50 states reopen in some form, as only two states meet WH guidelineshttps://t.co/5s7huG8eMw pic.twitter.com/PufJeSaznc

— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) May 20, 2020

Opening up? via @cnn “In the last 24 hours, there have been 106,000 cases reported to WHO – the most in a single day since the outbreak began. Almost two-thirds of these cases were reported in just four countries: the United States, Russia, Brazil and India."

— Lulu Garcia-Navarro (@lourdesgnavarro) May 20, 2020

CDC official says Trump actions caused more people to diehttps://t.co/Fxn4ijA4e3

— Frida Ghitis (@FridaGhitis) May 20, 2020

Fauci suggests calling it "Operation Warp Speed" creates misconceptions:

"People don’t understand that, because when they hear ‘Operation Warp Speed,’ they think, ‘Oh, my God, they’re jumping over all these steps and they’re going to put as at risk.'"https://t.co/J8BPAijYF8

— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) May 20, 2020

"Other officers have already tested positive and they are in hospitals, fighting for their lives as we speak," one guard said. "I am afraid to take COVID home, I do not want to take it to my family." https://t.co/cdBKJbH808

— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 20, 2020

No masks, no physical distancing — nothing. That’s a hell of a message to send in the middle of a pandemic. https://t.co/jJPFiYho5K

— Sanho Tree (@SanhoTree) May 20, 2020

Trump’s task force data show Southern counties will see explosion of COVID-19 cases: reporthttps://t.co/AvpPGv7wmo

— Raw Story (@RawStory) May 20, 2020

The supposed culture war over masks is largely being waged by a tiny faction of conservative commentators, a self-selecting group of the very most selfish, insecure, pathetic human beings in the country. https://t.co/RZdgzuSloc

— David Roberts (@drvox) May 20, 2020

More NEWS: Minnesota's Lutheran churches say they will let services restart May 31, defying Gov. Tim Walz's restrictions.

"In the absence of a timeline or any other assurances that churches will soon be able to reopen, we find that we must move forward."https://t.co/cUwU2jqsfg

— Theo Keith (@TheoKeith) May 20, 2020

"It tells you all you need to know that, by early May, more than 30 evangelical pastors had died of Covid-19 across the Bible Belt." https://t.co/wx7LR4B7qW

— The Nation (@thenation) May 20, 2020

"Churches in states at the forefront of reopening efforts are closing for a second time.

The churches, in Ringgold, Ga., and Houston TX, have indefinitely suspended services after members tested positive for coronavirus shortly after reopening."https://t.co/c3xPn7c4LJ

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) May 20, 2020

Congress could extend the recession if it doesn’t bail out the states. https://t.co/u4VoeehozK

— ABC News (@ABC) May 20, 2020

Trump is itching to get back out on the campaign stage—and he’s told his team to find a way to make it happen https://t.co/XLR2dMhY70

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) May 21, 2020

Trump Is Brazenly Interfering With the 2020 Election | By David A Grahamhttps://t.co/PLefvO9L9F

— SafetyPin-Daily (@SafetyPinDaily) May 20, 2020

Attendees of Pompeo's lavish, taxpayer-funded dinners included:

—The Chick-fil-A CEO

—Fox News hosts Brian Kilmeade & Laura Ingraham

—Country singer Reba McEntire

Just 14% were diplomats or foreign officials.

It's beginning to look like Pompeo is just as corrupt as his boss. https://t.co/YSGe5cLviE

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) May 20, 2020

When is Ron Johnson going to subpoena Ron Johnson? @SenRonJohnson: “The whole world felt that this that Shokin wasn’t doing a [good] enough job. So we were saying, ‘Hey, you’ve … got to rid yourself of corruption.'” https://t.co/Krip6SkS49

— Andrew Bates (@AndrewBatesNC) May 20, 2020

I am 44 years old & I have been laughing my head off for 8 minutes over this. https://t.co/HkDZPnhmxQ

— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) May 19, 2020

New: No10 delayed track and trace’s roll out this week, fearing it has one shot to gain the public’s trust for it. Ministers blame “shoddy handling” of last week’s roadmap for its shift back to June 1. “It’s clear the public’s tolerance has diminished”.https://t.co/zYI22X3rgp

— Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) May 20, 2020

With Boris Johnson tweeting about “the common sense of the British” & Matt Hancock telling us tonight how “proud” he is I’m really starting to worry now pic.twitter.com/srlwQeTTqW

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) May 20, 2020

So front line foreign nurses will have to pay £624 each to use the NHS. That includes the two nurses that saved his life.
So it’s:
“Thank you er… SO MUCH for er… saving my er… LIFE! Now… if you don’t mind, pay up or… er… fuck off.”https://t.co/QdTbx1w50j

— Omid Djalili (@omid9) May 20, 2020

“I am proudly working as a cleaner in a hospital.” @hassan_akkad, a Syrian refugee on the front lines of the UK's fight against #coronavirus, has a message for PM Boris Johnson. pic.twitter.com/7VMMH1A8UM

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 20, 2020

Rolls-Royce to cut 9,000 jobs worldwide due to coronavirus slowdown https://t.co/4FOuoVWkic

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) May 20, 2020

BBC calmly announces that UK government has confirmed that there will after all be some new checks on goods coming into Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK as part of the Brexit deal.”
Don’t they mean
“What the ****!
He lied through his teeth again.” pic.twitter.com/RBroHuwafQ

— Barry Gardiner (@BarryGardiner) May 20, 2020

I left my old job in frustration at the irresponsibility of this govt's approach to NI. Art 4 of today's protocol paper is I'm afraid another example. Gleefully tees up the 2022 assembly election as a referendum on the protocol. Total disregard for the effect on a fragile society pic.twitter.com/ZLXKVPlM7G

— Matthew O'Toole (@MatthewOToole2) May 20, 2020

Michael Gove in HOC stressing the need to secure CONSENT of Northern Ireland for proposed Protocol Arrangements.

Strange that’s he perfectly happy to ignore the fact that Northern Ireland didn’t consent to #brexit in the first place.

— Deirdre Heenan (@deirdreheenan) May 20, 2020

"This was the post-American world on display: China assertive and confident. Europe trying to save what can be saved… And the Trump administration mostly outside firing its heavy artillery in all directions, but with limited actual results" https://t.co/577GTNSYTe @carlbildt

— Robbie Gramer (@RobbieGramer) May 20, 2020

Donald Trump has doubled down on his calls for the US to accelerate the reopening of its economy, as he suggested that next month’s G7 summit could take place in person. https://t.co/6gG2ehIX0c

— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) May 21, 2020

"China's Communist party’s image has been helped immeasurably by the disastrous virus response from other big countries, especially the US and UK – and Trump's shrill rhetoric." My colleague @JamilAnderlini on how Trump is the CCP's best friend. https://t.co/HMUAPEeWuC

— Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce) May 20, 2020

Canada didn’t just put *real* conditions on their emergency lending program for large employers (protect collective bargaining, protect pensions, no dividends, do climate disclosures, govt gets warrants)

They also named it LEEFF. 🍁🇨🇦https://t.co/wcca7FBKrm pic.twitter.com/2VfN43CS03

— Alexis Goldstein (@alexisgoldstein) May 20, 2020

#UPDATE Bolivia's health minister has been arrested on suspicion of corruption related to the over-priced purchase of ventilators to fight COVID-19, the police chief said https://t.co/jFKhvyhWRM

— AFP news agency (@AFP) May 20, 2020

A trial could take years. “A week after being sworn into office for a fifth term, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will go on trial on May 24, charged with corruption.”

https://t.co/JY48CBdb6R

— Barbara Malmet (@B52Malmet) May 20, 2020

Is there any safe way to socialize during the coronavirus pandemic? https://t.co/XYT7Zvu4v4

— TIME (@TIME) May 20, 2020