McConnell Has a Request for Veteran Federal Judges: Please Quit  —  The Senate majority leader has encouraged judges thinking about stepping down to do so soon to ensure that Republicans confirm their replacements this year.  —  WASHINGTON — Running out of federal court vacancies to fill …

Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Tells Governors to Seek Out Respirators on Their Own  —  The E.U. chief wants to seal it off from almost all international travel.  Italy pledged more than $28 billion to bolster its health system and cushion the impact on workers.

State Takes on a Purple Hue; Partisans Divided Over Coronavirus  —  Kelly leads McSally in Senate race  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Arizona's Electoral College votes could be in play in November, according to a Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll of registered voters in the state.

No, the White House didn't ‘dissolve’ its pandemic response office  —  Tim Morrison is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and former senior director for counterproliferation and biodefense on the National Security Council.  —  President Trump gets his share of criticism — some warranted, much not.

Lone House Republican Is Holding Up House Virus Bill Fixes  — Texas Republican Gohmert complains House debate was too rushed  — Senate is in session this week, plans to debate House bill  —  A single House Republican is holding up a fix to the House-passed virus-response bill …

Stocks and Bond Yields Plummet After Fed Slashes Rates  —  U.S. equity futures drop by almost 5%, signaling markets are poised for a sharp drop after the opening bell  —  Stocks globally plunged Monday even after the Federal Reserve slashed its benchmark interest rate to near zero …

For Immediate Release  —  In keeping with public health precautions recommended in response to COVID-19, the Supreme Court is postponing the oral arguments currently scheduled for the March session (March 23-25 and March 30-April 1).  The Court will examine the options for rescheduling …

It's Hard to Believe David A. Clarke Was Recommended for a Real Job in Homeland Security  —  “GO INTO THE STREETS FOLKS.  Visit bars, restaurants, shopping malls, CHURCHES and demand that your schools re-open.  NOW!  If government doesn't stop this foolishness...STAY IN THE STREETS.

U.S. Health Agency Suffers Cyber-Attack During Covid-19 Outbreak  — NSC tweet on disinformation Sunday was connected to hack  — Cyber intrusion comes as U.S. battles coronavirus pandemic  —  We're tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response.

Trump finds his MAGA movement fracturing over coronavirus  —  Just two weeks after President Donald Trump rallied conservatives to focus on the threat of socialism, his followers are splitting over the coronavirus pandemic.  —  On one side are those like Bill Mitchell …

California, Ohio, Illinois, Massachusetts and Washington close bars and restaurants in effort to slow coronavirus  —  The governors in five states — California, Ohio, Illinois, Massachusetts and Washington — closed bars, restaurants and wineries in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus.

A Complete List of Trump's Attempts to Play Down Coronavirus  —  He could have taken action.  He didn't.  —  President Trump made his first public comments about the coronavirus on Jan. 22, in a television interview from Davos with CNBC's Joe Kernen.  The first American case had been announced …

The Coronavirus Response: Spotlight on State & Local Governments  —  During the COVID-19 pandemic, local and state governments are key actors in protecting the United States's most vulnerable residents.  They run jails and state prisons, which are key to “flattening the curve,” …

EvergreenHealth doctor tests positive for coronavirus, in critical condition  —  An emergency room doctor at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland is in critical condition with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.  —  The hospital at the center of the coronavirus outbreak …

Coronavirus vaccine test opens as US volunteer gets 1st shot  —  SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. researchers gave the first shot to the first person in a test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday — leading off a worldwide hunt for protection even as the pandemic surges.

US airlines seek more than $50 billion in government assistance as coronavirus roils business  — U.S. airlines are seeking government assistance of more than $50 billion, including a mix of direct aid and loan guarantees, as the industry reels from the coronavirus outbreak.

The Biden-Sanders coronavirus debate was useless.  Time for Bernie to exit stage left.  —  Democrats are the largest part of the anti-Trump coalition.  By staying in, Sanders deprives them of their clear preference during a national crisis.  —  In America, no one owes a vote to any person or party.

What Trump must do now to reduce the coronavirus risk  —  Chris Christie, a Republican, was governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018.  —  In late October 2012, scientists forecast that two giant storms were going to come together to create a superstorm on the Mid-Atlantic coast.

As the coronavirus pandemic grows, gun sales are surging in many states  —  David Stone snagged a cardboard box of .223-caliber ammunition from the shelf and slid it across the glass countertop, offering his go-to sales pitch: “Welcome to the biggest selection of ammunition in all of Oklahoma.”

GOP senator says Trump should ‘step back’ from response messaging  —  Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said she would like President Donald Trump to “step back” and appoint a public health official to be the spokesman for the federal government's response to the coronavirus outbreak.