Tipsheet: Trump sides with religious leaders in fight against governors

View in your browser     Trump sides with religious leaders in fight against governors By Jessie Hellmann and Julia Manchester   Tensions between religious leaders and governors over coronavirus restrictions surged to a new level this week when President Trump unexpectedly demanded immediate action from state leaders. Many states have started allowing various businesses to open their doors to customers, but they’re requiring churches and other places of worship to keep theirs closed. Read the full story here     Washington state bishops respond to Trump's push to reopen churches: 'We will wait' By Kaelan Deese   Bishops from the Washington State Catholic Conference responded to President Trump's calls for state governors to reopen churches, saying, "We will wait." Read the full story here     Trump escalates fight against mail-in voting By Brett Samuels   President Trump this week ratcheted up his attacks on mail-in voting as more states move to increase absentee ballot access due to coronavirus uncertainties. Read the full story here     COVID-19 makes Trump's work with black Americans that much harder By Morgan Chalfant   President Trump, who stepped up his effort to target black voters earlier this year by focusing on criminal justice reform and the record-low unemployment rate, has been forced to shift in recent weeks as the novel coronavirus has disproportionately affected communities of color. Read the full story here       Trump campaign to unleash $1M on digital ads hitting Biden over 'you ain't black' comment By Tal Axelrod   President Trump’s reelection campaign is launching a $1 million digital ad buy underscoring former Vice President Joe Biden’s remarks that that African-American voters “ain’t black” if they are mulling backing the president. Read the full story here     Trump, GOP go all-in on anti-China strategy By Scott Wong   Republicans are amplifying President Trump's anti-China rhetoric on Capitol Hill and in campaign ads across the country as the White House seeks to blame Beijing for a pandemic that has devastated the U.S. economy and killed almost 100,000 people in the U.S. Read the full story here     House Republicans voice optimism on winning back the House following special election victories By Juliegrace Brufke   Coming on the heels of two special election wins, House Republicans are feeling a new sense of optimism about their odds of taking back control of the lower chamber, with National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) Chairman Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) saying he feels the House is more than just in play. Read the full story here     Trump slams Sessions: 'You had no courage & ruined many lives' By Marina Pitofsky   President Trump lashed out at former Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Twitter Saturday evening, accusing the GOP Alabama Senate candidate of 'ruining lives' when he decided to recuse himself from the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Russia probe. Read the full story here     US enters risky new phase of coronavirus fight By Peter Sullivan   Reopening is entering a risky new phase as some states open up even as coronavirus cases continue to rise. Read the full story here     Remdesivir alone not enough to treat COVID-19, study says By J. Edward Moreno   A preliminary study of the antiviral drug remdesivir found that the use of it alone does not cure patients who are experiencing severe symptoms of COVID-19. Read the full story here     More COVID-19 research needed to guide decision making for reopening US schools By Anita Cicero and Tara Kirk Sell   OPINION | As two working mothers, we each have children who, prior to COVID-19, were attending in-person school. The kids are now at home, like we all are, and hoping that schools will actually be able to reopen in the fall. The social distancing fatigue felt across America is matched, if not surpassed, by remote learning fatigue and impatience to return kids to classrooms. This is understandable. Read the full story here     COVID-19, debt and the Constitution By Prasad Krishnamurthy   OPINION | Despite recent efforts to reopen, state economies are sinking under the combined weight of COVID-19 and state-mandated economic suppression. With no income to pay the bills, businesses and workers will soon be submerged in debt. States thus owe it to their residents to enact debt-relief legislation that provides affected borrowers with payment deferral and the opportunity to refinance missed payments. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Coronavirus cases rise as US marks holiday weekend By Ben Chapman and Talal Ansari   More than five million people have been infected world-wide, with over 1.6 million of those cases in the U.S. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: The pandemic has already altered how tens of millions of Americans can cast their ballots this year By Elise Viebeck   A largely bipartisan wave of changes to voting rules in nearly 30 states has been hit by political turbulence as President Trump ramps up his attacks on voting by mail. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Elizabeth Warren to hold big-dollar fund-raiser for Joe Biden By Reid J. Epstein    Ms. Warren, in the mix for the Democratic vice-presidential nomination, had made opposition to fund-raising events with big donors a central part of her own presidential bid. Read the full story here     CNN: Biden adopts signature tactics from former primary rivals as he prepares for general election against Trump By Arlette Saenz and Eric Bradner   Joe Biden is adopting some of his former Democratic presidential primary rivals' best-known tactics as he seeks to bridge the party's gaps headed into his general election match-up against President Donald Trump. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Wuhan lab head calls virus leak claims ‘pure fabrication’ By David Crary, Amy Forliti and Geir Moulson   Claims promoted by the Trump administration that the global coronavirus pandemic originated at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in the central Chinese city are a “pure fabrication,” the institute’s director said. 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