( Win McNamee/Pool/EPA-EFE/ Shutterstock)On The HillZOOMING IN ON THE NEW WASHINGTON: The first major “in person” Senate hearing on the coronavirus crisis — which lasted nearly four hours — solidified the beginning of Washington's new normal. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and his Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Rufus beamed in to chair the hearing from his rustic-looking home in Tennessee. Chairman Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., shown on a monitor, right, speaks during virtual Senate hearing, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)All four witnesses appeared remotely, as most came into contact with a White House staffer who tested positive for coronavirus. President Trump’s coronavirus testing czar, Adm. Brett Giroir, who has no known exposure, appeared in an official-looking office before four flags.

Source: Washington Post May 13, 2020 10:41 UTC