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New show idea — ‘The masked governor’: |
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© Getty Images New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) rang the opening bell this morning at the New York Stock Exchange which opened for the first time in more than two months. https://bit.ly/3bYFcC0 The markets opened with a surge of optimism: “The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 600 points, or 2.4 percent, while the S&P 500 rose 63 points, or 2 percent, rising above 3,000 for the first time since the early days of the pandemic.” When the trading floor closed: March 23. |
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| It’s Tuesday. I’m Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what’s coming up. Send comments, story ideas and events for our radar to cmartel@thehill.com — and follow along on Twitter @CateMartel and Facebook. Did someone forward this to you? Want your own copy? Sign up here to receive The Hill's 12:30 Report in your inbox daily: http://bit.ly/2kjMNnn |
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| Coronavirus cases in the U.S.: 1,665,852 Deaths in the U.S.: 98,294 Breakdown of the numbers: https://cnn.it/2UAgW3y For context: This time last week, 1,510,988 people in the U.S. had tested positive for the coronavirus and 90,432 had died. https://bit.ly/36y2ayY 
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| TIMING IN WASHINGTON, D.C.: |
| Via The Washington Post’s Robert McCartney, officials say the Washington, D.C., area will have adequate testing and tracing equipment by July. https://wapo.st/3d7qdqW |
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This gives me the chills: |
| “Entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to launch two American astronauts to the International Space Station on Wednesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ending the U.S. space agency’s nine-year hiatus in human spaceflight.” https://reut.rs/2X0ywz4 What a stunning photo of the spacecraft: https://bit.ly/3c6U4hE What the crew’s capsule looks like: Here’s a tour of the spacecraft, via The Science Channel. Watch: https://bit.ly/3d4ZZFq 
© Twitter What to know about the two astronauts on the mission: Meet Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley. https://wapo.st/2MctZn7 |
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| WHEN THE LAUNCH IS EXPECTED: |
| Wednesday at 4:33 p.m. EDT from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. https://bit.ly/2LYjYcK |
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| HOW TO WATCH TOMORROW: |
| Here’s the NASA livestream: https://bit.ly/2X2PoFr |
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*Cue Salt-N-Pepa* — ‘Let’s talk about the econ-o-my. Let’s talk about you and me’: |
| Via The Hill’s Amie Parnes, former Vice President Joe Biden is planning to campaign with a risky economic argument against President Trump. https://bit.ly/2ywah2a The Biden campaign’s criticism of Trump: “They plan to argue that Trump handled the pandemic poorly, is mishandling the economy, and that their candidate is the better leader to shepherd the country to a recovery.” How Team Biden plans to do that: “Allies say [Biden] will lean on his record in 2009, when he was a part of the Obama administration handling the recovery from the last big recession.” The risk: “The economy was long seen as a Trump strength, and [Kenneth Baer, who served as a senior adviser in the Obama White House’s Office of Management and Budget] warned Democrats that an economic rebound could bolster the president again unless Biden is an effective messenger.” |
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| INTERESTING READ: |
| Via The New York Times’s Adam Nagourney, here’s what Biden and Trump could learn from Obama, McCain and 2008: https://nyti.ms/3eizOv5 |
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If not North Carolina, then where?: |
| “Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Tuesday that ‘a lot of states’ have offered to host the party's convention in August after President Trump threatened to move it from North Carolina.” https://bit.ly/2ZD8T93 In McDaniel’s words: “The president is right to say to the governor, you need to assure us before we lock in all these hotel rooms and we bring all of this revenue to your state that you’re going to let us have this convention,” McDaniel said. “There’s a lot of states that are calling the president right now saying, hey, why don’t you bring that revenue to our state.” |
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10 Senate seats most likely to flip: |
| Via The Hill’s Max Greenwood and Julia Manchester, “Five senators are staring down serious political danger ahead of the November elections ... Democrats are after four seats in particular – in Arizona, Colorado, Maine and North Carolina – while Republicans are largely playing defense, but see an easy pickup opportunity in Alabama. A handful of seats in states like Iowa, Montana and Michigan are also showing signs they may be in play.” https://bit.ly/2XuAmaz |
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| 10 SENATE SEATS THAT COULD FLIP: |
| Doug Jones (D-Ala.) Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) Susan Collins (R-Maine) Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) Kansas (Open) Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) Steve Daines (R-Mont.) Gary Peters (D-Mich.) Reasoning for each: https://bit.ly/2XuAmaz |
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Trying out that shiny, new, remote voting: |
| Via The Hill’s Jordain Carney and Juliegrace Brufke, “A revised surveillance bill will serve as an early test of the House’s new proxy voting system. The House is set to return to Washington on Wednesday for the first time since taking the historic step of allowing for members to vote remotely.” https://bit.ly/2XA95Dq When the Senate will return: On June 1. Coronavirus relief: “The House is set to take up legislation to change the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to give small businesses more time to spend loans. The legislation would change the window from the eight weeks established in Congress’s third coronavirus relief package to 24 weeks.” DeVos rule: “The House could potentially try to override Trump’s expected veto of a resolution rebuking a Department of Education rule that critics argue will hinder student loan borrowers' ability to seek loan forgiveness from predatory institutions, if they receive the veto message this week.” |
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Getting traction — oh … fun!: |
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© Twitter For example: “A sheriff’s deputy bangs on your door at 10pm and tells you there’s a rocket test that night between 3-4am. Now, this is a mile from your house. And every previous rocket has blown up.” https://bit.ly/2XlVCPx The full thread: https://bit.ly/2XmeAWo |
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| The House and Senate are out. President Trump and Vice President Pence are in Washington, D.C. 12:45 p.m. EDT: President Trump swears in the new director of national intelligence. Vice President Pence also attends. 1 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence leads a teleconference with governors. 3 p.m. EDT: President Trump meets with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. |
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| This morning: NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana held a press briefing ahead of tomorrow’s launch. Livestream: https://cs.pn/2ZH5shJ 2 p.m. EDT: White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany holds a press briefing. Livestream: https://bit.ly/2ZzCuQZ 4 p.m. EDT: President Trump delivers remarks on protecting seniors with diabetes. Livestream: https://bit.ly/2ZByNKn |
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| NOW FOR THE FUN STUFF...: | |
| Today is National Blueberry Cheesecake Day. |
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‘Friends’ fans, get excited!: |
| HBO Max is launching tomorrow. The fee: $14.99 per month Programming to expect: “HBO Max will include all the shows and movies on HBO, plus a selection of high-profile licensed content, like Friends, The Big Bang Theory, Rick & Morty and South Park.” Everything you need to know about the new streaming service: https://cnet.co/2ZBgSne |
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Skittles in black and white: |
| For Pride Month, Skittles is temporarily removing the rainbow coloring from its packaging. Why: “During PRIDE, only #OneRainbow matters,” Skittles tweeted. Photo: https://bit.ly/3gfmIk8 |
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| And because you made it this far, here’s a bird helping its hedgehog friend cross the road: https://bit.ly/2yxCjKH |
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