Contrary to Trump's claim, Google is not building a nationwide coronavirus screening website  —  Instead, Verily is building a triage website just for the Bay Area  —  Google is not working with the US government in building a nationwide website to help people determine whether …

A Map Of The Coronavirus Exposures In Trump's Orbit In Just Two Weeks  —  A growing number of people in President Donald Trump's orbit have been in contact with someone known to be infected with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus — with a few testing positive themselves.

Andrew Gillum found in Miami Beach hotel room with suspected drugs, police say  —  Police say Gillum, who was not arrested, was too intoxicated to answer questions.  —  Andrew Gillum, who in 2018 came within 34,000 votes of becoming Florida's governor, was discovered by police …

I ran the White House pandemic office.  Trump closed it.  —  The federal government is moving too slowly, due to a lack of leadership.  —  When President Trump took office in 2017, the White House's National Security Council Directorate for Global Health Security and Biodefense survived the transition intact.

How Trump may have flattened the political curve of coronavirus  —  Analysis: If everything goes sideways, the president will still get blamed for his failures on coronavirus.  But taking action now gives him a chance to stabilize.  —  WASHINGTON — No one needs to “flatten the curve” …

Trump to Declare National Emergency to Speed Virus Response  —  President Donald Trump plans to declare a national emergency on Friday over the coronavirus outbreak, invoking the Stafford Act to open the door to more federal aid for states and municipalities, according to two people familiar with the matter.

FACT CHECK: Trump's Accusations About The Obama Administration And Swine Flu  —  President Trump, widely criticized for his administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic, tried to shift blame Friday to his predecessor's handling of a health crisis 11 years ago.

Exclusive: ‘Dead Sea Scrolls’ at the Museum of the Bible are all forgeries  —  Months of testing confirm earlier suspicions that the fragments were made in modern times.  What happens next?  —  Months of testing confirm earlier suspicions that the fragments were made in modern times.  What happens next?

Trump defiant on testing and handshakes even as second Mar-a-Lago case emerges  —  President Trump said Friday that he has not yet been tested for the novel coronavirus, even as two people who were with him at the Mar-a-Lago Club last weekend have now tested positive for the virus.

Trump administration blocks states from using Medicaid to respond to coronavirus crisis  —  Despite mounting pleas from California and other states, the Trump administration isn't allowing states to use Medicaid more freely to respond to the coronavirus crisis by expanding medical services.

This is the coronavirus math that has experts so worried: Running out of ventilators, hospital beds  —  For weeks now, America's leaders and its public have been obsessed with one set of numbers: How many people have died?  How many confirmed cases?  And in what states?

Trump shook hands, patted backs and touched the microphone 31 times while declaring the coronavirus national emergency  —  President Trump on Friday touted the work of his administration's health experts on the novel coronavirus even as he ignored their public health advice.

The Trump Presidency Is Over  —  Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers.  Find the collection here.  —  When, in January 2016, I wrote that despite being a lifelong Republican who worked in the previous three GOP administrations …

Thoughts on the Pandemic  —  Several reporters have emailed me, asking my thoughts about the current economic situation in light of the ongoing pandemic.  Here they are, in abbreviated form:  — A recession is likely and perhaps optimal (not in the sense of desirable but in the sense of the best we can do under the circumstances).

Whole Foods Suggests That Workers Share Paid Time Off During Coronavirus  —  On Wednesday, Whole Foods CEO John Mackey sent out an email to grocery store employees with a list of benefits and options for those who fall sick during the coronavirus pandemic.  —  Among his six suggestions …

Reality Arrives to the Trump Era  —  Plagues routinely start with denial.  In his great novel, The Plague, Albert Camus describes a scene at the very beginning, after several rats in a town started dying identical deaths: … This is not to excuse the negligence of the Trump administration and the CDC.

Fox Business Host Trish Regan on Hiatus After Virus Comments  —  The Fox Business show hosted by Trish Regan is going on hiatus following controversial comments she made on the air Monday about the coronavirus.  —  The hiatus also applies to another host, Lisa “Kennedy” Montgomery …

Governor Bullock Confirms Four Presumptively Positive Coronavirus Cases in Montana  —  MONTANA - Governor Steve Bullock today confirmed four presumptively positive cases of coronavirus, or COVID-19, in Montana.  —  There are four positive cases in the counties of Gallatin, Yellowstone, Silver Bow, and Lewis and Clark.

The Worst-Case Estimate for U.S. Coronavirus Deaths  —  Officials at the C.D.C. and epidemic experts conferred last month about what could happen in the U.S.  —  Officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and epidemic experts from universities around the world conferred …

How to Protect the 2020 Election From the Coronavirus  —  On Friday, Louisiana became the first state to announce it would be postponing its April 4 presidential primary.  Meanwhile, officials in the next four states to hold primaries announced the votes would go forward this coming Tuesday.