Tipsheet: Pelosi, McConnell clash over next coronavirus bill

View in your browser     Pelosi, McConnell clash over next coronavirus bill By Jordain Carney   Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) are publicly at odds over a potential fourth coronavirus package. The two leaders, whose public relationship has been tense in recent weeks, are taking different tactics on follow-up legislation and sparring through the media on next steps to address the devastating economic and health effects of the pandemic. The mixed messaging, which comes as lawmakers are out of town until at least April 20, underscores the looming challenge to keeping the congressional response to the coronavirus bipartisan. The first three bills passed with overwhelming support on both sides of the aisle. Read the full story here     Pelosi eyes end of April to bring a fourth coronavirus relief bill to the floor By Marty Johnson   Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in a letter to fellow House lawmakers on Saturday that she wants to bring a second CARES stimulus package to the floor by the end of this month to further relieve the American public during the coronavirus pandemic. Read the full story here     Trump warns 'there will be a lot of death' in the coming week By Marty Johnson and Morgan Chalfant   President Trump on Saturday urged the American public to brace for a difficult week ahead as the novel coronavirus spreads domestically, saying there would be “a lot of death.” Read the full story here     Deaths in New York from coronavirus rise to over 3,500 By J. Edward Moreno   The number of coronavirus deaths in New York has passed 3,500, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced at a daily briefing Saturday, an increase of 630 in one day. Read the full story here       Trump says 1,000 additional military personnel to deploy to NY By J. Edward Moreno   President Trump said 1,000 additional military personnel are being deployed to New York to help the city manage the coronavirus outbreak. Read the full story here     Cuomo: New York will take 1,000 ventilators from Chinese government By Kaelan Deese   New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced during a COVID-19 briefing Saturday that the state will accept 1,000 ventilators from Chinese donors. Read the full story here     Why Africa is at risk of a coronavirus catastrophe By Reid Wilson   The coronavirus pandemic spreading across the globe has been slow to spread through Africa, but public health experts are worried that what appears to be an inevitable outbreak on the world's poorest continent could become a catastrophe of unprecedented proportions. Read the full story here     Religious groups battle orders to close services By Justine Coleman   Several places of worship across the country are holding religious services for their congregations, and some are directly challenging state and local stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read the full story here     Trump defends firing of intel watchdog, calling him a 'disgrace' By Morgan Chalfant   President Trump on Saturday defended his decision to fire Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG) Michael Atkinson and called him a “disgrace” to inspectors general. Read the full story here     Burr says intelligence watchdog should be 'independent' after inspector general firing By Tal Axelrod   Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) said the intelligence community inspector general (ICIG) should be allowed to work free of any “pressure” after President Trump fired its top watchdog in what critics say was an act of political retaliation. Read the full story here     Can the president declare martial law in response to coronavirus? By Joseph Nunn   OPINION | Recently, a rumor that President Trump would impose martial law in response to the COVID-19 pandemic went viral. The story gained enough traction that the National Security Council stepped in to reassure the public it was fake. But Americans, used to dystopian films featuring government takeovers of quiet civilian life, still wonder: Could it happen here? Read the full story here     How deadly is the coronavirus? By Lisa Boothe   OPINION | How deadly is the coronavirus? It is a simple but vital question that we don’t know the answer to right now. With American lives and livelihoods on the line, we need a science-based baseline from which to make public policy decisions. Hopefully those answers come sooner than later as the White House looks to do random sampling, something I recently reported. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: US braces for more virus deaths; Europe hopes crisis peaking By Jennifer Peltz and Ken Moritsugu   The U.S. warned of many more coronavirus deaths in the days ahead as the global pandemic muted traditional observances from family grave-cleaning ceremonies in China to Palm Sunday for many Christians. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: US sees virus peak in some cities as global toll climbs By Andrew Restuccia, Melissa Korn and Katie Honan   Confirmed coronavirus cases shot past 1.2 million globally, as the U.S. braced for the most challenging days ahead for many of its hardest-hit cities, including New York, Detroit and New Orleans. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Denial, dysfunction, delays: Tracing Trump administration’s failures over first 70 days of the virus fight By Yasmeen Abutaleb, Josh Dawsey, Ellen Nakashima and Greg Miller   It may never be known how many thousands of deaths, or millions of infections, might have been prevented with a response that was more coherent, urgent and effective. But even now, there are many indications that the administration’s handling of the crisis had potentially devastating consequences. Read the full story here     Reuters: Why US hospitals see promise in plasma from new coronavirus patients By Deena Beasley   U.S. hospitals desperate to help very sick patients with COVID-19, the highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus, are trying a treatment first used in the 1890s that relies on blood plasma donated by recovered patients. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Can you lead in a pandemic without picking sides? Greg Abbott is trying By Elaina Plott   The Texas governor hasn’t defied President Trump, like some of his fellow Republican governors have. He also hasn’t ignored public health recommendations. He’s aiming for crisis management that doesn’t rock the boat. 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.