U.S. intelligence reports from January and February warned about a likely pandemic  —  U.S. intelligence agencies were issuing ominous, classified warnings in January and February about the global danger posed by the coronavirus while President Trump and lawmakers played down the threat …

Without Urgent Action, Coronavirus Could Overwhelm U.S., Estimates Say  —  Three scenarios for how the outbreak could spread.  —  Percent infected byApril 1 … The coronavirus has infected far more people in the United States than testing has shown so far, and stringent measures …

How It All Came Apart for Bernie Sanders  —  The Sanders campaign appeared on the brink of a commanding lead in the Democratic race.  But a series of fateful decisions and internal divisions have left him all but vanquished.  —  In mid-January, a few weeks before the Iowa caucuses …

Why we're not overreacting to the coronavirus, in one chart  —  Italy tried to stem its outbreak, belatedly.  We're on the same course.  —  The national mobilization against the Covid-19 coronavirus is now in full swing.  Schools and workplaces nationwide have shuttered.

The pure evil of the Republican caucus  —  Here's some economic populism for you:  —  “The Senate Republican proposal for a third bill to address the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis is woefully inadequate to meet the extraordinary challenges now facing the nation.

L.A. County gives up on containing coronavirus, tells doctors to skip testing of some patients  —  Los Angeles County health officials advised doctors to give up on testing patients in the hope of containing the coronavirus outbreak, instructing them to test patients only if a positive result could change how they would be treated.

Call Trump's News Conferences What They Are: Propaganda  —  Then contrast them with the leadership shown by Andrew Cuomo, Justin Trudeau and Angela Merkel.  —  In a time of global emergency, we need calm, directness and, above all, hard facts.  Only the opposite is on offer from the Trump White House.

I'm A Doctor.  The U.S. Response To Coronavirus Has Been Nothing Short Of Criminal.  —  “With every crucial delay, with every blunder and misstep, the toll is going to be measured in lives lost.”  —  I am a doctor.  And I am immunocompromised.  I am safe at home screening patients …

'There's no playbook for this': Biden trapped in campaign limbo  —  Joe Biden reached a new and heady milestone when he shellacked Bernie Sanders in Florida, Illinois and Arizona to become the de facto Democratic nominee for president.  —  But there was no soaring speech to acknowledge the moment.

U.S. economy deteriorating faster than anticipated as 80 million Americans are forced to stay at home  —  Already, it is clear that the initial economic decline will be sharper and more painful than during the 2008 financial crisis  —  The U.S. economy is deteriorating more quickly …

Coronavirus Cases Strain New York City Hospitals: 'We're Getting Pounded'  —  Swiftly rising number of patients, sooner than expected, leads to supply shortages and concern about what is to come  —  New York City hospitals are already straining under the onslaught of novel coronavirus cases …

Bernie Sanders is considering several options as he ponders his campaign's future  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders has convened a series of weighty discussions about the future of his presidential campaign with his closest confidants, according to two people with direct knowledge of the conversations …

Breaking: Trump eyes two-week quarantine, only drug and grocery stores open  —  President Trump, moving with haste to slow the spread of the coronavirus, is preparing a plan to mobilize the National Guard to help enforce a two-week quarantine of the public if his tough-love efforts so far fail.

How to Avoid Complete Economic Destruction  —  To limit mass unemployment, the government needs to provide companies with the money they are temporarily unable to earn.  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.

Trump amid COVID-19 pandemic: With great power comes great irresponsibility.  —  Trump created a culture of impunity, buck-passing and blame-shifting in a party that once prided itself on personal responsibility.  —  The president's job is to uphold the Constitution and to see that the laws are faithfully executed.

The Coronavirus Could Reshape Global Order  —  China Is Maneuvering for International Leadership as the United States Falters  —  With hundreds of millions of people now isolating themselves around the world, the novel coronavirus pandemic has become a truly global event.

1,200 Airport Workers in N.Y.C. Area Abruptly Laid Off With No Severance  —  Amid the spreading pandemic, thousands of employees of businesses in the airports around New York City may have their benefits cut off.  —  Maria Campos had worked as a waitress at La Guardia Airport …

Coronavirus testing faces new challenge as key supplies run low  —  The improved pace of coronavirus testing faces a potential setback from shortages of the chemicals and supplies that labs need to run those tests.  —  President Trump has boasted that millions of test kits are being delivered …

House members, Senate aides traded stocks in early days of coronavirus  —  While Sens. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) sought on Friday to explain sales of stock made at a time when they were reassuring the public about the coronavirus threat, they weren't the only elected officials …

Trump will be judged on one thing now — and it won't be impeachment  —  For more on the 1976 election, watch CNN Original Series “Race for the White House” Sunday at 11 p.m. ET.  —  (CNN)Remember impeachment?  Me either.  —  There's a worldwide pandemic and many Americans are confined …

Can Trump cancel the November election?  —  No.  —  Earlier this week, Ohio Director of Health Dr. Amy Acton delayed that state's primary election, which was originally scheduled for Tuesday.  She did so with the blessing of Republican Gov. Mike DeWine and of the state Supreme Court.

Evidence over hysteria — COVID- 19  —  After watching the outbreak of COVID-19 for the past two months, I've followed the pace of the infection, its severity, and how our world is tackling the virus.  While we should be concerned and diligent, the situation has dramatically elevated …

Biden plans shadow coronavirus briefings  —  Joe Biden is planning a regular shadow briefing on coronavirus to start as early as Monday to show how he would handle the crisis and address what he calls the lies and failures of President Trump.  —  Biden gave a preview of what's to come …

Coronavirus in N.Y.: ‘Deluge’ of Cases Begins Hitting Hospitals  —  There are already critical shortages: A Bronx hospital is running out of ventilators.  In Brooklyn, doctors are reusing masks.  —  For weeks, as the coronavirus has spread across the world, New York officials have warned …

10 Days That Changed Britain: “Heated” Debate Between Scientists Forced Boris Johnson To Act On Coronavirus  —  “This is going to get much, much worse, very quickly, both in terms of deaths and the economy,” a cabinet minister told BuzzFeed News.  “It will not be long before we are getting numbers like Italy.

Voters Are Warming to Trump's Handling of Coronavirus  —  Net approval of Trump's response to the pandemic jumped 10 points in less than a week  —  President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Vice President Mike Pence look on during a March 20 news briefing …

“They Ignored the Warning Signs”: A New York City ER Doctor Explains What She's Up Against  —  Dara Kass is a doctor but she is also a public speaker, a political activist, and a Park Slope mother of three.  Over the course of the past few weeks, however, she has reoriented her life …

Coronavirus Latest: Lakewood Police Arrest Homeowner For Hosting Pop-up Wedding With More Than 50 People  —  LAKEWOOD, N.J. (CBS) — Police in Ocean County have arrested a homeowner for hosting a pop-up wedding with more than 50 people in attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Majority of NYC's coronavirus cases are men between 18 and 49 years old  —  The majority of New York City residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus are men between the ages of 18 and 49, according to newly released public health data.  —  Even though experts say the elderly …

Trump is ‘nasty’ in a crisis and ‘terrible’ in his response to it  —  In times of crisis, the American people look to their president for reassurance and calm.  But when that person is President Trump, forget it.  We have long known that he is a moral void incapable of self-reflection or empathy.

Locust crisis poses a danger to millions, forecasters warn  —  Experts fear swarms like those seen in Africa will become more common as tropical storms create favourable breeding conditions  —  The locust crisis that has now reached 10 countries could carry on to endanger millions more people, forecasters have said.