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VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE FRI, MAY 08, 2020 CNBC POLITICS EDITOR'S NOTE Hello,   Today we are following stories about aides to President Trump and Vice President Pence testing positive for coronavirus, Democrats' push to expand stimulus checks for Americans, and whether the Covid-19 pandemic dims hopes for further Chinese-U.S. cooperation on trade.   Here are other key stories we're covering: GOP groups are aiming to use sexual assault allegations made against Joe Biden a key part of campaigns in hotly contested Senate races this fall. Trump shrugged off the awful April jobs numbers, including a 14.7% unemployment rate, saying the economy will bounce back later this year. Lawmakers are pressuring Treasury Secretary Mnuchin to crack down on airlines that are cutting worker hours even after the companies received billions in coronavirus relief. You can find more coverage linked below. Thanks for reading, and be sure to follow CNBC.com's comprehensive coverage of the coronavirus response.   Thoughts? Email me at CNBCPolitics@nbcuni.com.     Have friends or colleagues who might like this newsletter? They can sign up here.  Mike Calia @Michael_Calia KEY STORIES  Vice President Mike Pence staffer tests positive for coronavirus An aide to Vice President Mike Pence has tested positive for coronavirus, a day after news broke that President Trump's personal valet has tested positive. Democratic senators want to give Americans $2,000 a month during coronavirus crisis The coronavirus relief bill from Harris, Sanders and Markey would give direct payments to people making up to $120,000, with $2,000 per child. Trump shrugs off the brutal jobs report, focuses more on Michael Flynn case Trump said he's not to blame after the Labor Department reported a devastating loss of more than 20 million jobs in the coronavirus crisis last month. US, China trade negotiators talk about phase one deal as uncertainty looms U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer spoke to Chinese Vice Premier Liu He late Thursday Eastern time. Trump personal valet tests positive for coronavirus President Trump was "not happy" to learn his personal valet, who serves him meals and performs other tasks in close proximity to Trump, tested positive for the coronavirus. Lawmakers urge Mnuchin to crack down on airlines cutting worker hours after taking billions in aid Three Senate Democrats are urging Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to crack down on airlines that are cutting employee hours, despite billions in federal coronavirus relief. GOP groups to use Biden sex assault allegation, Kavanaugh treatment against Democrats in Senate races The GOP groups are arguing that Democrats are applying a different standard to Biden, who has denied that he assaulted former Senate staffer Tara Reade in 1993, than they did to Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Chief justice pauses order requiring Trump admin to turn over Mueller docs to Congress The order would have required the Trump administration to turn over to Congress secretive materials produced in connection with Robert Mueller's Russian probe.       Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2020 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS