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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

US officials: foreign disinformation stoking virus fears  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is alleging that a foreign disinformation campaign is underway aimed at spreading fear in the country amid the coronavirus pandemic, three U.S. officials said Monday.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 best thing everyday Americans can do to fight coronavirus?  #StayHome, save lives  —  Be a neat freak.  Wash your hands.  Give to people in need.  If you're going to spread anything, spread help, compassion and humor.  And do not panic.  —  The coronavirus pandemic seemed so far away just weeks ago.

TikTok Told Moderators to Suppress Posts by “Ugly” People and the Poor to Attract New Users  —  The makers of TikTok, the Chinese video-sharing app with hundreds of millions of users around the world, instructed moderators to suppress posts created by users deemed too ugly, poor …

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.

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.”

Millions holed up at home as U.S. routines shift profoundly  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Millions of Americans began their work week holed up at home against the coronavirus Monday as the escalating outbreak shifted the nation's daily routines in ways never before seen in U.S. history.