The Lead with Jake Tapper

Fauci, heads of CDC & FDA quarantining after virus exposure; Iowa governor in modified quarantine after possible exposure during White House visit; Pence, other officials refuse to quarantine after White House staffers test positive for virus; Source: Trump worried cases inside White House undercut his claims the virus is fading and it's safe to reopen; WH attempting contact tracing for VP aide wh...

Pres Trump confirms Pence's press secretary tested positive; 40+ states start reopening despite risk of fueling second wave; Jobless rate soars to 14.7%, worst since Great Depression; Majority if NYPD social distancing arrests were black New Yorkers; Manufacturer: Only enough Remdesivir for 200K patients worldwide; Doctor says it's not clear how govt will decide who gets Remdesivir; NIH Dir.: Abbo...

Valet to President Trump tests positive for coronavirus; Trump says he had "very little contact" with Covid-19 positive valet; AP Report: Trump said wearing a mask "sends the wrong message"; WH tests its staff, press corps for virus but downplays national testing; 40+ states move to reopen despite not meeting federal guidelines; WH adviser: April jobs report could show 20% unemployment; Luxury ret...

Cases spike in prisons, food plants & nursing homes; As more states reopen, avg. plane now carrying 23 passengers, up from 17 last week & 10 in early April; U.S. cases surpass 1.2 million, death toll tops 72,000; Trump claims virus will pass with or without a vaccine; Trump changes his mind on keeping coronavirus task force, now says it will continue "indefinitely"; Medical workers fighting COVID-...

Trump says Dr. Fauci can testify before Republican-led Senate panel, but not Dem-led House because it's a "set up"; Ousted vaccine director files whistleblower complaint alleging coronavirus warnings were ignored; WaPo: Kushner shadow task force hampered by inexperienced volunteers; Florida preparing for pandemic to collide with hurricane season; Cuomo: The faster we reopen, the more lives will be...

NYT: New internal Trump admin. document projects up to 200,000 cases and 3,000 deaths a day in June; Cuomo: virus decline not as fast as we'd hoped for; CA Gov Newsom: retail shops can begin to reopen on Friday; At least 42 states will be partially reopened by Sunday; Gilead CEO: Remdesivir could be ready this week; Remdesivir showing some promise as possible treatment; Trump: we think vaccine cou...

Gilead gets FDA approval for remdesivir to treat Covid-19; Top disease expert says 60-70% of U.S. will be infected and virus could be around for at least two years; Remdesivir authorized for emergency use by FDA; In first briefing, new WH Press Secy vows to "never lie"; WH: Trump deciding how to handle China's "slow-walking" of virus; Trump says he's seen proof virus started in a Chinese lab, cont...

Dr. Fauci on "significant" new findings: Remdesivir has a "clear cut" effect in diminshing coronavirus recovery time; NYT: FDA expected to issue emergency authorization for Remdesivir; VP Pence does not wear mask despite WH guidance; Meat plant workers to Trump: Employees aren't going to show up; Trump order forces meat processing plants to stay open; New models find crowding, population density m...

Dire new models show opening too early will kill thousands; Fauci: Coronavirus will come back, or never leave at all; Trump says he'll "have to check" if he was warned about virus in Jan, Feb briefings as Washington Post reported; WH testing plan puts most responsibility on states; Fauci: There has to be a " productive partnership" on testing among the Federal Government and the states; Fauci: Tes...

NY Gov Cuomo: 337 died in last 24 hours; death rate is "on the decline"; Birx: U.S. needs testing "breakthrough" to screen large numbers; Texas gov will lift stay-at-home order after it expires April 30th; White House cancels today's briefing, instead will allow small group of reporters to cover economic remarks; As part of twitter rant, Trump retweets claims rivals are inflating mortality rate to...

Trump falsely claims he didn't suggest looking into internal disinfectant as coronavirus treatment; Navy leaders recommend reinstating captain removed for sounding coronavirus alarm; FDA warns of serious side effects linked with hydroxychloroquine; Georgia Gov allows salons, tattoo parlors, bowling alleys to reopen today; Georgia, Oklahoma among states easing some restrictions today; Pence: corona...

GA, TX, CO & OH look to reopen some businesses, as top health experts caution against states rushing to reopen; 4.4 million new unemployment claims filed last week; NY Gov: Prelim tests show 13.9% of New Yorkers have antibodies; New coronavirus model: Georgia won't be able to safely reopen until at least June 22; Govs Assoc releases 10-step roadmap to reopening for states; First known U.S. death w...

