FACT CHECK: Trump Doesn't Have The Authority To Order States To 'Reopen' The president claimed "total" authority, per unnamed constitutional provisions. Experts remind him he is not a king, and cite Articles I, II, III; the 10th Amendment; and the Founding Fathers. Brian Naylor
President Obama Expected To Endorse His Former Vice President Joe Biden Former President Barack Obama will officially endorse Joe Biden, his former vice president and the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, in a video to be released later today. Juana Summers
Obama Set To Officially Endorse Biden Former President Barack Obama, who had previously stayed out of the 2020 fray, will endorse his former vice president in a video to be released on Tuesday. Juana Summers
Gov. Pritzker On The Challanges Facing Illinois During COVID-19 Pandemic NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker about the president's claim that the federal government has the ultimate authority to determine when COVID-19 restrictions should be lifted.
COVID-19 Briefing: Trump Attacks Media, Says Only He Can Reopen Economy President Trump played a video which sounded like a campaign ad, and drew a battle line between the federal government and states over the authority to reopen the U.S. economy.
Who Will Advise Trump On 'Reopening' The U.S.? White House To Set New Pandemic Council President Trump said he would announce on Tuesday who would help him decide when to ease up on social distancing guidelines meant to mitigate the public health impact of coronavirus. Philip Ewing
Coronavirus Updates: Trump Claims Power Over Governors NPR political correspondents recap the battle between state governors and President Trump on lifting social distancing measures and effectively re-opening the United States for business. Ayesha Rascoe
What Happened Today: Trump Defends Actions, International Government Responses NPR White House and global health and development correspondents take listener questions about how the U.S. government, and governments around the world, are tackling the coronavirus. Ayesha Rascoe
Lobbyists Descend On Washington Seeking Coronavirus Relief Money Sheila Krumholz, the executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics, talked with All Things Considered about a new wave of lobbying for money in coronavirus relief measures. James Doubek
States Unite On Reopening Economies: 'Science — Not Politics — Will Guide' Decisions "Any plan to reopen society MUST be driven by data and experts," said Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York, which is forming a regional coalition of states. California will work with Oregon and Washington. Bill Chappell
