Miami mayor tests positive for coronavirus after event with Brazil President Bolsonaro  —  Note: The Miami Herald and McClatchy news sites have lifted the paywall on this developing story, providing critical information to readers.  To support vital reporting such as this, please consider a digital subscription.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

Andrew Gillum Involved in Alleged Crystal-Meth Incident in Miami Beach … Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum was allegedly present during an incident involving crystal meth at a Miami Beach hotel early this morning, according to an incident report obtained by New Times.

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?

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.

New Coronavirus Test 10 Times Faster Is FDA Approved  — FDA grants emergency use approval to highly automated process  — Roche shares jump 11%, the most in more than two decades  —  We're tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response.

Inside Jared Kushner's coronavirus research: A wide net on a giant Facebook group  —  Just before midnight Wednesday, a doctor asked a group of fellow emergency room physicians on Facebook how they would combat the escalating coronavirus outbreak.  —  “I have direct channel to person …

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 …

Democrats Pushed Impeachment While Coronavirus Spread  —  We now know the cost of impeachment.  —  While Democrats were diverting the attention and energy of the entire country into a pointless trial that could not possibly have ended in anything other than President Donald Trump's acquittal …

China hints at denying Americans life-saving coronavirus drugs  —  Now that the number of new people infected with the coronavirus in China is slowing down, the country's Communist Party is ratcheting up threats against the West, with a particularly nasty warning about access to life-saving drugs aimed at the United States.

Louisiana's presidential primary election to be delayed because of coronavirus  —  The presidential primary elections in Louisiana slated for April will be delayed by two months, the latest in a series of dramatic steps government leaders have taken to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Refused To Campaign More For Bernie Sanders  —  The popular New York lawmaker's absence was notable as Sanders lost his Democratic front-runner status to Joe Biden.  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) turned down repeated requests from Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign …

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.

Chinese businessman to donate 500,000 test kits and 1 million masks to the U.S.  —  Asia's richest man announced his intention on Friday to ship 500,000 testing kits and 1 million masks to the U.S. in an effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic.  —  Jack Ma's charitable foundation …

Two Women Fell Sick From the Coronavirus.  One Survived.  —  The young medical professionals, who worked long hours on the front lines in Wuhan, first came down with fevers.  Within weeks, both were in hospital beds, hooked up to IVs or oxygen machines.  —  Deng Danjing  —  Xia Sisi

It's Beltway wishful thinking — Joe's no fighter  —  ANALYSIS/OPINION:  —  “Hot takes” in politics are a little like armpit noises.  Anybody can make them and nobody wants to hear somebody else's.  —  But there is one political “hot take” emerging this week that really must be considered.