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Coronavirus spikes may not mean another shutdown: |
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© Getty Images Via The Hill’s Nathaniel Weixel, “The coronavirus is spiking across more than a dozen states, but many governors are signaling they have no interest in bringing back restrictive stay-at-home orders almost regardless of what happens.” https://bit.ly/2B3OLCM What health experts are saying: “Public health experts say there are less drastic measures to take than reimposing lockdowns, but as the virus rages, they warn time may be running short.” |
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| THE LIST OF 14 STATES AND PUERTO RICO WHERE CORONAVIRUS CASES ARE INCREASING: |
| Via The Washington Post: https://wapo.st/2zojhH4 |
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| It’s Friday! 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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Another round of stimulus checks for the table!: |
| Via The Wall Street Journal’s Kate Davidson and Richard Rubin, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the Trump administration is considering another round of stimulus checks to Americans amid the economic downturn from the coronavirus pandemic. https://on.wsj.com/3cVT7t5 Mnuchin told reporters: “It’s something that we’re very seriously considering.” On whether the U.S. will shut down again: “ ‘Could there be some rare, extreme scenario that occurs that, based upon medical advice, the president does’ close down the economy, [Mnuchin] said. ‘I think that’s extremely unlikely.’ ” What we know: https://on.wsj.com/3cVT7t5 |
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| POSSIBLE STIMULUS PROPOSALS: |
| Via Fox Business Network: https://fxn.ws/2MUn1mZ |
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| WHERE THINGS STAND: |
| Coronavirus cases in the U.S.: 2,027,521 Deaths in the U.S.: 113,899 Breakdown of the numbers: https://cnn.it/2UAgW3y For context: This time last week, 1,875,402 Americans had tested positive for the coronavirus and 108,278 had died. https://bit.ly/2Yx2rOM |
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A special session of Minnesota lawmakers: |
| Via The New York Times, “Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota will convene a special legislative session on Friday to consider bills aimed at overhauling failures of policing and addressing economic inequality.” https://nyti.ms/2XSTZKF |
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| WHAT THEY WILL BE DISCUSSING: |
| Via KSTP: https://bit.ly/3dVONLP Op-ed: https://bit.ly/30BcXHC |
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The Trump campaign chose a controversial date: |
| President Trump is holding his first campaign rally in three months on June 19 in Tulsa, Oka. Timing: June 19 is Juneteenth, an annual holiday marking the end of slavery. Trump said it was not on purpose: Trump was asked by Fox News’s Harris Faulkner if the date was chosen on purpose. “No, but I know exactly what you’re going to say,” Trump said. Trump continued: “Think about it as a celebration. They’re always a celebration. In the history of politics, I think I can say there’s never been any group or any person that’s had rallies like I do.” https://bit.ly/2BY11Fr Watch the clip around the 6-minute mark: https://bit.ly/30ENrRF |
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| HOW TRUMP’S TULSA CAMPAIGN RALLY DECISION SPARKS NEW CONTROVERSY: |
| Via The Hill’s Niall Stanage: https://bit.ly/2MQv8Rr |
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| 57 years ago yesterday: |
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Starbucks will allow it: |
| Starbucks will now allow employees to wear clothing that supports the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, reversing its decision from earlier this week. https://bit.ly/2AZFE6c Starbucks said in a statement: "We see you. We hear you. Black Lives Matter. That is a fact and will never change.” Keep in mind: Starbucks had faced backlash over the initial decision to ban BLM clothing because it "advocated a political, religious or personal issue." Read the full statement from Starbucks: https://bit.ly/2XX0KLz |
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Good reference, senator: |
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© Twitter Watch: https://bit.ly/3cXx4SS |
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This Twitter thread is pretty entertaining: |
| It has more than 50k likes since yesterday. 
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| The House and Senate are out. President Trump is at his Bedminster golf club in New Jersey. Vice President Pence is in Pennsylvania today. President Trump has no public events on his schedule. 9:30 a.m. EDT: Vice President Pence left for Pittsburgh. 12:45 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence has lunch at a local restaurant in Springdale, Pa. 2:50 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence tours Oberg Industries in Sarver, Pa. 6:35 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence lands in Washington, D.C. 3 p.m. EDT Monday: The Senate meets. The Senate’s full schedule on Monday: https://bit.ly/3fa5eEq |
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| 11:30 a.m. EDT: Vice President Pence participated in a listening session with faith and community leaders. Livestream: https://bit.ly/2UEtiY7 3:10 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence delivers remarks at Oberg Industries. Livestream: https://bit.ly/2UEtoPt Sunday morning: Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and former Defense Secretary Robert Gates will appear on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” 9 p.m. EDT Sunday: CNN is holding a town hall, “Mayors Who Matter,” on race and COVID-19. |
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| NOW FOR THE FUN STUFF...: | |
| Today is National Peanut Butter Cookie Day and International Falafel Day. And for weekend planning purposes, tomorrow is National Cupcake Lovers’ Day and Sunday is National Strawberry Shortcake Day. |
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Sorry, everyone. This has been fun. I’m out of here. Off to cover the NBA: |
| Via The Daily Beast’s Robert Silverman, “The NBA might lock reporters inside its Disney ‘bubble’ for 3.5 months: According to an NBA beat writers association memo obtained by The Daily Beast, reporters who want to cover the resumed season would have to lock down in Orlando for months on end.” https://bit.ly/3fiXgJg |
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Wanna see professional hockey players cook?: |
| Via Forbes’s Carol Schram, the National Hockey League launched a cooking show called “Skates & Plates.” “In Episode 1 … center Nick Bonino of the Nashville Predators pairs up with celebrity chef Ludo Lefebvre to learn how to prepare Steak Diane and pommes frites, a classic French dish served at Lefebvre’s Los Angeles restaurant, Petit Trois.” https://bit.ly/2UDBQ1w Watch the first episode: https://bit.ly/3hkobGg |
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| And to get your weekend off on the right foot, here’s a puppy who just wants to help: https://bit.ly/3feLzDl |
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