Coronavirus dominated Capitol Hill: Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky tested positive for coronavirus, the first senator to contract the disease while Senate Republicans say they are close to reaching a deal on a $2 trillion stimulus package. Nikole Killion reports. Source
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America’s most conservative colleges in 2020, ranked
Brigham Young, Notre Dame, Bob Jones — which university is No. 1? Source
America’s most liberal colleges in 2020, ranked
From small colleges to big-city universities, here are the schools that students rate as the furthest to the left. Source
Stocks drop after Senate fails to pass coronavirus aid
Wall Street is looking to Washington to act as economic activity collapses around the country. Source
Abortion in Ohio will continue, despite order to stop
At least five of the state’s six clinics say abortion is essential, time sensitive and there won’t be any interruption of services. Source
“We do not want to be diverse”: Why Hungary is paying its citizens to start families
A program in Hungary is offering cash to couples for having kids, but the reasoning for it echoes some of Europe’s darkest chapters. Jon Wertheim reports on the anti-immigrant motivation to “keep Hungary Hungarian.” Source
Drug that was tested for use against Ebola could treat COVID-19
“This is the fastest clinical trial that I’ve ever seen come to fruition in this amount of time,” says Dr. Angela Hewlett about the clinical trial of the antiviral drug remdesivir for use against COVID-19. Source
Trump approves major disaster declarations in N.Y. and Washington
The National Guard has been activated across New York, California, Washington state as the death toll rises from the coronavirus pandemic. Source
Minneapolis Fed chief: Small businesses need loans
Neel Kashkari ran the bailout program that helped pull the U.S. out of the Great Recession. Now he has advice as the coronavirus leads the U.S. into a new recession. Source
Congress to vote remotely amid coronavirus? Don’t count on it
Two House members and one senator have so far tested positive for coronavirus. Source