Erik Prince Recruits Ex-Spies to Help Infiltrate Liberal Groups  —  Mr. Prince, a contractor close to the Trump administration, contacted veteran spies for operations by Project Veritas, the conservative group known for conducting stings on news organizations and other groups.

Inside Trump Administration, Debate Raged Over What to Tell Public  —  The administration's response to the coronavirus has repeatedly matched public health experts against a hesitant White House, where worry of panic dominates.  —  WASHINGTON — After weeks of conflicting signals …

Italy set to quarantine whole of Lombardy due to coronavirus  —  Government's draft decree would impose fines on anyone caught entering or leaving northern region  —  The Italian government is to lockdown the northern region of Lombardy, as it battles to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

When an emergency room suspected I had coronavirus, things got serious fast  —  The snaking check-in line at the emergency room last Friday and the scores of sickly patients seeking comfort in the spartan lobby presaged a long, dreadful morning.  —  Then something worse happened …

Trump 'didn't know people died from the flu.' It killed his grandfather.  —  In Atlanta Friday, President Trump talked about the number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in other countries vs. the United States.  He also compared coronavirus with influenza.

Matt Gaetz made light of coronavirus by wearing a gas mask.  Now one of his constituents has died.  —  Days after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) wore an enormous gas mask during a House floor vote on an emergency funding package for the coronavirus response, the congressman announced that a resident …

Live updates: More than 1,200 new cases reported in Italy in past 24 hours; New York has 21 additional cases  —  New York confirmed 21 new coronavirus cases Saturday, and Italy reported that country's biggest daily increase in infections since the outbreak there began.

Coronavirus in N.Y.: Cuomo Declares State of Emergency  —  The announcement came as the number of patients in New York rose to 76, including a man who is apparently an Uber driver in Queens.  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo declared a state of emergency on Saturday as the number …

Trump's Crazy Fantasy World  —  In what The Spectator calls “the Year of the Drunken Uncle,” three old guys vie for the presidency amid coronavirus fears and a careering stock market.  —  WASHINGTON — The cruel insults to Joe Biden's mental acuity are flying fast and ferocious on Fox News.

First lady pushes back against critics of her tennis tweet  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Melania Trump pushed back Saturday after photos she tweeted of herself overseeing a White House construction project generated an online backlash.  —  “I encourage everyone who chooses …

Amtrak suspends nonstop Acela service between DC and New York due to coronavirus  — The Acela nonstop service will be temporarily suspended starting Tuesday, March 10 until Tuesday, May 26.  — Amtrak has also waived change fees on all existing or new reservations made before April 30.

New CDC guidance says older adults should ‘stay at home as much as possible’ due to coronavirus  —  (CNN)Amid a coronavirus outbreak in the United States, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is encouraging older people and people with severe chronic medical conditions to “stay at home as much as possible.”

Why Bernie Sanders may be Joe Biden's best surrogate  —  Analysis: When the Vermont senator calls himself the race's true progressive, it pushes many voters whose top priority is beating Trump toward the former vice president.  —  Bernie Sanders is stacking the rest of his chips …

Democrats, You Really Do Not Want To Nominate Joe Biden … If you are a Democrat, you may be thinking about the presidential primary something like this: Joe Biden doesn't seem like a bad guy.  He was a good Vice President under Obama, and he's certainly better than the monster we have in the White House right now.

Fiona Hill says Vladimir Putin has U.S. “exactly where he wants us”  —  In her first interview since the impeachment inquiry, President Trump's former top adviser on Russia tells 60 Minutes the Russians didn't invent partisan divides in America, but “they understand how to exploit them.”

Dallas County asks for Super Tuesday recount after discovering it missed some ballots  —  In a petition filed late Friday in state district court, the county is now seeking to perform a recount of backup paper ballots.  —  Dallas County officials are seeking a recount of the March 3 primary results …

Iowa Poll: Joni Ernst's approval rating slips as she mounts reelection campaign  —  U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's approval rating has fallen among all Iowans as she begins mounting her re-election campaign, but a plurality of Iowa voters say they would definitely vote to re-elect her.

The Innocuous Story of Bernie Sanders's Trip to Russia  —  On Thursday night, the Times published an article titled “As Bernie Sanders Pushed for Closer Ties, Soviet Union Spotted Opportunity.”  The subtitle: “Previously unseen documents from a Soviet archive show how hard Mr. Sanders worked …

Trump Is Counting on the Supreme Court to Save Him  —  Sometime before June 29, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court will either plunge the United States into the severest constitutional crisis of the Trump years—or save Americans from that crisis.  —  Three different committees of Congress …

Rescuers race to save 30 people still trapped in collapsed five-star hotel in China being used to quarantine coronavirus victims  —  A desperate rescue attempt is underway to save 30 people still trapped in a collapsed five-star hotel China.  —  Xinjia Hotel in Quanzhou City was recently converted …

Fact check: White House falsely claims the coronavirus has been ‘contained’ in the US  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, falsely claimed on Friday that the coronavirus “is contained” in the US.  Another senior Trump official …

Coronavirus Live Updates: New York Declares Emergency as Outbreak Spreads in U.S. and Surges in Europe  —  U.S. cases pass 370, and thousands on a cruise ship off California await testing.  —  RIGHT NOW Washington State's count of cases has passed 100, and its death toll has risen to 16.

Dan Crenshaw Calls Out Democrats For Their Blatant Lies About the Coronavirus  —  The Coronavirus has panicked Americans across the country.  Places like Costco and Walmart and being wiped out of disinfectant wipes, paper towels and toilet paper.  As the hysteria continues to grow …

Americans divided on party lines over risk from coronavirus: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans who now find themselves politically divided over seemingly everything are now forming two very different views of another major issue: the dangers of the new coronavirus.

Israel mulls quarantine for travelers from NY, California and Washington  —  AIPAC attendees arriving home after March 5 also require isolation.  Three conference attendees have been diagnosed with COVID-19, two from New York and one from Los Angeles.  —  The Health Ministry is considering adding …

Pot entrepreneurs flocking to the Bible Belt for low taxes  —  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — From their keen taste for sun-ripened pot to their first meeting at a pro-marijuana rally in college in the 1990s, everything about Chip and Jessica Baker fits the stereotype of cannabis country in Northern California, where they lived for 20 years.