“The Campaign Panicked”: Inside Trump's Decision to Back Off of His Easter Coronavirus Miracle  —  An impulsive promise ("His view was: I need to show people there's a light at the end of the tunnel") led to Fauci pushback.  Poll numbers—and a friend in a coma—pushed Trump to reverse course.

Florida covid-19 cases surge to nearly 7,000 as Ron DeSantis resists statewide restrictions  —  “Longtime University of Miami healthcare employee dies from coronavirus.”  —  “Second man dies from coronavirus after attending Winter Party in Miami Beach.”  —  “Coronavirus cases …

Trump Literally Laughed at How He Can Game the Press With His ‘New Tone’  —  The president is acutely aware that if he acts in somber fashion, the media will quickly notice and praise him for it.  —  BEAST INSIDE  —  As evening fell on Tuesday, Donald Trump did what he's done virtually every …

China Concealed Extent of Virus Outbreak, U.S. Intelligence Says  — Report submitted to White House on China's under-count  — U.S. has publicly reported more than twice as many cases  —  China has concealed the extent of the coronavirus outbreak in its country …

Party leaders agree with Joe Biden - the Democratic National Convention cannot proceed as originally planned  —  Democratic Party leaders across the country are calling on party bosses to curtail, postpone or dramatically rethink the party's national convention scheduled for July in Milwaukee …

The list of who won't get a $1,200 stimulus check is growing — and includes some surprising groups  —  Americans on Social Security now have to file a ‘simple’ tax return to receive a stimulus check.  Most high school seniors and college students won't get any money at all.

Biden offers to call Trump at White House to discuss coronavirus response strategy  —  EXCLUSIVE: Former Vice President Joe Biden is offering to call President Trump to discuss a strategy to combat the coronavirus pandemic rocking the nation, Fox News has learned.

Protective gear in national stockpile is nearly depleted, DHS officials say  —  The government's emergency stockpile of respirator masks, gloves and other medical supplies is running low and is nearly exhausted due to the coronavirus outbreak, leaving the Trump administration and the states …

Scoop: Netanyahu shared fake video as proof of Iranian virus cover-up  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared with his cabinet a video he claimed was evidence of Iran concealing coronavirus deaths by dropping bodies in garbage dumps, two cabinet ministers tell me.

Coronavirus is now the third leading cause of death in the US, doctor says  —  It only took a month for coronavirus to become the third leading cause of death in the United States, according to a San Diego doctor and data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Loeffler reports more stock sales amid insider trading allegations  —  U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler's most recent financial disclosures show that millions of dollars in stocks were sold on her behalf at the same time Congress was dealing with the impact of the coronavirus.

Cable TV and COVID-19: How Americans perceive the outbreak and view media coverage differ by main news source  —  Coverage of COVID-19 has dominated the news and resulted in skyrocketing ratings for the nation's cable news networks.  And according to a survey conducted March 10-16, 2020 …

Pentagon Seeking 100,000 Body Bags for Civilians in Crisis  — FEMA request sent to Pentagon as civilian casualties mount  — White House has warned as many as 200,000 Americans could die  —  The Pentagon is seeking to provide as many as 100,000 military-style body bags …

Exclusive: The Military Knew Years Ago That a Coronavirus Was Coming  —  The Pentagon warned the White House about a shortage of ventilators, face masks and hospital beds in 2017—but the Trump administration did nothing.  —  Despite President Trump's repeated assertions that the COVID-19 epidemic was …

Fresh From White House, MyPillow Guy Retweets Post Connecting Company to QAnon  —  QAnon social media personalities who claim to have insights into covert government operations because they've read riddles on anonymous imageboards​ have put forward new proof that their bizarre conspiracy theories are true.

Fox's Fake News Contagion  —  The network spent too long spraying its viewers with false information about the coronavirus pandemic.  —  Ms. Swisher covers technology and is a contributing opinion writer.  —  You can relax, Sean Hannity, I'm not going to sue you.

