Mona Lisa Vito moment..."W.A.F nightmare" Private payrolls plummeted by 20 million positions in April, according to data released by the ADP this Wednesday. April’s data marks the most significant monthly loss in the history of ADP reporting, as the previous record was 834,665 in February 2009 during the Great Recession. Over 30 million Americans have filed unemployment claims in the past six weeks alone. The Bureau of Labor Statistics plans to release its payroll report this Friday, and many anticipate data showing up to a 16% unemployment rate. The vast difference between state policies and politics is abundantly clear in the manner in which each state is reopening. States such as Florida, Georgia, and Texas have begun to reopen their economies in loose accordance with the federal government’s mandated three-phase system. Other states remain under lockdown with no clear end date in sight. Today, New Jersey Governor announced that his state will remain locked down for “many more weeks.” New York Governor Cuomo stated that reopening efforts in the tri-state area will require cooperation from NJ, NY, and CT governments. NY Governor Cuomo elaborated on his plan to reopen the state by stating it will require intensive testing. “You’re going to have to know who had the virus, who resolved the virus, who never had it, and that’s going to come down to testing,” Cuomo declared. New data released this Wednesday shows that lockdown measures have been ineffective in combating the virus in New York. “If you notice, 18% of the people came from nursing homes, less than 1% came from jail or prison, 2% came from the homeless population, 2% from other congregate facilities, but 66% of the people were at home, which is shocking to us,” Cuomo stated this Wednesday. Yesterday, Vice President Mike Pence declared that the coronavirus task force would be dismantled in the coming weeks, only to be rebuked later in the day by claims from Anthony Fauci. Today, President Trump claimed that he may add or substract members from the task force where needed. He also stated that they are focused on vaccines and therapeutics.