**Gov. Cuomo Slashes Medicaid as New York Struggles to Get Handle on COVID-19 Cases**
*by _pitter_patter (<https://redd.it/fw6jh9>)*
https://www.democracynow.org/2020/4/6/headlines/gov_cuomo_slashes_medicaid_as_new_york_struggles_to_get_handle_on_covid_19_cases

**Private equity angles for piece of stimulus windfall**
*by TJ_SP (<https://redd.it/fw6neq>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/private-equity-angles-for-piece-of-stimulus-windfall/2020/04/06/ff814bd2-745a-11ea-85cb-8670579b863d_story.html

**Joe Biden Would Beat Donald Trump in Key Swing State of Florida, New Poll Shows**
*by Crawl-Walk-Run (<https://redd.it/fw6oew>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-would-beat-donald-trump-key-swing-state-florida-new-poll-shows-1496419

**Should Donald Trump listen to Dr. Anthony Fauci -- or his trade adviser?**
*by lotta_love (<https://redd.it/fw6ood>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/06/politics/anthony-fauci-peter-navarro-coronavirus-donald-trump/index.html

**Trump touts hydroxychloroquine as a cure for Covid-19. Don't believe the hype**
*by Shilalasar (<https://redd.it/fw6ouh>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/apr/06/coronavirus-cure-fact-check-hydroxychloroquine-trump

**The View host claims 'people are dying' from information disseminated at Trump press conferences**
*by doctorstyles (<https://redd.it/fw6pp7>)*
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/the-view-host-claims-people-are-dying-from-information-disseminated-at-trump-press-conferences

**Biden spoke with Trump about coronavirus response**
*by zukusenryuuu (<https://redd.it/fw6pye>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/491422-biden-spoke-with-trump-about-coronavirus-response?__twitter_impression=true&__twitter_impression=true&__twitter_impression=true&__twitter_impression=true

**Wisconsin Justice says election should proceed**
*by Niehaus (<https://redd.it/fw6rt0>)*
https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/The-Latest-Wisconsin-election-preparation-15181664.php

**Kansas Gov. Kelly says federal response to COVID-19 is forcing states into ‘bidding war’**
*by oreadical (<https://redd.it/fw6tyj>)*
https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2020/apr/06/kansas-gov-kelly-says-federal-response-to-covid-19-is-forcing-states-into-bidding-war/

**Trump’s and Fox News’s downplaying of the coronavirus wasn’t on par with other media, no matter what you read**
*by 66fenderjazz (<https://redd.it/fw6u4v>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/06/trumps-fox-newss-downplaying-coronavirus-wasnt-par-with-other-media-no-matter-what-you-read/?itid=sf_politics

**Cuomo extends NY 'on pause’ order through end of April**
*by masifrank (<https://redd.it/fw6uwu>)*
https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-cuomo-briefing-20200406-ia4xvyx7dnc27beyocqqpetqta-story.html

**British Prime Minister taken into intensive care**
*by ilivedownyourroad (<https://redd.it/fw6v3k>)*
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-5217850

**'His Achilles' heel': Coronavirus crisis highlights Trump's lack of health care plan**
*by zukusenryuuu (<https://redd.it/fw6v9l>)*
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/his-achilles-heel-coronavirus-crisis-highlights-trump-s-lack-health-n1176496

**Trump, Biden speak by phone amid coronavirus**
*by boghopper2000 (<https://redd.it/fw6vf9>)*
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-biden-speak-over-the-phone

**What Would a Second Trump Term Do to the Federal Bureaucracy? | An EPA stocked with climate change deniers. A surgeon general sympathetic to anti-vaxxers. It could get grim.**
*by system_exposure (<https://redd.it/fw6vg0>)*
https://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/april-may-june-2020/what-would-a-second-trump-term-do-to-the-federal-bureaucracy/

**Joe Biden leads Florida poll as coronavirus concerns knock President Donald Trump’s approval rating**
*by animositisomina35 (<https://redd.it/fw6wo6>)*
https://www.masslive.com/coronavirus/2020/04/joe-biden-leads-florida-poll-as-coronavirus-concerns-knock-president-donald-trumps-approval-rating.html

**The FCC will not investigate President Trump over alleged misinformation**
*by EarthWarping (<https://redd.it/fw6x25>)*
https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/6/21209818/fcc-misinformation-trump-coronavirus-free-speech-covid19

**Pelosi full steam ahead on crafting 4th coronavirus relief package**
*by zukusenryuuu (<https://redd.it/fw6xmh>)*
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pelosi-full-steam-ahead-crafting-4th-coronavirus-relief/story?id=69997596

**Congress flummoxed by firing of top intel watchdog**
*by greenielove (<https://redd.it/fw6y74>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/06/michael-atkinson-inspector-general-senate-hearing-168121

**Trump sees limits of presidency in avoiding blame for virus**
*by zukusenryuuu (<https://redd.it/fw6yyp>)*
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/trump-sees-limits-presidency-avoiding-blame-virus-69991893

**British Prime Minister moved to intensive care**
*by ilivedownyourroad (<https://redd.it/fw6z31>)*
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-52178501