Trump's Breakdown  —  Before Herbert Hoover earned a reputation as a tragic failure, he had a reputation for heroic success—a can-do businessman who arrived in the presidency with no previous elective experience.  He was one of the most celebrated men of his times.  Then times changed.

Did the Trump Administration Send 18 Tons of PPE to China in Early 2020?  —  Claim  —  The U.S. facilitated the sending of nearly 17.8 tons of donated medical supplies to China to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus in early 2020.  —  Rating  —  Origin

The Soccer Match that Kicked Off Italy's Coronavirus Disaster  —  Decision to hold Atalanta-Valencia Champions League match in February accelerated spread of pandemic  —  On the afternoon of Feb. 19, Andrea Pontiggia was heading from Bergamo, Italy, to the biggest soccer match of his life—along with 40,000 of his closest friends.

Pence: I don't believe Trump ‘has ever belittled the threat of the coronavirus’  —  Vice President Pence on Wednesday rejected the idea that President Trump “belittled the threat of the coronavirus,” despite the president saying in January and February that the disease was “under control” and likening it to the common flu.

How COVID-19 Will Hit India  —  Last week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a three-week lockdown of the country, telling citizens that they were not to leave their homes, because of the coronavirus pandemic.  The scope of this order is hard to comprehend: India is a country …

Malaria Drug Helps Virus Patients Improve, in Small Study  —  A group of moderately ill people were given hydroxychloroquine, which appeared to ease their symptoms quickly, but more research is needed.  —  The malaria drug hydroxychloroquine helped to speed the recovery of a small number …

28 University of Texas spring breakers who flouted public health advice test positive for coronavirus  —  As stores and offices closed throughout March, many people watched with anger as thousands of college students poured into tropical locales, crowding beaches and bars to party during their regularly scheduled spring breaks.

New Marquette Law School Poll finds strong support for coronavirus closings, even as it shows substantial economic impact  —  MILWAUKEE - A new Marquette Law School poll of Wisconsin registered voters finds strong support for government actions to control the coronavirus pandemic …

San Francisco is beating the coronavirus odds — so far.  What can other places learn?  —  Our leaders acted early.  But if we get complacent, resume normal life too soon and don't aggressively test and quarantine, we risk future tragedies.  —  Like a wildfire spraying hot embers …

Nearly 3,000 sailors to leave carrier amid virus outbreak  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 3,000 sailors aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier where the coronavirus has spread will be taken off the ship by Friday, Navy officials said Wednesday as they struggle to quarantine crew members in the face of an outbreak.

Poll: Trump's coronavirus bounce fizzles  —  Fewer voters are pleased with the way the Trump administration has handled the Covid-19 outbreak.  —  President Donald Trump.  More voters say the Trump administration isn't doing enough to combat the coronavirus outbreak, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll.

If You Have Coronavirus Symptoms, Assume You Have the Illness, Even if You Test Negative  —  Just because a coronavirus test says you don't have the virus doesn't mean you aren't infected — or infectious.  —  You had some exposures that may put you at risk for coronavirus.

Fox isn't enough: Amid coronavirus crisis, Trump leans on a new media friend  —  President Trump has made contentious exchanges with reporters a feature of his daily coronavirus briefings, often using personal invective to bulldoze past questions about shortfalls with masks, ventilators and testing and his own past statements.

White House Reporter Rips Acosta for Acting Like ‘Opposition Party’  —  The president of the White House Correspondents' Association criticizes CNN's Jim Acosta in a new book, writing that the combative reporter's “soapbox” approach to journalism has bolstered President Donald Trump.

That viral story on FDA approving two-minute coronavirus test looks like a cruel April Fools' hoax  —  A story that went viral about the Food and Drug Administration approving a two-minute test for coronavirus antibodies looks like a cruel hoax timed to coincide with April Fools' Day.