Tipsheet: Where Biden, Trump stand in key swing states

View in your browser     Where Biden, Trump stand in key swing states BY JONATHAN EASLEY   Former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Trump in national polling but the race is closer in the key battleground states that will determine who wins the White House. Here’s a look at where the race stands in six swing states that will have an outsized impact on the November election. Read the full story here     The Hill interview: Fauci on why a vaccine by end of year is 'aspirational' BY REID WILSON The nation's top infectious disease expert said Friday that an aggressive investment into the development and production of a vaccine against the coronavirus might make it possible to distribute millions of doses as the year comes to a close. Read the full story here     Trump demands governors allow churches to open BY JESSIE HELLMANN   President Trump on Friday ordered governors to allow houses of worship to open immediately, declaring them “essential” to American life during COVID-19.  Read the full story here     McEnany clashes with reporters at combative presser BY BRETT SAMUELS   White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Friday suggested reporters want to see houses of worship remain closed as she declined to offer specifics on what authority President Trump has to override governors to reopen those facilities. Read the full story here       Michigan governor extends stay-at-home order through June 12 BY TAL AXELROD   Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) extended her state’s stay-at-home order through June 12 as the Great Lakes State continues to grapple with its coronavirus outbreak.  Read the full story here     Biden regrets remarks about black support: 'I shouldn't have been such a wise guy' BY JONATHAN EASLEY   Former Vice President Joe Biden said Friday that he regrets telling radio host Charlamagne Tha God earlier in the day that if you support President Trump “then you ain’t black.” Read the full story here     Trump lashes out at Fox News after poll shows him trailing Biden BY BRETT SAMUELS   President Trump on Friday lashed out at Fox News after the network released a poll that showed him trailing presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden by 8 points nationally. Read the full story here     FBI director Wray orders internal review of Flynn case BY OLIVIA BEAVERS   FBI Director Christopher Wray on Friday ordered an internal review into the investigation of former national security adviser Michael Flynn amid rising GOP pressure on the FBI chief to examine the circumstances of the case. Read the full story here     Unemployment rate exceeded 20 percent in three states last month BY NIV ELIS   The jobless rate exceeded 20 percent in Hawaii, Michigan and Nevada last month, when 43 states hit record-high unemployment because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Labor Department figures released Friday. Read the full story here     Hertz files for bankruptcy amid drop in demand BY TAL AXELROD   Hertz filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid rising debt and a sharp drop in demand for rental cars during the coronavirus pandemic. Read the full story here     Lies, damned lies and the truth about Joe Biden BY LIZ PEEK   OPINION | Democrats want the 2020 campaign to be a referendum on President Trump. Fine, but if this is to be a contest of characters, it is only appropriate that Joe Biden’s history of fabrication and deceit – often intended to bolster his intellectual credentials – also be fair game. Read the full story here     Congress must fill the leadership void BY WILL MARSHALL   OPINION | It will take hard work and hard thinking to get all Americans working again. The president, fixated on conspiracy theories, is otherwise occupied, so the leadership will have to come from Congress. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Virus cases drop to zero in China but surge in Latin America BY YURI KAGEYAMA The coronavirus pandemic continued to drop in much of Asia on Saturday even as the outbreak surged in Latin America, as the world grappled with balancing the urge to restart economies with fears about health risks. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Coronavirus hits New Orleans black community harder than Katrina BY DAVID BENOIT More Louisianians are on unemployment rolls and more have died than when Hurricane Katrina hit 15 years ago. And as with that catastrophe, black residents are bearing disproportionate medical and financial impacts. Read the full story here     The New York Times: As death toll nears 100,000, some in White House question the math By NOAH WEILAND, MAGGIE HABERMAN AND ABBY GOODNOUGH President Trump, eager to reopen the economy, has begun questioning the official coronavirus death toll, suggesting the numbers, which have hobbled his approval ratings and harmed his re-election prospects, are inflated. Read the full story here     Reuters: US accuses China of blocking US flights, demands action BY DAVID SHEPARDSON The U.S. government late on Friday accused the Chinese government of making it impossible for U.S. airlines to resume service to China and ordered four Chinese air carriers to file flight schedules with the U.S. government. Read the full story here     Washington Post: Trump administration discussed conducting first US nuclear test in decades BY JOHN HUDSON AND PAUL SONNE   The Trump administration has discussed whether to conduct the first U.S. nuclear test explosion since 1992 in a move that would have far-reaching consequences for relations with other nuclear powers and reverse a decades-long moratorium on such actions, said a senior administration official and two former officials familiar with the deliberations. 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.

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