Pelosi And McConnell Decline White House Offer Of Coronavirus Tests For Capitol Hill Senators are scheduled to return to Washington on Monday, while lawmakers in the House are still not returning over coronavirus fears. James Doubek
White House Official: Trump Received Coronavirus Briefings In January President Trump twice received intelligence briefings on the coronavirus in January, a White House official tells NPR. The briefings were on Jan. 23 and Jan. 28. Ayesha Rascoe
Mitt Romney Proposes Hazard Pay Plan For Essential Workers Patriot Pay would offer employers a payroll tax credit to encourage temporary bonuses to essential workers — up to $12 an hour on top of their wages. Jason Slotkin
The Legal Fight Over Voting Rights During The Pandemic Is Getting Hotter A slew of lawsuits about mail-in voting have been filed in recent weeks. Some challenge efforts to make it easier to get absentee ballots; others call on states to do more to make voting accessible. Pam Fessler
Striking, fishing and freezing this week Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Crosscut's editor-at-large Knute Berger, The Stranger's digital editor Chase Burns, and Joni Balter - host of the Seattle Channel's Civic Cocktail. Sarah Leibovitz
FDA Gives Emergency Authorization For Some COVID-19 Patients To Use Remdesivir The authorization, announced by President Trump, comes days after preliminary results from a study of the drug showed it can help patients recover faster. Roberta Rampton
Senate Is Planning To Return To Session Despite Coronavirus Fears In Washington Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is planning to start a Senate session next week even though Washington, D.C., remains a coronavirus hotspot. The House is not returning to the capital yet. Kelsey Snell
Seattle's May Day rally heads to Olympia via car caravan Social distancing measures have forced immigrant and worker rights advocates to rethink this year’s May Day rallies. Seattle’s annual march to downtown is now a car caravan to Olympia. Esmy Jimenez
Pandemic Fuels Debate: Trump's America First Or U.S. Global Leadership President Trump rejects the notion that the U.S. should lead the global response in a crisis. This has upped the debate about whether the foreign policy strategy of American exceptionalism is dead. Greg Myre
New Information Emerges Around Biden Sexual Assault Allegation A former neighbor recalled to NPR that Tara Reade relayed the same detailed accusation against the then-senator many years ago. Many Democratic officials say they believe Biden did not assault Reade. Asma Khalid
