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.

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.

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 …

Coronavirus Live Updates: Peter Dutton, Australian Official Who Recently Met Ivanka Trump, Has the Virus  —  A Chinese official promoted a conspiracy theory that the U.S. introduced the virus to China.  In the United States, Congress neared a deal with the White House on a sweeping economic rescue package.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

How Trump Designed His White House to Fail  —  President Donald Trump failed the defining test of his presidency in his Oval Office address on the coronavirus.  He turned to a format meant to calm the nation, provide clarity, and offer a clear plan of action, but accomplished none of those things.

Louisiana postpones primary as states scramble to adjust to coronavirus  —  Louisiana will postpone its presidential primary, which was originally scheduled for April 4, as part of the state government's response to the coronavirus pandemic.  —  The state is the first in the nation to postpone …

What's the moral justification for Bernie Sanders's fruitless campaign?  —  With each poll, it becomes more apparent that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has no realistic possibility to win the Democratic presidential nomination.  Indeed, he said as much when he told the country …

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.

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.

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

The Dos and Don'ts of ‘Social Distancing’  —  Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers.  Find the collection here.  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued guidelines for “community mitigation strategies” …

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 …

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.

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.

U.S. federal response to coronavirus a ‘fiasco,’ says global health expert  —  As the novel coronavirus pandemic takes hold in the U.S., some Americans are expressing concerns over how the government is handling the situation, the availability of testing kits and the U.S. response in comparison to that of other countries.

To limit coronavirus, US must enact lockdowns  —  If the United States wants to contain the deadly Covid-19, our nation must do much more than suspend travel from Europe to the United States, as announced by President Trump Wednesday.  It is time to enact widespread lockdowns to limit …

“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 …