Sen. Kelly Loeffler Dumped Millions in Stock After Coronavirus Briefing  —  The Georgia Republican is the second Senator who has gotten rid of their holdings right as the stock market went bad.  —  The Senate's newest member sold off seven figures worth of stock holdings in the days and weeks …

NBC News employee dies after testing positive for coronavirus  —  Larry Edgeworth “was the guy you wanted by your side no matter where you were,” NBC News Chairman Andy Lack wrote to staff members.  —  A longtime employee of NBC News died Thursday after testing positive for the coronavirus …

Bloomberg campaign transfers $18 million to DNC  —  (CNN)Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign transferred $18 million to the Democratic National Committee on Friday, turning to the committee to fund and manage the effort to take down President Donald Trump instead of creating a Bloomberg-backed independent expenditure.

Trump Administration Asks States to Keep Quiet About Jobless Figures  —  Coronavirus crisis spurs a spike in unemployment claims as industries are forced to shut down  —  The Trump administration asked states to abstain from releasing unemployment-claims figures prior to the publication …

Kansas official: Pandemic isn't a problem here because there are few Chinese people  —  BY THE KANSAS CITY STAR EDITORIAL BOARD  —  The chairman of the Riley County Commissioners suggested this week that the global coronavirus pandemic is not a problem locally because unlike in Italy …

Coronavirus upends nation as three in four Americans' lives changed by pandemic: POLL  —  A new ABC News/Ipsos poll shows a far different portrait of a country.  —  As a deepening public health crisis rocks the nation, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll released Friday shows a far different portrait …

Rethinking the Coronavirus Shutdown  —  No society can safeguard public health for long at the cost of its economic health.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  Financial markets paused their slide Thursday, but no one should think this rolling economic calamity is over.

Red and Blue America Aren't Experiencing the Same Pandemic  —  Even a disease as far-reaching as the coronavirus hasn't entirely crossed the chasm between red and blue America.  —  In several key respects, the outbreak's early stages are unfolding very differently in Republican- and Democratic-leaning parts of the country.

Government response updates: Trump moving Tax Day to July 15, says Mnuchin  —  At least 200 people have died in the U.S. of COVID-19.  —  The Trump administration on Friday took another big step to ease the economic hardships on Americans amid the coronavirus crisis.

Newsom orders all 40M Californians to stay home in nation's strictest lockdown  —  BERKELEY — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday ordered California's nearly 40 million residents to stay home, making it the first state to impose that strict mandate on all residents to counteract a looming surge of new infections.

New Yorkers ordered to mostly stay inside to fight coronavirus: 'We're all under quarantine now,' Gov. Cuomo says  — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding a press conference Friday to update the public on the COVID-19 outbreak in New York state.  —  New York institutes ‘pause’ with 100% non-essential workforce reduction

U.S. Extends Individual Tax Filing Deadline to July 15  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. will extend the individual tax filing deadline until July 15, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Twitter.  —  The Internal Revenue Service earlier this week deferred the payment deadline for most people until July 15 …

Today we are switching our coverage of Donald Trump to an emergency setting  —  “This means our journalism will work in a different way, as we try to prevent the President from misinforming you through us.”  —  Even this far into his term, it is still a bit of a shock to be reminded …

COVID-19: NYC should brace for impact and shut down now.  —  Five days ago I wrote this medium post (COVID-19: New York Will Be The Next Italy, But Doesn't Have to Be).  In it, I forecast that NYC's hospitals would be at capacity as early as March 30.  Unfortunately, I was wrong.

CANCELED: Town of Darien has canceled drive-through coronavirus testing  —  UPDATE: Darien's drive-through testing has been canceled, according to a tweet from First Selectman Jayme Stevenson.  The testing was to start Thursday.  Some neighbors expressed complaints with the location of testing so close to their home on social media.

We Need Time to Absorb All This  —  Everyone is thinking through the reality of the coronavirus pandemic and how to rise to the occasion.  —  This is a quick piece that touches on where we are, where we may be going, and an attitude for the journey.  —  The screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan once …

Total Cost of Her COVID-19 Treatment: $34,927.43  —  When Danni Askini started feeling chest pain, shortness of breath and a migraine all at once on a Saturday in late February, she called the oncologist who had been treating her lymphoma.  Her doctor thought she might be reacting poorly to a new medication …

Coronavirus and Poverty: A Mother Skips Meals So Her Children Can Eat  —  Americans with tight financial resources have fewer options as they navigate coronavirus closures and layoffs.  —  BRENHAM, Texas — With her six hungry children in the car, Summer Mossbarger was one of the first in line for lunch at the drive-through.

Donald Trump's Cult of Personality Did This  —  The president of the United States is a menace to public health.  —  I don't mean that I disagree with him on policy, although I do.  I don't mean that I abhor the president's expressed bigotry toward religious and ethnic minorities, although that is also true.

Thousands partied at this Miami Beach festival.  Nine tested positive for coronavirus  —  A cluster of positive coronavirus cases has been linked to an LGBTQ festival that took place on Miami Beach in early March, at a time when concerns over the virus had not yet led to mass cancellations and the upending of ordinary life.

Coronavirus Vindicates Capitalism  —  Drug companies will save lives, even as Bernie Sanders is denouncing them.  —  The left is never apt to let a serious crisis go to waste, as we see with its daily use of the coronavirus pandemic to bash the Republican administration.

Who Can Trump Blame for the Pandemic?  —  Can Trump really propaganda his way out of this catastrophe?  —  The pandemic that Donald Trump has been denying pretty much on the regular since January is no longer possible to deny, what with the thousands of dead Italians and the virus multiplying every …

Under the Virus's Cloak, Trump Pursues Long-Sought Policies  —  From border controls to anti-union efforts, the Trump administration is using the coronavirus to seek policies that the president wanted before the pandemic.  —  WASHINGTON — The White House, under the guise of its coronavirus response …

Goldman Sachs predicts 2.25 million Americans filed initial unemployment claims this week, the highest on record  —  New York (CNN Business)Americans are starting to lose their jobs in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and economists expect it's only going to get worse from here.  And quickly, too.

Coronavirus Stimulus Package Spurs a Lobbying Gold Rush  —  Some industries are in dire need of a bailout.  Others see a rare chance to win special breaks at a moment when the fiscal spigots are open.  —  WASHINGTON — Restaurants say they need $325 billion in federal assistance.  Boeing wants $60 billion.

Fauci predicts Americans will likely need to stay home for at least several more weeks  —  “I cannot see that all of a sudden, next week or two weeks from now it's going to be over.  I don't think there's a chance of that,” he said.  —  WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci …