News for July 23

WSJ: US and global round-up: https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-latest-news-07-23-2020-11595493659 .

WSJ: Vaccines: Pfizer and BioNTech: https://www.wsj.com/articles/pfizer-biontech-get-1-95-billion-covid-19-vaccine-order-from-u-s-government-11595418221 .

Virus relief package: Initial GOP details: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/508677-mnuchin-says-gop-has-fundamental-deal-on-1t-coronavirus-relief-bill . Payroll tax cut dropped: https://www.businessinsider.com/senate-republicans-tossing-out-payroll-tax-cut-trump-stimulus-checks-2020-7 .

Jobless claims tick up to 1.4 million: https://www.businessinsider.com/us-jobless-claims-unemployment-insurance-filings-labor-market-coronavirus-recession-2020-7 . The 17th straight week of initial claims above 1 million; total claims in this period at 53 million; highest weekly claim number ever before this period was 650,000.

Trump: Schools may need to delay re-opening: https://apnews.com/16bdd4841b5dcd2c6d1ff4a79fbd61cf .

RNC in Jacksonville cancelled: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/23/trump-return-briefing-room-thursday-defend-his-administrations-response-coronavirus-pandemic-minutes/5492998002/ . Federal judge issues temporary restraining order against federal agents: https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2020/07/judge-inclined-to-restrain-federal-law-enforcement-from-using-force-threats-dispersal-orders-against-journalists-legal-observers.html . Noteworthy for several reasons, including that the protesters have focused on the federal courthouse, and that the judge bans the use of qualified immunity for agents disobeying his order.