‘This is unstoppable’: midwest braces for a Covid-19 surgeDr Deborah Birx: voice of scientific reason or apologist for Trump?Trump signs order for coronavirus reliefSign up to our First Thing newsletter 2.42pm BST Joe Biden has dismissed part of Donald Trump executive order yesterday as “a reckless war on social security”. The president said he would defer payroll tax through the end of 2020. He has also said he would make permanent cuts to payroll tax if he beats Biden in November’s election. Employer payroll taxes help fund social security.“[Trump] is laying out his roadmap to cutting Social Security,” Biden wrote in a statement. “Our seniors and millions of Americans with disabilities are under enough stress without Trump putting their hard-earned Social Security benefits in doubt.” Related: Trump signs order for coronavirus relief, with lower level of extra aid for jobless 2.17pm BST Good morning, it may be Sunday but there’s a lot going on in US political news. We’ll be covering all the developments, so stay tuned.Here are the main stories so far today: Continue reading…
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