“He Will Risk Making Ross Perot and Ralph Nader Look Good”: Bloomberg Resists Advisers' Push to Exit the Race  —  With his path disappearing after South Carolina, advisers pressed for a quick exit.  But Mike has so far refused: I'll be damned if I walk away before a single vote is cast for me.

As Coronavirus Numbers Rise, C.D.C. Testing Comes Under Fire  —  Federal health officials botched an initial diagnostic test and restricted widespread screening.  Missteps may have raised the risks to Americans, critics say.  —  The coronavirus has found a crack in the nation's public health armor …

Trump loyalist installed in top intelligence post on National Security Council  —  A White House lawyer and former counsel to the House Intelligence Committee under Devin Nunes has been named senior director for intelligence on the National Security Council, the latest instance …

'You don't want to go to war with a president'  —  Anthony Fauci might be the one person everyone in Washington trusts right now.  —  But at 79, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is in the thick of one of the biggest battles of 35 years in the role …

WHO says coronavirus death rate is 3.4% globally, higher than previously thought  — World health officials say the case fatality rate for COVID-19 is 3.4% globally, higher than previous estimates of about 2%.  — “Globally, about 3.4% of reported COVID-19 cases have died,” …

Bill Gates Is Really Worried About the Coronavirus.  Here's Why.  —  The debate is splitting into two broad camps: Call them the “growthers” and the “base-raters.”  —  Just how bad will the new coronavirus be?  I can't answer that question, but I have observed the debate splitting into two broad camps …

The real reason Chris Matthews had to go  —  Give Chris Matthews partial credit for his apology on his way out the door Monday night.  In his abrupt and unexpected farewell, the MSNBC host acknowledged his history of what he called “compliments on a woman's appearance.”

CDC blocked FDA official from premises  —  In a sign of growing tension among the Trump administration's health agencies, officials are expressing frustration that a top scientist was initially rebuffed when attempting to visit the CDC in Atlanta last month to help coordinate …

Amid outbreak, Trump admin's proposed rollback of nursing home regulations faces criticism  —  “These are frail, medically compromised people,” said an attorney at the nonprofit Center for Medicare Advocacy, who opposes the change.  —  The Trump administration last year moved to roll …

Washington State risks seeing explosion in coronavirus cases without dramatic action, new analysis says  —  The coronavirus outbreak in the Seattle area is at a critical juncture and could see explosive growth in cases much like Wuhan, China, if public officials don't take immediate …

I just remembered Joe Biden is fine  —  This is a little awkward, but better late than never!  I suddenly remembered that Joe Biden is a dynamite candidate, something I had forgotten over the past few months of watching Joe Biden campaign.  Joe Biden is the best hope of the party and its logical standard-bearer!

Why Elizabeth Warren is losing even if all your friends love her  —  White college grads are living in the Warren bubble.  —  A lot of people I know are voting for Elizabeth Warren on Super Tuesday.  They're doing so even though they're aware she's way down in the polls and that her hopes …

Bernie Sanders is the new Ronald Reagan  —  He remade his party with a youth movement he built from the outside.  Just like the Gipper did.  —  Democratic Party elders are bewildered.  Don't voters understand how unpopular Sen. Bernie Sanders is in Washington?

Coronavirus Florida: Mother and son at Sarasota Military Academy under quarantine  —  By Carlos R. Munoz By Timothy Fanning By Zac Anderson  —  They are not showing any symptoms of COVID-19 but came in contact with a patient who the CDC now says tested “positive,” the schools says.

Coronavirus Confusion: Miami Woman Allegedly Denied Proper Testing  —  MIAMI (CBSMiami) - In what may be the first case of coronavirus in South Florida, a woman who recently returned home from Italy says she was told by doctors at Jackson Memorial Hospital that she “likely” has COVID-19 …

‘The Worst Possible Scenario’: Never Trumpers Wonder What to Do About Bernie  —  It's been a rough four years for Never Trumpers, the cadre of Republican and former-Republican commentators, strategists and veterans of the conservative movement who tried and failed to thwart the president's rise to power in 2016.

Coronavirus emergency bill held up over vaccine cost concerns  —  Democrats are insisting the spending package include significant funding to purchase large amounts of coronavirus diagnostics.  —  “Our Republican friends don't want to see the kinds of limitations that we want to see,” …

Divided Supreme Court takes on executive power and limits of independent federal agency authority  —  The Supreme Court appeared divided Tuesday over the limits of a unique aspect of presidential power, and the extent so-called “independent” federal agencies have from executive oversight.

Donna Brazile Tells RNC Chairwoman to ‘Go to Hell’ on Fox News  —  Brazile was immediately indignant over McDaniel offering up her take on the Democratic race, calling on her and other Republicans to “stay the hell out of our race.”  —  Former interim Democratic National Committee chairwoman …

How Nancy Pelosi Emerged as a Media Star and Trump's Most Formidable Foe  —  “Welcome to the House,” Nancy Pelosi says to a group of surprised tourists in the majestic National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol Building as she breezes past them on her way to her office on a rainy Monday morning in mid-February.

Trump Administration Considering Paying Hospitals for Treating Uninsured Coronavirus Patients  —  U.S. government may use disaster recovery reimbursement program that would pay providers 110% of Medicare for treating patients  —  The Trump administration is considering using a national disaster program …