Political battle continues in Washington as governors look to reopenPandemic brings war on science to the boil – who will win?Coronavirus – global coverage liveSee all our coronavirus coverageGet a fresh perspective on America – sign up to our First Thing newsletter 3.01pm BST Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer appeared on CNN’s State of the Union, for an interview subject to a particularly glitchy feed from Zoom, Skype or whichever video service was being used, making her look at times a bit like she was wearing first world war “dazzle” camouflage. Our leaders are subject to the same trials of working from home as the rest of us, evidently, if not quite so eager to show off that they did an MA in British modern art.Whitmer was asked about the protest in her state capital, Lansing, on Thursday in which men armed with “long guns” participated – carrying them legally, it should be noted, in the statehouse. 2.43pm BST Ohio’s Republican governor, Mike DeWine, appeared on ABC News’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos this morning to talk about his decision to make a phased reopening of businesses in his state. The manufacturing and construction sector will reopen on Monday before retail businesses come back on 12 May. Zoos, amusement parks and sports stadiums will remain closed until further notice. DeWine said that while he was keenly aware the world is in the middle of a pandemic, he wanted to balance safety measures with personal freedom. Continue reading…
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PIERS MORGAN: A phone call I received from a fired-up Trump should be a warning to Democrats
President Trump called me for a chat on Saturday. It was our first conversation since he unfollowed me on Twitter in April after I wrote a Mail column telling him to ‘Shut the f*ck up Read more…