By Adam Renton, Brad Lendon, Amy Woodyatt, Ed Upright, Meg Wagner, Melissa Macaya and Mike Hayes, CNN
From CNN's Kristina Sgueglia
For the third straight day, New York City saw no Covid-19 related deaths, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a release.
Cuomo reported three people died of the virus across the state Monday.
The state added 746 cases, a 1.05% positivity rate as a result of tests reported to the state Monday.
New York State also added Rhode Island to its Covid-19 travel quarantine advisory, and removed Delaware and Washington, DC, according to the governor’s office.
From CNN's Ali Zaslav and Ted Barrett
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell again blasted Democratic leadership over inaction on the stimulus bill, which he called a “charade.”
He argued House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are “obstructing any action for our country,” even as Pelosi and Schumer continue to meet with administration officials almost daily, all of which, McConnell has not been participating in.
“What did the Speaker of the House and the Democratic Leader do with yet another day of deliberations,” McConnell asked during a heated speech. “Yet again, it was the exact same refrain. It never seems to change."
"‘We're feeling optimistic,’ 'We spoke very politely to the administration, but we're still nowhere close on substance,’” McConnell said mockingly of remarks the Democratic leaders have made leaving meetings with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in the last two weeks.
He continued, “Here's the problem: Every day the Democratic leaders repeat the same actor in the Capitol they're letting down the struggling people who need our help.”
McConnell also pointed to the Republican’s HEALS Act and said “the Democrats are blocking it all.”
“It’s like they expect applause for merely keeping a civil tone with the President’s team, never mind they’re still obstructing any action for our country,” he said.
McConnell added: “What American families need is an outcome.”
From CNN's Devan Cole
President Trump said the United States' staggering death toll from coronavirus "is what it is" in a new interview, again giving his administration credit for its response despite ongoing surges in new cases and a human toll that far outpaces that of any other nation.
When confronted with the US' daily death toll and Trump's messaging on the pandemic during an interview with Axios that aired Monday night, the President grew defensive and appeared frustrated by reporter Jonathan Swan's questions about the crisis.
"I've gone to your rallies. I've talked to your people. They love you. They listen to you. They listen to every word you say. They hang on your every word," Swan said. "And so when they hear you say, 'everything's under control. Don't worry about wearing masks,' I mean, these are people — many of them are older people."
"Well, what's your definition of control?" Trump replied, adding: "I think it's under control."
"How? A thousand Americans are dying a day," Swan said.
"They are dying. That's true. And you — it is what it is," Trump said emphatically. "But that doesn't mean we aren't doing everything we can. It's under control as much as you can control it."
Trump has frequently defended his administration's performance to the pandemic but rarely expresses grief for the victims. When the US surged past 100,000 confirmed deaths in late May — after weeks of Trump projecting a toll well short of that mark — the President declined to make a public statement until the next day, tweeting about the victims amid a morning tweetstorm of insults and grievances.
Read more about the interview here.
Watch a portion of the interview:
From CNN’s Swati Gupta in New Delhi
Indian cabinet minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, is the latest Indian politician to test positive for Covid-19.
Pradhan manages multiple portfolios, including the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. He is the second minister from India’s federal cabinet to test positive.
Pradhan tweeted Tuesday evening that he was tested after showing symptoms.
“After displaying symptoms for Covid-19, I got tested, and the report is positive. According to the advice from my doctors, I have admitted myself to a hospital,” Pradhan wrote.
Pradhan’s positive test has followed a series of politicians, including India’s Home Minister, Amit Shah, who tested positive Sunday and was the first federal cabinet minister to test positive.
The Chief Minister of Karnataka, B. S. Yediyurappa, also announced on his Twitter account Sunday that he had tested positive for coronavirus and was being hospitalized as a precaution.
Some more context: India has recorded a steady uptick in number of cases in the past few weeks. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, more than 52,000 fresh cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s total to about 1.8 million cases.
From CNN's Lauren Fox
As Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell left the floor this morning, he would not say what the plan will be this week on the stimulus bill.
“We”ll keep you all posted on any developments,” McConnell said.
Where things stand: McConnell has a shell bill on the floor that could be used to hold amendment votes. As CNN's Phil Mattingly reported this morning, the plan is to discuss with members at lunch today the path forward.
Read more on the latest on Congress' coronavirus stimulus negotiations.
From CNN's Kristina Sgueglia
New Jersey's updated travel quarantine list includes the addition of Rhode Island and the removal of Washington, DC and Delaware – bringing the total to 35 states and territories, according to the governor’s office.
The travel advisory which requires a person to quarantine for a 14-day period from last contact with that affected area, applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents or a state with a 10% or higher positivity rate over a 7-day rolling average.
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut jointly announced the initiative of a travel advisory in recent weeks.
So far, New York and Connecticut have not updated their advisory list.
Kevin Hassett, a former senior adviser to President Trump and former chair of the White House's Council of Economic Advisers, said another lockdown order may be necessary in parts of the country.
"It does feel like there's some places that are too open," he said on CNN
The former administration member also admitted that “there’s a second wave going on” – something current administration members have been reluctant to do.
Watch more from Hassett:
From CNN's Junko Ogura and Sophie Jeong
Japan's Ministry of Health confirmed 937 new cases of Covid-19 and 4 deaths from Monday.
The ministry announced the nationwide tally from Monday’s numbers on Tuesday, which takes the number of infections to 40,570. The total includes the number of cases detected on the Diamond Princess cruise ship —39,858 on land and 712 discovered on the Diamond Princess.
Here are some of the country's latest figures:
Okinawa has been under a state of emergency since Saturday. Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki announced last Friday that the state of emergency will last until August 15.
From CNN’s Anneken S. Tappe
US stocks opened lower on Tuesday, sliding following a strong performance on Monday that led to record closing high for the Nasdaq Composite.
Meanwhile, the political wrangling about the next pandemic stimulus package in Washington continues to be the main focus for investors.
Here's where things opened today: