The Senate passes the largest economic relief bill in history, Trump spreads the deadly lie that letting the virus run wild will boost the economy, and the daily White House briefings get record cable ratings. Then Governor Gretchen Whitmer talks to Dan about Michigan’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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We Have a Deal

Politico : Massive coronavirus rescue package hits last-minute snag in

NYT : Republican opposition to jobless aid delays final action on $2 trillion stimulus plan

CNBC : Bernie Sanders threatens to hold up coronavirus bill after 4 GOP senators push to cut unemployment aid

Vox : The Senate has struck a $2 trillion deal on the coronavirus stimulus. Here’s what’s in it.

NYT : 5 Key Things in the $2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus Package

Politico : Negotiators strike deal on massive coronavirus rescue package

WaPo : Senate to vote Wednesday on $2 trillion coronavirus bill after landmark agreement with White House

NYT : Congress and White House Strike Deal for $2 Trillion Stimulus

NYT : Fine Print of Stimulus Bill Contains Special Deals for Industries

CNN : Stimulus deal bars Trump’s businesses from Treasury Department loans

ABC News : Sen. Chuck Schumer celebrates gains in $2T stimulus deal, says Democrats ‘improved it’

Slate : The New Stimulus Bill Gives Unemployed Workers an Extra $600 per Week. That’s Huge.

NYT : The Oversight Playbook From 2008 Returns as Bailout Swells

Vox : 5 policy disagreements holding up the Senate coronavirus stimulus

CNN : Schumer says it’s unknown if stimulus deal is enough to offset the economic damage of coronavirus

Bloomberg : Democrats Told to Expect Two More Virus Bills

NYT : A $2 Trillion Lifeline Will Help, but More May Be Needed

HuffPo : Democrats Are Handing Donald Trump The Keys To The Country

Politico : ‘Have We Learned Nothing?’ The Dems’ Christmas-tree bailout pitch isn’t going anywhere, but tells us a lot about what we might be headed for.

The Hill : Senate eyes quick exit after vote on coronavirus stimulus package

FiveThirtyEight : Stimulus Checks Aren’t A Bad Idea, But They’re Not

Roll Call : Coronavirus response includes $400 million in election assistance. Will it be enough?

The Hill : Senate includes $400M for mail-in voting in coronavirus spending deal

WaPo : The Cybersecurity 202: Democrats see coronavirus stimulus as last, best chance for vote-by-mail push

Axios : Pelosi unveils $2.5 trillion counterproposal to GOP coronavirus stimulus

NPR : As Coronavirus Delays Primary Season, States Weigh Expanding Absentee Voting

AJC : Georgia to mail absentee ballot request forms to all active voters

New York Magazine : Can America Vote by Mail in November?

Daily Kos : Coronavirus could heavily disrupt election processes. States should prepare by adopting vote-by-mail

Give Me GDP, Or Give Me Death

NYT : Trump Wants U.S. ‘Opened Up’ by Easter, Despite Health Officials’ Warnings

Politico : ‘I’d love to have it open by Easter’: Trump says he wants to restart economy by mid-April

WSJ : Trump Hopes to Have U.S. Reopened by Easter, Despite Health Experts’ Warnings

The New Yorker : Trump’s Reckless Rush to Reopen

NYT : Shutdown Spotlights Economic Cost of Saving Lives

WSJ : As Economic Toll Mounts, Nation Ponders Trade-Offs

Vox : Why Trump’s goal to end social distancing by Easter is so dangerous

Politico : Health officials want Trump to ‘double down, not lighten up’ restrictions

NYT : Trump Considers Reopening Economy, Over Health Experts’ Objections

WaPo : ‘I would rather die than kill the country’: The conservative chorus pushing Trump to end social distancing

Bloomberg : Trump Huddles With Wall Street Investors on Reopening Economy

WaPo : Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick comes under fire for saying seniors should ‘take a chance’ on their own lives for sake of grandchildren during coronavirus crisis

The Atlantic : Trump Is on a Collision Course

Al Jazeera : Trump considers reopening US economy despite coronavirus spread

Reuters : Trump suggests he may scale back closures soon despite worsening coronavirus outbreak

WaPo : Trump needs governors to reopen the economy. Even Republican ones aren’t on board.

Mother Jones : Fed Up With Social Distancing, Trump Goes Back to Likening Coronavirus to the Flu

MarketWatch : Governors reject Trump’s timeline to reopen economy; ‘Job one has to be save lives,’ Cuomo says

Reuters : Explainer: Trump has little power to restart U.S. economy

WaPo : Trump says he may soon push businesses to reopen, defying the advice of coronavirus experts

CNN : Trump predicts ‘this is going to be bad’ but vows to reopen America

CNN : A restless Trump wants to end the country’s isolation — and his own

Politico : Trump bets that voters are as impatient as he is

Vox : Trump is ignoring his top health advisers over 2020 election

Trump’s Political Standing