E3: Coronavirus US live: first Covid-19 deaths were weeks earlier than originally thought

Joe Biden said he would name his advisory panel to help him select a running mate, which will consist of three or four people, by May 1.

Biden told last night James Corden on “The Late Late Show” that the panel would interview the final contenders for the VP slot after the list has been narrowed down to “somewhere between two and five people.”

Jay Inslee, the governor of Washington state and a former Democratic presidential candidate, has endorsed Joe Biden.

Inslee told Biden in an interview for the presumptive nominee’s podcast, “I’m proud to endorse you for being the next president of the United States for many reasons. I know that you have a willingness to follow science and really help us get us out of the COVID-19 crisis. ... You’re going to be honest with us, which we don’t have right now in the White House.”

Folks, we just launched a special #EarthDay episode of Here's the Deal! Governor @JayInslee joins me for a discussion on COVID-19, climate change, and why he's supporting our campaign.

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Trump is expected to sign an executive order today to impose a 60-day ban on immigrants seeking to live and work in the US permanently.

The president announced the planned executive order yesterday after hinting at the proposal in an unexpected tweet on Monday night. Speaking at his press conference yesterday, Trump noted he may extend the order past 60 days “based on economic conditions at the time”.

Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin predicted that “most if not all” of the US economy would reopen later in the summer.

“We’re looking forward to by the time we hit later in the summer having most of the economy if not all of the economy open,” Mnuchin told Fox Business Network this morning.

House speaker Nancy Pelosi said the chamber would approve the nearly $500 billion coronavirus relief bill tomorrow.

The House is also expected to vote tomorrow on a proposal that would allow members to vote by proxy, even as the Senate remains steadfastly opposed to the idea of remote voting.

The House measure will allow members who cannot travel to Washington amid the pandemic to designate a proxy (another member) to cast their vote on proposed legislation.

This is Joan Greve in Washington, taking over for Jo Walters.

The House is expected to take up the next coronavirus relief bill tomorrow, after the nearly $500 billion legislation passed the Senate yesterday by voice vote. Trump has already indicated he would sign the bill.

Now that the Senate has passed the interim coronavirus relief bill, the House will take it up on Thursday. Thanks to Democrats’ insistence, it includes $120B billion more for small business relief as well as funding for hospitals and expanded testing. https://t.co/jMtBSlFc8n

Donald Trump has hopped onto Twitter. As the debate rages over where, when and how to reopen the US economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, the president once again appears to be jumping the gun.

His tweet moments ago speaks for itself.

States are safely coming back. Our Country is starting to OPEN FOR BUSINESS again. Special care is, and always will be, given to our beloved seniors (except me!). Their lives will be better than ever...WE LOVE YOU ALL!

I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea.

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Good day to our US live blog readers, another lively day in store for politics and coronavirus news.

Health officials now say that two people died with the coronavirus in California weeks before the first official reported death from the disease in the US.

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