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.

Brazil's President Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus, further testing being done  —  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus, Fox News can confirm.  —  Bolsonaro's son Eduardo told Fox News that they are doing further testing to confirm the diagnosis …

Ten minutes at the teleprompter: Inside Trump's failed attempt to calm coronavirus fears  —  In the most scripted of presidential settings, a prime-time televised address to the nation, President Trump decided to ad-lib — and his errors triggered a market meltdown, panicked travelers overseas …

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 …

Something Weird Is Happening on Wall Street, and Not Just the Stock Sell-Off  —  A sinking feeling reminiscent of the global financial crisis, when all kinds of obscure markets went haywire.  —  It has been an unsettling week on global financial markets, and not just because the stock market …

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 …

Trump Voters Wanted to Blow up the System.  Well, Here We Go.  —  Julia Ioffe on how hollowing out the government has endangered America.  —  None of this is surprising, just as there was nothing even remotely unexpected about President Trump's Oval Office address on Wednesday night.

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.

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 …

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 …

Sick People Across the U.S. Say They Are Being Denied the Coronavirus Test  —  In a U.S. health care system that is already difficult to navigate, some patients describe Kafkaesque quests for tests.  —  BOSTON — First came the tickle in the throat.  Then, a hacking cough.

Chairwoman of Congressional Black Caucus endorses Joe Biden  —  The chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus has endorsed Joe Biden for president, an influential nod of support that could bolster his 2020 Democratic campaign.  —  The endorsement by Democratic Rep. Karen Bass of California …

White House Knew Coronavirus Would Be A ‘Major Threat’ — But Response Fell Short  —  Politico reporter Dan Diamond says infighting at the Department of Health and Human Services and the need to flatter Trump impeded the response to the coronavirus.  —  TERRY GROSS, HOST:  —  This is FRESH AIR.

Coronavirus Crisis Tests Trump's Unusual Governing Style  —  The president's improvisations add to the challenges his administration faces in coordinating a response  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump's rare prime-time speech Wednesday was designed to reassure the nation about his administration's response …

“This feels much worse than 2008”: Obama's chief economist on coronavirus's economic threat  —  A New York Stock Exchange trader watched as President Barack Obama signed a $800 billion economic stimulus bill on February 17, 2009.  Mario Tama/Getty Images  —  Coronavirus could do more economic damage …

Coronavirus consumes Trump's reelection bid  —  When Donald Trump's top campaign advisers met with the president in the White House on Wednesday, they came prepared with reams of polling data on his standing with voters eight months out from the election.  —  But Trump was focused on something else: The coronavirus.

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.

Coronavirus in Florida: Hundreds to attend Mar-a-Lago fundraiser despite crowd warnings  —  Big Dog Ranch Rescue will not cancel its annual Wine, Women & Shoes fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago, President Trump's private club, in response to the coronavirus pandemic but guests will be encouraged to …

Dan Crenshaw rips Biden coronavirus tweet slamming Trump actions: ‘Walls quite literally stop a virus’  —  U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw fired back overnight after former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden criticized President Trump's actions on the coronavirus outbreak.

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.

Why the U.S. Is So Behind on Coronavirus Testing  —  The COVID-19 outbreak has been a confusing time for Americans, but one thing has been glaringly clear: The U.S. is way behind when it comes to testing people for the coronavirus.  —  Despite the fact that last week, Vice President Mike Pence promised that …