavirus surged to more than 9,000 Friday as the country reported another 919 fatalities in one day. Read the full story here     We'll lose 'World War C' against the coronavirus if we don't fight the right way DR. TOM FRIEDEN   OPINION | Real-time data is essential to make, assess and revise policy decisions and program implementation. The better we understand how the virus spreads and how to stop its spread to health care workers and in the community, the better we limit health and economic harm. Read the full story here     Trump's magical thinking won't stop the coronavirus pandemic BY GREGORY J. WALLANCE   OPINION | Trump relies on magical thinking instead of the advice of the nation’s leading infectious disease experts.  Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Trump issues order to bring former troops back to active duty to assist in coronavirus response BY DAN LAMOTHE   President Trump issued an order Friday night that permits the Pentagon to bring former U.S. troops and members of the National Guard and Reserve back to active duty to augment forces already involved in the U.S. military’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, senior U.S. officials said. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Check is in the mail? For many bill payers, it won't be BY CONOR DOUGHERTY AND BEN CASSELMAN   With businesses and personal finances hit hard by a loss of income, the first of the month may mean triage in deciding what to pay. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Global economic fallout grows as coronavirus cases pass 600,000 BY STELLA YIFAN XIE Concerns about the financial toll of the coronavirus pandemic continued to grow as the number of infections globally topped 600,000 Saturday, with the International Monetary Fund warning of an economic and financial crisis exceeding that of a decade ago. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: ‘Choppy waters’ await Navy as virus strikes aircraft carrier BY LOLITA C. BALDOR AND ROBERT BURNS The Navy, the military service hit hardest by the coronavirus, scrambled to contain its first at-sea outbreak, with at least two dozen infected aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, one of 11 active aircraft carriers whose mission is central to the Pentagon’s strategy for deterring war with China and Iran. Read the full story here     Bloomberg: Trump claims power to gag watchdog overseeing virus stimulus BY JOSH WINGROVE AND SALEHA MOHSIN   Donald Trump said the inspector general who’ll oversee hundreds of billions in aid to curb economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic cannot tell Congress if the government stonewalls his office without the president’s approval. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet   You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2020 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.