The White House weighs cutting back on Trump’s daily briefings, Republicans start to worry about November, and Joe Biden’s campaign adjusts to life in the midst of a pandemic. Then Senator Brian Schatz talks to Jon L. about the next economic relief bill and the Senate map in 2020.

Show notes

Trump Show in Trouble

• NBC News: White House considering scaling back Trump’s daily coronavirus briefings in coming weeks
• NYT: Trump’s Suggestion That Disinfectants Could Be Used to Treat Coronavirus Prompts Aggressive Pushback
• WaPo: Trump floats another bogus coronavirus cure — and his administration scrambles to stop people from injecting disinfectants
• Axios: Trump plans to cut daily coronavirus briefings
• NYT: Trump’s Scientists Push Back on His Claim That Virus May Not Return This Fall 
• AP: Despite warnings, Trump downplays threat of virus returning
• CNN: Trump disagrees with Fauci on US testing capacity
• The Hill: Trump says he disagrees with Fauci on testing capabilities
• NYT: Health Dept. Official Says Doubts on Hydroxychloroquine Led to His Ouster
• Politico: Ousted vaccine expert battles with Trump team over his abrupt dismissal
• Politico: White House weighing plan to replace Azar
• WSJ: White House in Talks to Replace Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar
• CBS News: West Point to bring back 1,000 cadets for graduation, Trump commencement address
• NYT: Trump Speech to Bring 1,000 West Point Cadets Back to Campus 
• FiveThirtyEight: How Popular Is Donald Trump?
• WaPo: 13 hours of Trump: The president fills briefings with attacks and boasts, but little empathy
• Politico: Trump grapples with a surprise threat: Too much Trump
• CNN: Trump’s approval rally has disappeared
• Axios: Focus group: Ohio swing voters want Trump to act more like a governor
• FiveThirtyEight: Americans Are Largely Unimpressed With Trump’s Handling Of The Coronavirus Pandemic
• AP: AP-NORC poll: Few Americans trust Trump’s info on pandemic 
• WaPo: Voters are turning against Trump because of his leadership in the pandemic
• Fox News: Fox News Poll: Biden tops Trump in Michigan, where Gov. Whitmer is more popular than president
• NYT: Nervous Republicans See Trump Sinking, and Taking Senate With Him
• Politico: Trump’s poor poll numbers trigger GOP alarms over November
• Politico: ‘It’s a sh– sandwich’: Republicans rage as Florida becomes a nightmare for Trump
• WaPo: Democrats see Senate suddenly within reach, boosted by Biden’s ascent
• WaPo: Which Senate seats are most likely to flip in November?
• Politico: Democrats’ momentum puts Senate majority in play
• The Hill: Democrats gain new momentum in fight for Senate majority

Biden 2020

• NYT: A Candidate in Isolation: Inside Joe Biden’s Cloistered Campaign
• WaPo: A year ago, Biden kicked off his campaign with pizza and handshakes. Now, it’s all Zoom calls and appearances from his basement.
• CNN: Biden’s invisible campaign is winning 
• Vox: Polls show Biden leading Trump in most battleground states
• The Hill: Biden allies fear Trump fundraising juggernaut
• WaPo: With rallies banned, Joe Biden welcomes voters to another kind of show
• ABC News: 1 year since launch, Joe Biden campaign faces familiar questions as it looks to general election
• NYT: Biden Will Fund-Raise With D.N.C. and His Appointee Will Lead the Committee 
• WaPo: Biden raised $46.7 million in March, his best fundraising month to date
• Politico: Biden wants a new stimulus ‘a hell of a lot bigger’ than $2 trillion
• HuffPo: Joe Biden Under Pressure From Progressives To Cut Out Larry Summers
• Bloomberg: Larry Summers Advising Biden Campaign on Economic Recovery
• Reuters: Biden campaign’s outside economic advisers include Larry Summers
• Politico: ‘There’s room for him to move’: Progressives press Biden on health care
• The Hill: Sanders outlines steps on health care for Biden 
• Medium: Follower Counts don’t Count