**Biden and Trump speak by phone about coronavirus response**
*by Jooey_K (<https://redd.it/fw6zf7>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/06/politics/biden-trump-call/index.html

**Susan Collins: Firing of intelligence community watchdog 'not warranted'**
*by funk_addict (<https://redd.it/fw6zkw>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/491406-susan-collins-firing-of-intelligence-community-watchdog-not-warranted?fbclid=IwAR2hdaB89ukU0HdJO2yB7ndA5n9QI0JrUoqP5Yzc7GLTLHVIiNijD6D3oNY

**Judge slams Tekashi69 pal who partied after release from jail due to coronavirus**
*by masifrank (<https://redd.it/fw72td>)*
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-tekashi-kooda-b-coronavirus-20200406-j6pqlsgbc5dddj6nm3kc7l2rte-story.html

**With Economy 'Overlord' Mnuchin Controlling Bailout Funds, Green Group Demands to Know What 'Climate-Killing Companies' Are Seeking Government Cash - Mnuchin "can pick winners and losers as he sees fit, even if it destroys our climate. That's terrifying."**
*by iyoiiiu (<https://redd.it/fw75a3>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/04/06/economy-overlord-mnuchin-controlling-bailout-funds-green-group-demands-know-what

**Coronavirus: Over 80,000 medical workers apply to help run pop-up facilities in California, governor says**
*by dingo8yobb (<https://redd.it/fw75k4>)*
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-california-medical-workers-volunteer-health-corps-services-covid-facilities-site-a9451241.html

**Janet Yellen says second-quarter GDP could decline by 30% and unemployment is already at 12%-13%**
*by mepper (<https://redd.it/fw75mb>)*
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/06/janet-yellen-says-second-quarter-gdp-could-decline-by-30percent-and-unemployment-is-already-at-12percent-13percent.html

**How FEMA Missed the Chance to be Better Prepared for the Coronavirus Pandemic**
*by TastefulThiccness (<https://redd.it/fw75y0>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/how-fema-missed-chance-better-prepared-coronavirus-pandemic-1496386

**Dow pops over 1,600 points on coronavirus slowdown, new stimulus hopes**
*by tricknhat (<https://redd.it/fw775m>)*
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/us-stocks-april-6-2020

**Federal judge partially blocks Oklahoma abortion ban**
*by greenielove (<https://redd.it/fw77bq>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/491391-federal-judge-blocks-oklahoma-abortion-ban

**Wisconsin governor orders stop to in-person voting on eve of election**
*by dvaunr (<https://redd.it/fw78ls>)*
https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/04/06/wisconsin-governor-orders-stop-to-in-person-voting-on-eve-of-election-168527

**Maine Sen. Susan Collins reelection odds dip to 'toss-up'**
*by blurmageddon (<https://redd.it/fw78rz>)*
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/2/maine-sen-susan-collins-reelection-odds-dip-toss-/

**Coronavirus: Spain to become first country in Europe to roll out a universal basic income**
*by barrettkyle (<https://redd.it/fw79f8>)*
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/coronavirus-spain-universal-basic-income-europe-a9449336.html

**Trump calls MBS his ‘friend’ — 18 months to the day after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder**
*by bearseascape (<https://redd.it/fw7a72>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/trump-calls-mbs-his-friend--18-months-to-the-day-after-jamal-khashoggis-murder/2020/04/05/44f276c0-75e9-11ea-87da-77a8136c1a6d_story.html?itid=sf_opinions

**UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in ICU with coronavirus**
*by masifrank (<https://redd.it/fw7asg>)*
https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-boris-johnson-icu-hospital-20200406-wapxuaibazhezjvxv33yrtn4iy-story.html

**CDC: Hydroxychloroquine // Trump is right about this Drug**
*by Cadavage (<https://redd.it/fw7auh>)*
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/therapeutic-options.html

**43% of small businesses say they’ll be forced to close permanently if they don’t get help soon, survey says**
*by barrettkyle (<https://redd.it/fw7bc8>)*
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/43-of-small-businesses-say-theyll-be-forced-to-close-permanently-if-they-dont-get-help-soon-survey-says-2020-04-03

**Elizabeth Warren has a plan for this, too**
*by alt213 (<https://redd.it/fw7bet>)*
https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/policy-and-politics/2020/4/6/21207338/elizabeth-warren-coronavirus-covid-19-recession-depression-presidency-trump?__twitter_impression=true

**yes, AOC really tried to make coronavirus about environmental racism and reparations**
*by Je-De-Tre-Kwon (<https://redd.it/fw7bhr>)*
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/yes-aoc-really-tried-to-make-coronavirus-about-environmental-racism-and-reparations

**Doctors embrace drug touted by Trump for COVID-19, without hard evidence it works**
*by Canuknucklehead (<https://redd.it/fw7cjg>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa-hydroxychloroquin/update-1-doctors-embrace-drug-touted-by-trump-for-covid-19-without-hard-evidence-it-works-idUSL4N2BU3R1

**Protester arrested at N.Y.C. COVID-19 field hospital run by anti-gay evangelist.**
*by SomeFatNerdInSeattle (<https://redd.it/fw7f5s>)*
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1177546