Trump fears emergency declaration would contradict coronavirus message  —  President Donald Trump is reluctant to declare an expansive emergency to combat the escalating coronavirus outbreak, fearful of stoking panic with such a dramatic step, according to three people familiar with the situation.

Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson Test Positive With Coronavirus As Outbreak Hits ‘Elvis Presley’ Film  —  EXCLUSIVE: We have just received word that Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson were tested positive for the Coronavirus.  Both were down in Australia for the pre-production of Baz Luhrmann's untitled Elvis Presley film …

Exclusive: White House told federal health agency to classify coronavirus deliberations - sources  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has ordered federal health officials to treat top-level coronavirus meetings as classified, an unusual step that has restricted information and hampered …

Senate GOP Blocks Emergency Paid Sick Leave Bill From Moving Forward  —  The legislation put forth by Democrats would guarantee 14 days of paid leave for workers affected by the coronavirus outbreak.  —  Democrats hoping to pass an emergency paid sick leave bill to deal with the fallout …

Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now  —  Politicians, Community Leaders and Business Leaders: What Should You Do and When?  —  With everything that's happening about the Coronavirus, it might be very hard to make a decision of what to do today.  Should you wait for more information?  Do something today?

Rupert Murdoch could save lives by forcing Fox News to tell the truth about coronavirus — right now  —  The insidious feedback loop between President Trump and Fox News is no secret.  —  When Trump says “jump,” the network leaps into action.  And what the president hears on Fox often dictates …

Trump's Speech Shows He Has No Idea What to Do About the Coronavirus  —  Guiding the United States through a pandemic would be a difficult task for any president under any circumstance.  The challenge has grown more forbidding by barriers decades in the making — the skeletal social safety net …

Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf's Statement on Presidential Proclamation To Protect the Homeland from Travel-Related Coronavirus Spread  —  (WASHINGTON) Today President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Proclamation, which suspends the entry of most foreign nationals …

Trump urged Mnuchin to pressure Fed's Powell on economic stimulus in explosive tirade about coronavirus  —  President Trump, in an explosive tirade Monday, urged Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to encourage Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell to do more to stimulate the economy …

Elizabeth Warren Is Unlikely to Endorse Bernie Sanders.  Here's Why.  —  Though Ms. Warren and Mr. Sanders agree on many progressive issues, her campaign has highlighted a rift over how they build political coalitions.  And she doesn't think he can win.  —  Senator Elizabeth Warren …

Chelsea Manning Recovering After Trying to Take Her Own Life in Jail, Lawyers Say  —  ‘UNWAVERING’  —  Chelsea Manning tried to take her life on March 11, her legal team told The Daily Beast.  “She was taken to a hospital and is currently recovering,” said the statement from her legal team, which is helmed by Moira Meltzer-Cohen.

A remote White House?  Trump team weighs teleworking  —  The famous offices located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue are grappling with the same calculation as every other workplace facing the coronavirus: whether to close the doors and work remotely.  —  It's a step under consideration in parts …

The Week Bernie Sanders Realized He Was Losing  —  BURLINGTON, Vermont — The hard reality of Tuesday night wasn't losing.  —  And he did lose.  He lost Idaho.  He lost Missouri.  He lost Mississippi so badly that it appears he will barely pick up delegates.

My People Have Been Through Worse Than a Twitter Mob  —  When you're a black woman in America with a public voice, a trivial math error can lead to a deluge of hate.  —  Mara Gay is a member of the editorial board.  —  Late Thursday night, I appeared on TV.  On Friday morning, I woke up to a text message from a friend.

GOP chairman cancels Hunter Biden-related subpoena vote  —  Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) cancelled a vote scheduled for Wednesday afternoon on a subpoena stemming from his months-long probe into Hunter Biden and Burisma Holdings.

Tests show new virus lives on some surfaces for up to 3 days  —  An employee disinfects the glass cover of a butcher counter to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in a food store in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, March 11, 2020.  For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild …

The first U.S. layoffs from the coronavirus are here  —  Job losses have begun in ports, bakeries and travel agencies.  Economists worry more layoffs are coming as businesses see plummeting sales.  —  Hundreds of Americans lost jobs this week as the coronavirus outbreak has taken a toll …

Trump's Company Paid Bribes to Reduce Property Taxes, Assessors Say  —  Stay up to date with email updates about WNYC and ProPublica's investigations into the president's business practices.  —  The Trump Organization paid bribes, through middlemen, to New York City tax assessors to lower …

Trump, Pence posed with Brazilian official now suspected of having coronavirus  —  Report: Bolsonaro's press secretary, who was at Mar-a-Lago this weekend, now has coronavirus-like symptoms  —  This weekend at Mar-a-Lago, President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence posed for a photo …

Sean Hannity: It “may be true” that the “deep state” is using coronavirus to manipulate markets, suppress dissent and push mandated medicines  —  As an MIT PhD in Biological Engineering who studies & does research nearly every day on the Immune System, the #coronavirus fear mongering …

Graphic detail  —  POLITICAL PARTISANSHIP has penetrated nearly every facet of American life.  Today it influences not only Americans' decisions at the ballot box, but also their views on race, immigration, the environment and helping the poor.  Even scientific beliefs now fall along partisan lines.

Citing caution on coronavirus, Trump cancels trip to influential Jewish coalition event in Las Vegas  —  President Trump has canceled a three-day trip to Nevada and Colorado, including a speech to the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, due to “an abundane of caution” over the coronavirus outbreak …

Stocks Approach Bear Market As Dow Falls More Than 5%  —  Index drops more than 1,300 points as World Health Organization declares coronavirus a pandemic  —  U.S. stocks dropped sharply Wednesday as investors anxious about the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic endured another day of tumultuous trading.

Timeline on Jared Kushner, Qatar, 666 Fifth Avenue, and White House Policy  —  The heart of the case involving President Donald J. Trump and Ukraine was the claim that the president pressured a U.S. ally, weakening the security of that country, to extract a personal benefit for himself.

Iranian, Russian, Chinese Media Push COVID-19 ‘Bioweapon’ Conspiracies  —  Disinformation about the coronavirus is spreading as quickly as the virus, thanks to the usual players.  —  Chinese authorities maintain that COVID-19 likely originated at a market in Wuhan where people were selling bat meat.

Georgia governor cancels high court election, plans to fill the seat himself  —  Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R), who was accused of winning office through voter suppression, is now facing similar accusations for canceling a state supreme court election that was scheduled for May 19.

Congressional doctor predicts 70-150 million U.S. coronavirus cases  —  Congress' in-house doctor told Capitol Hill staffers at a close-door meeting this week that he expects 70-150 million people in the U.S. — roughly a third of the country — to contract the coronavirus, two sources briefed on the meeting tell Axios.