Sen. Ron Johnson is telling people to keep coronavirus in perspective  —  Republican Ron Johnson of Wisconsin raised some eyebrows last week when he was quoted in The New York Times suggesting the media was devoting too little attention to the high rate of survival among people with coronavirus.

White House coronavirus plan aims to send $2,000 to many Americans, includes $300 billion for small businesses  —  Talks remain fluid, but discussions with Congress are intensifying as virus fallout worsens  —  White House officials are working with congressional Republicans …

Thousands flock to Florida beaches, ignoring coronavirus concerns  —  Thousands of people in Florida are seemingly ignoring social distancing guidelines during the coronavirus outbreak.  Despite warnings from public health experts, photos and videos show beaches across the state packed with spring breakers.

This Is the Only Way to End the Coronavirus Financial Panic  —  Bailouts of companies or industries just cause division.  The answer: a government “bridge loan” to everyone.  —  The Covid-19 crisis will take time to be solved by science.  The economic crisis can be solved right now.

Trump invokes wartime authority of Defense Production Act to address coronavirus crisis - live updates  —  Courtney Subramanian John Fritze David JacksonUSA TODAY  —  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump confirmed that he plans to invoke a provision that would allow him to prohibit certain people …

Focus on the Incompetence  —  The “Chinese Virus” is a test.  Don't fail the test.  —  Staff writer at The Atlantic  —  Tests for COVID-19 are not yet widely available in this country, but a test for gullibility is now available on Twitter in the form of Donald Trump's feed.

NYSE to temporarily close floor, move to electronic trading after positive coronavirus tests  — The New York Stock Exchange said starting March 23, it will temporarily close its historic trading floor and move fully to electronic trading.  — The move came after two people tested positive …

More than 80 national security professionals break with tradition and endorse a presidential candidate — Biden  —  More than 80 career national security professionals have signed an open letter of support for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, saying that President Trump …

US Air Force Flew Half a Million Coronavirus Test Swabs From Italy to Tennessee  —  Similar missions to distribute COVID-19 test kits are expected in coming days.  —  UPDATE 2:30 PM: This story has been updated to include comments from Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman and Air Force Brig …

China's coronavirus propaganda campaign is putting lives at risk  —  The Chinese authorities are engaged in a full-scale effort to rewrite the history of the coronavirus epidemic.  Some in the West might be tempted to dismiss the significance of Beijing's propaganda efforts.  But they shouldn't.

Bernie Sanders suspends his 2020 campaign Facebook ads  —  Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign currently has no active Facebook ads, the morning after another disappointing finish in a series of primary contests.  —  Why it matters: A pause in digital advertising spend on Facebook …

There is no new Trump  —  If you think you've been hearing a different President Trump this week — more accepting of the reality of the coronavirus pandemic — don't be fooled.  The new Trump is the same as the old Trump.  He can't help it.  He's incapable of taking responsibility …

This is not the end of the world, according to Christians who study the end of the world  —  Chuck Pierce's son was concerned, like a lot of other people looking out on a world of ransacked grocery stores and canceled sports seasons and eerie lines of people standing six feet apart from one another.

Trump ban on fetal tissue research blocks coronavirus treatment effort  —  A senior scientist at a government biomedical research laboratory has been thwarted in his efforts to conduct experiments on possible treatments for the new coronavirus because of the Trump administration's restrictions on research with human fetal tissue.

‘Hell is coming’ — Bill Ackman has dire warning for Trump, CEOs if drastic measures aren't taken now  —  Bill Ackman's plea to Trump to save US from the coronavirus's economic destruction  —  Bill Ackman urged President Donald Trump to shut down the country for 30 days to contain …

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart is first congressman to announce testing positive for coronavirus  —  Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., on Wednesday became the first member of Congress to announce that he has tested positive for coronavirus, saying he had been stricken with a fever and headache this weekend.

Executive Order on Prioritizing and Allocating Health and Medical Resources to Respond to the Spread of Covid-19  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.)

How Washington Failed to Build a Robust Coronavirus Testing System  —  Government decisions that limited testing for the pathogen blinded the U.S. to the outbreak's scale.  Here's how it happened.  —  When cases of the new coronavirus began emerging several weeks ago in California …

Leaked McDonalds recording shows the company is fighting against parts of Trump's coronavirus bill that would give workers paid sick leave  — McDonald's is lobbying the Trump administration to make changes to a bill that would require some employers to provide paid sick leave amid the coronavirus outbreak …

Baltimore Mayor Begs Residents To Stop Shooting Each Other So Hospital Beds Can Be Used For Coronavirus Patients  —  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Mayor Jack Young urged residents to put down their guns and heed orders to stay home after multiple people were shot Tuesday night amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

California preparing for worst case scenarios  —  In readying the National Guard for action, Gov. Gavin Newsom's office emphasized that it's for duties routinely performed during natural disasters and other emergencies.  But Newsom grimly added that “we have the ability to do martial law ... if we feel the necessity.”

How women could be uniquely impacted by the coronavirus  —  An Emergency Department Nurse during a demonstration of the Coronavirus pod and COVID-19 virus testing procedures set-up beside the Emergency Department of Antrim Area Hospital, Co Antrim in Northern Ireland.  PA Photo.

NYC mayor pushes for ‘shelter-in-place’ order as coronavirus cases surge to almost 1,900  — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he's pushing Gov. Andrew Cuomo to approve a “shelter-in-place” order for the city as coronavirus cases surge to almost 1,900 across the five boroughs.

Dow erases all gains made since Trump took office  —  The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday erased all the gains it had made since President Trump took office amid the ongoing economic fallout from the coronavirus epidemic.  —  The morning of Trump's inauguration, the stock index opened at 19,795 and closed at 19,827.

Rand Paul Calls Undocumented Immigrants ‘Non-People’  —  NONE FOR YOU  —  In a Senate floor speech Wednesday, Sen. Rand Paul described undocumented immigrants as not “legitimate” people and “non-people” while making the case that they should not be given access to federal child tax credits.

There Aren't Enough Ventilators to Cope With the Coronavirus  —  The United States and other countries face a critical shortage of the lifesaving machines — and no easy way to lift production.  —  As the United States braces for an onslaught of coronavirus cases, hospitals and governments …

Kushner coronavirus team sparks confusion, plaudits inside White House response efforts  —  Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and a senior adviser, has created his own team of government allies and private industry representatives to work alongside the administration's official …

The Next Coronavirus Nightmare: There's a Drug Shortage on the Horizon  —  Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, weighs in on how to tackle the coronavirus pandemic and what the future holds for those Americans who haven't been infected by the virus.

The Trump Administration Drove Him Back to China, Where He Invented a Fast Coronavirus Test  —  A federal crackdown on professors' undisclosed outside activities is achieving what China has long struggled to do: spur Chinese scientists to return home.  In this crisis, it's costing the U.S. intellectual firepower.