Trump's travel ban sidesteps his own European resorts  —  President Donald Trump's new European travel restrictions have a convenient side effect: They exempt nations where three Trump-owned golf resorts are located.  —  Trump is already under fire for visiting his properties in both countries as president …

Global Level 3 Health Advisory - Reconsider Travel  —  Level 3: Reconsider Travel  —  The Department of State advises U.S. citizens to reconsider travel abroad due to the global impact of COVID-19.  Many areas throughout the world are now experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks and taking action …

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 …

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?

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 …

How Right-Wing Pundits Are Covering Coronavirus  —  Conservative media stars aren't worried.  Neither is President Trump.  —  Sean Hannity used his syndicated talk-radio program on Wednesday to share a prediction he had found on Twitter about what is really happening with the coronavirus …

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 …

Donald Trump's troubling coronavirus address  —  President's travel ban will not calm markets or address the threat facing America  —  On Wednesday night the global pandemic met US nationalism.  It will not take long to see which comes off best.  As Donald Trump was speaking, the Dow futures market nosedived.

12 Steps to Tackle the Coronavirus  —  President Trump and other health officials need to act immediately, while there is time.  —  At least Emperor Nero supposedly only fiddled while Rome burned; he didn't tell the Romans that the fire was no big deal.  —  President Trump squandered …

Trading on Wall Street temporarily suspended after Trump's crisis response disappoints  —  The 5 percent “limit down” marker was breached after an address from President Donald Trump tipped already-queasy traders into sell-off mode.  —  Wall Street futures trading was temporarily halted …

Democrats smell blood in Texas after sky-high primary turnout  —  Staggeringly high Democratic turnout in the Texas suburbs last week has the party bullish about capturing a half-dozen seats that slipped through its grasp in the 2018 midterms.  —  Democratic primaries in six GOP-held districts saw …

Biden Has Substantial Leads In Key Sanders 2016 States  —  After Bernie Sanders' weak performances in the Democratic contests over the last two weeks, PPP decided to take a look at two of his strongest states from 2016 to see how he is faring in them and whether they might provide some hope for the path ahead.

Stock futures tank, hit ‘limit down’ halt after Trump speech; S&P 500 ETF set to fall 7%  —  Stocks set to come under more pressure at open  —  Futures contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes dove early Thursday after an address from President Donald Trump failed to quell concerns …

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.

Trump's Re-election Chances Suddenly Look Shakier  —  Weeks ago, his advisers were counting on a strong economy and a Democratic opponent easily portrayed as too far left.  But the political landscape has sharply shifted.  —  President Trump faces the biggest challenge yet to his prospects …

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.

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 …

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.

FBI's Russia collusion case fell apart in first month of Trump presidency, memos show  —  Flynn collusion ruled out, Steele dossier debunked in January 2017, more than two years before Mueller announced it.  —  The piecemeal release of FBI files in the Russia collusion investigation has masked …

Statement from the NCAA COVID-19 Advisory Panel on NCAA events  —  The NCAA COVID-19 Advisory Panel recognizes the fluidity of COVID-19 and its impact on hosting events in a public space.  COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in the United States, and behavioral risk mitigation strategies …

Exclusive: DNC chair says he's “not contemplating” an online convention  —  In an interview with “Axios on HBO,” Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez flatly denied that he was even entertaining the idea of canceling July's Democratic convention in Milwaukee and replacing …

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 …