Statement From Vice President Biden  —  Today, Senator Sanders announced he was suspending his campaign.  Bernie has put his heart and soul into not only running for President, but for the causes and issues he has been dedicated to his whole life.  So, I know how hard a decision this was for him to make …

Coronavirus Was Slow to Spread to Rural America.  Not Anymore.  —  Feb. 20This map shows every rural county in America, areas where the coronavirus outbreak initially was slow to spread.  Humboldt County in Northern California was the first rural county to report a case, on Feb. 20, a month after the virus first reached the U.S.

‘Now is not the time’: WHO responds to Trump's threat to cut funding  — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would put U.S. contributions on hold to the Geneva-based organization, saying the body had given bad advice during the outbreak.  — The U.S. is the biggest donor to the WHO …

How Delays and Unheeded Warnings Hindered New York's Virus Fight  —  The federal response was chaotic.  Even so, the state's and city's own initial efforts failed to keep pace with the outbreak, The Times found.  —  A 39-year-old woman took Flight 701 from Doha, Qatar …

Intelligence report warned of coronavirus crisis as early as November: Sources  —  “Analysts concluded it could be a cataclysmic event,” a source says.  —  As far back as late November, U.S. intelligence officials were warning that a contagion was sweeping through China's Wuhan region …

An Interview With the College Senior Behind the Iconic Photo of Wisconsin's Pandemic Election  —  Slate is making its coronavirus coverage free for all readers.  Subscribe to support our journalism.  Start your free trial.  —  Milwaukee residents waited between 90 minutes and 2½ hours …

Big banks took “free money' in 2008.  They're turning their back now on small businesses, SBA official says  —  “What they are saying is 'I don't give ... a hoot about the small businesses,' ” one SBA district director said in a candid call with business owners.

John Prine, Who Chronicled the Human Condition in Song, Dies at 73  —  John Prine, Who Chronicled the Human Condition in Song, Dies  —  The songwriter with a raspy voice and an off-beat sense of humor was revered by the likes of Bob Dylan.  He was 73.  —  Albert Petrocelli, Fire Chief Who Lost a Son on 9/11, Is Dead at 73

CDC removes unusual guidance to doctors about drug favored by Trump  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has removed from its website highly unusual guidance informing doctors on how to prescribe hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine …

41 Transit Workers Dead: Crisis Takes Staggering Toll on Subways  —  The M.T.A. has been criticized for its response to the outbreak.  Now a staffing shortage has made it difficult to keep even a diminished system running.  —  At least 41 transit workers have died, and more than 6,000 more have fallen sick or self-quarantined.

With ventilators running out, doctors say the machines are overused for Covid-19  —  Even as hospitals and governors raise the alarm about a shortage of ventilators, some critical care physicians are questioning the widespread use of the breathing machines for Covid-19 patients …

Sen. Kelly Loeffler and her CEO husband will liquidate individual stock shares after coronavirus trade furor  — Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia and CEO husband Jeff Sprecher plan to liquidate their individual stock share positions and related options after weeks of criticism of the couple …

Nearly a Third of U.S. Renters Didn't Pay April Rent  —  Some tenants will be temporarily protected from eviction by a patchwork of federal and local laws  —  Nearly a third of U.S. apartment renters didn't pay any of their April rent during the first week of the month …

Prize-Winning Reporter Writes Book on Melania Trump  —  NEW YORK (AP) — A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The Washington Post has written an unauthorized biography of first lady Melania Trump.  Mary Jordan's “The Art of Her Deal,” which draws upon more than 100 interviews, comes out June 16.

CNN Poll: Majority of Americans now say the federal government has done a poor job of preventing coronavirus spread  —  11 times Donald Trump downplayed the coronavirus  —  (CNN)A majority of Americans — 55% — now say the federal government has done a poor job preventing the spread …

Hannity's latest propaganda actually exposes Trump's epic failures  —  Sean Hannity's latest effort to portray President Trump as a heroic and decisive leader throughout the coronavirus crisis belongs in a time capsule.  It will aid future study of one of the most monumental …

Trump claims that his daughter created 10 percent of all the jobs in the United States  —  President Donald Trump speaks as his daughter and senior adviser Ivanka Trump looks on during a news briefing on the coronavirus outbreak on March 20.  Alex Wong/Getty Images  —  Ivanka, the jobs wizard.

Tucker Carlson's and Brit Hume's faulty theories about coronavirus deaths being exaggerated  —  From the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, President Trump's allies in the media have been focused on downplaying the threat.  At first they suggested it was being weaponized against Trump.

Kushner's team seeks national coronavirus surveillance system  —  Critics worry about a Patriot Act for health care, raising concerns about patient privacy and civil liberties.  —  Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner during a daily White House coronavirus briefing.  Win McNamee/Getty Images

How Hollywood Works Now: MSNBC's Chris Hayes Was “Made For This Moment”  —  A darling of the progressive left has refashioned his nightly political show into an hourlong coronavirus education hour, even as he works from a remote home studio.  —  Shortly after 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 12 …

Why Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories Flourish.  And Why It Matters.  —  Unseen villains.  Top-secret cures.  In their quest for reassurance during the pandemic, many people are worsening more than just their own anxiety.  —  The coronavirus has given rise to a flood of conspiracy theories …

Hospitals say feds are seizing masks and other coronavirus supplies without a word  —  Although President Trump has directed states and hospitals to secure what supplies they can, the federal government is quietly seizing orders, leaving medical providers across the country in the dark …

Coronavirus is ushering in a new wave of racially motivated attacks, warns intelligence bulletin  —  WASHINGTON — Federal agencies are concerned that domestic extremists could use the coronavirus pandemic to attack Asians and Jews, according to a joint intelligence bulletin obtained by Yahoo News.

Richard Brodsky, longtime state assemblyman from Westchester, has died  —  ALBANY - Former Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, known for his bombastic approach to governing and passion for politics, has died after he is believed to have contracted coronavirus in recent days, his former colleagues and family said.

Stupid Kills: The 5 Worst GOP Governors' Responses to COVID-19  —  As late as March 30, 15 states had issued neither stay-at-home orders nor ordered the closure of non-essential businesses.  All 15 have Republican governors.  Since then, most have finally taken too-little-too-late statewide measures.