Autopsies show first U.S. coronavirus deaths were weeks earlier than previously known; In GA, TX & IA, local officials fight governors' attempts to reopen businesses; Key model shows 12 states should wait longer to reopen; Doctor says he was removed from federal post after questioning drug Trump praised; South Carolina opening beaches & some stores; schools to stay close for rest of school year; H...

GA, SC, TN, CO scaling back restrictions even though they don't meet White House guidance on reopening; Some Georgia mayors outraged over Gov's decision to reopen; New study: outbreak may be 55-times larger in L.A. county; Dr. Sanjay Gupta gets his own antibody test; Trump falsely claims testing criticism is only from Dems; Trump tries to shore up his base amid criticism over his handling of coron...

Crowds of protesters demand faster reopening, even as officials warn it could cause a resurgence; Need for testing grows as U.S. death toll doubles in a week; Gov. Cuomo proposes hazard pay for frontline workers; S. Carolina to allow retail stores & some beaches to open; NY Gov: test results on hydroxychloroquine to be delivered to FDA and CDC today; Doctors find virus can impact the heart & brain...

Pres Trump says governors need to do more on testing; attacks Obama & Biden in twitter tirade; NY Gov asks Trump Admin to help with testing: "This is Mayhem"; Cuomo says Trump should stop watching TV and do his job after Trump attacks Cuomo on Twitter for complaining; Trump lashes out at states in battle over reopening country; Trump seemingly encourages protests against three Democratic governors...

Source: Trump tells governors "you will call the shots" when it comes to reopening states; Source: Trump tells governors May 1 goal was a "negotiation" with doctors Birx, Fauci; Sources: On call with Senators, Trump pushes back on demand for more testing before states reopen; NY, LA, DC extend stay-at-home orders until at least May 15; At least 70 types of antibody tests being sold without FDA app...

Study: people might be most infectious before showing symptoms; N.I.H. hopes to have vaccine for frontline workers by fall & rollout to public by spring of 2021; California reveals grim blueprint for life after reopening; Trump: some states may be ready to reopen before May 1st; IRS: last-minute order to add Trump's name to paper stimulus checks will not delay delivery; Source: small business loan...

Dr. Fauci: U.S. is "not there yet" in regard to reopening; NY Gov Cuomo says he'd ignore Trump's order to reopen economy if it endangered public health; Cuomo: Pres Trump "spoiling for a fight" over authority;States in Northeast, West Coast coordinating reopening of the economy separate from WH; Massive job losses continue despite flattening of curve; Harvard Scientists: U.S. may need social dista...

Gov Cuomo: "the worst is over" in NY if we continue to be smart; Northeast Govs working on coordinated plan to reopen economy; Massive pork plant closes after hundreds of workers get sick; Trump pushing to reopen parts of the country in May; Source: Trump has been "fretting about Fauci for a while"; Trump: it's my decision, not governors', when to reopen states; Partisan fighting threatens emergen...

Dr. Birx: encouraging signs but we haven't reached the peak; Dr. Fauci: Antibody tests coming "in a week or so"; Antibody testing could show exposure & recovery rate; Key to knowing who is able to return to work & when; Trump pushing to re-open U.S. as early as May, despite health officials' warnings; Today now unexpected to be peak of daily deaths; Kansas Gov sues GOP lawmakers to stop gatherings...

This Sunday predicted to be the peak of daily deaths in U.S.; Death toll from virus surges above 15,000; Rate of new cases in U.S. falling as deaths continue to rise; Dr. Fauci: Normal summer "can be in the cards"; New guidelines for DC grocery stores: shoppers to wear masks; Federal government blocked private labs from using coronavirus tests in late January; Sources: Trump to announce second cor...

Dr. Fauci: this is a "bad week for deaths"; Dr. Birx: Philly & DC could be new hot spots; closely watching outbreak in Houston; WaPo: SBA official accuses big banks of taking "free money" in 2008, turning back on small businesses now; Banks report $98b in loans committed to small businesses so far, $349b available; WH task force: there's over a million test kits sitting idle; CDC removes guidance...

CDC Director: U.S. death toll could be "much lower" than predicted 200,000 because most Americans staying home; WI residents waiting up to 3 hours to vote amid pandemic; In Michigan, Illinois and Louisiana rate of infection and death higher in African-Americans; Acting Navy Secretary submits resignation after calling ousted aircraft carrier captain "stupid"; As Trump downplayed coronavirus, Januar...

UK PM Boris Johnson moved to intensive care with coronavirus; Surgeon general: His week could be "Pearl Harbor moment"; More than 10,000 people have died from coronavirus in the U.S.; Trump trade adviser defends his disagreements with doctor Fauci: "I'm a social scientist"; Heated disagreement breaks out in situation room over drug Trump is pushing as coronavirus treatment; Big week for stimulus r...