He Could Have Seen What Was Coming: Behind Trump's Failure on the Virus  —  An examination reveals the president was warned about the potential for a pandemic but that internal divisions, lack of planning and his faith in his own instincts led to a halting response.

Rural North Florida nursing home is pummeled by outbreak of 51 COVID-19 cases  —  A nursing home in the rural North Florida town of Live Oak has become a virtual hot spot as at least 51 people have tested positive for COVID-19, including 30 members of the staff.

Trump leaves trail of unmet promises in coronavirus response  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — For several months, President Donald Trump and his officials have cast a fog of promises meant to reassure a country in the throes of the coronavirus pandemic.  Trump and his team haven't delivered on critical ones.

The Costly Toll of Not Shutting Down Spring Break Earlier  —  People got sick — and some died — after attending crowded parties and theme parks in Florida as the coronavirus spread.  —  MIAMI — You could find Beatriz Diaz at this spring's Winter Party Festival in Miami Beach, giving out hand sanitizer.

‘Unimaginable’ pain: Coronavirus robs Michigan woman of whole family  —  COVID-19 AFFECTED EVERY FACET OF A GRAND BLANC WOMAN'S GRIEF AS SHE DEALS WITH THE VIRUS-RELATED DEATHS OF HER HUSBAND AND ONLY CHILD  —  Grand Blanc — Sandy Brown tried to calm her son, Freddie, alone and scared in a hospital intensive care unit.

With Each Briefing, Trump Is Making Us Worse People  —  There has never been an American president as spiritually impoverished as Donald Trump.  And his spiritual poverty, like an overdrawn checking account that keeps imposing new penalties on a customer already in difficult straits …

‘Playing games with numbers’: Florida COVID-19 test backlog worse than state says  —  Florida is significantly under-reporting the state's COVID-19 testing backlog, a blind spot in the data that could obscure the pandemic's size and hamper efforts to decide when it's safe to end restrictions …

Trump's Socially Distanced Campaign Backed by a new loyalist press secretary, the president's coronavirus briefings have replaced reelection rallies.  —  We're committed to keeping our readers informed. … Donald Trump glances up at the TVs on the wall or down at the newspapers on his desk.

De Blasio Says New York Public Schools Won't Reopen Until September  —  City at the center of one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the U.S. made decision out of caution for students, faculty and staff  —  New York City's public school system, the largest in the country …

5 Increasingly Hardball Versions of the Next Stimulus  —  The news out of Washington this week made it sound like Democrats are playing hardball on economic relief, blocking a Republican bill that didn't include their top priorities.  But the Democrats aren't really playing hardball.

Coronavirus Strikes at Least 2,100 Senior Facilities Across U.S., Killing 2,300 People  —  Tally of 37 states suggests pandemic has had bigger impact than federal government has reported  —  The new coronavirus has hit more than 2,100 nursing homes and other senior facilities around the U.S. …

The Most Important 2020 States Already Have Vote by Mail  —  In the states that will likely decide the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump has already lost his newly declared war against voting by mail.  —  All six of the swing states that both sides see as the most probable tipping points allow …

Democrat Kentucky Governor Announces Plan to Record License Plates of Easter Church Goers and Force Them to Self-Quarantine for 14 Days  —  The state of Kentucky is cracking down on Easter weekend worshippers by recording the license plates of people who attend services and forcing them to “self-quarantine” for two weeks afterwards.

Slow Start for Rapid Coronavirus Tests Frustrates States  —  Most states received materials to conduct about 100 tests, regardless of population; 'I'm banging my head against the wall'  —  A rapid test for the new coronavirus that was touted by the White House as a game-changing development …

Footnotes in watchdog report indicate FBI knew of risk of Russian disinformation in Steele dossier  —  The FBI was warned sections of the controversial Steele dossier could have been part of a “Russian disinformation campaign to denigrate U.S. foreign relations,” according to newly declassified footnotes …

How many missed?  Texas is second-worst in the nation for COVID-19 testing  —  Six times in three weeks, Marci Rosenberg and her ailing husband and teenage children tried to get tested for the new coronavirus — only to be turned away each time, either for not meeting narrow testing criteria …

Trump Has Emergency Powers We Aren't Allowed to Know About  —  Given that they could make their first appearance in the coronavirus crisis, Congress should insist on having full access to them.  —  Ms. Goitein and Mr. Boyle work at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law.

Furor Erupts: Billions Going To Hospitals Based On Medicare Billings, Not COVID-19  —  Probably few hospital systems need the emergency federal grants announced this week to handle the coronavirus crisis as badly as Florida's Jackson Health does.  —  Miami, its base of operations …

The Coronavirus Outbreak  —  Frequently Asked Questions and Advice  —  When will this end?  —  This is a difficult question, because a lot depends on how well the virus is contained.  A better question might be: “How will we know when to reopen the country?”

A Laredo ER spent $500,000 on coronavirus tests.  Health officials say they're unreliable.  —  A private emergency room owner bought 20,000 rapid COVID-19 tests, but a week later they were seized by the federal government.  It's a bitter example of what can go wrong when local governments try …

White House Seeks To Lower Farmworker Pay To Help Agriculture Industry  —  New White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is working with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to see how to reduce wage rates for foreign guest workers on American farms, in order to help U.S. farmers struggling during …

Louisiana church expecting 2,000 at Easter service despite coronavirus: ‘Satan and a virus will not stop us’  —  While many churches across the nation plan to hold their Easter services online Sunday, a Louisiana pastor says his church near Baton Rouge is expecting a crowd of 2,000 …

In India, life under coronavirus brings blue skies and clean air  —  NEW DELHI — Inside the world's largest lockdown, there are no flights, no passenger trains, no taxis and few functioning industries.  But one thing is remarkably abundant: cleaner air.  —  India is engaged in a desperate bid to …

New federal projections show huge spike in coronavirus infections in the summer if current lockdown and social distancing measures are lifted after planned 30 days  — About 95 percent of the US is currently on some form of lockdown after President Donald Trump issued guidelines that called for 30 days of measures

Whitmer's new stay home order blasted by critics for lack of consistency  —  LANSING — State residents can't travel to their Up North cottages, but Illinois residents who own one in Michigan apparently can.  —  In-store purchases of Michigan Lottery tickets are still permitted …

COVID-19 Patients Given Unproven Drug In Texas Nursing Home, Garnering Criticism  —  Concern is mounting after a doctor at a Texas nursing home started giving the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine to dozens of elderly patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and tracking the outcomes in what he's calling an “observational study.”

Trump's China-bashing ad is more ridiculous than you thought  —  President Trump's new campaign ad attacking Joe Biden as soft on China and coronavirus is drawing attention for its ugly xenophobia.  As many have noted, in order to portray Biden as weak and overly deferential toward China …

The Transformation of Hart Island  —  The coronavirus is permanently changing the role of New York City's public burial ground.  —  At least once a week between January and March, J. Crawford woke up around 5:30 a.m. on Rikers Island, the city's largest jail complex, and changed into work boots and an orange and white jumpsuit.

Texas governor prepares executive order setting guidelines to reopen businesses  —  GOP Texas Gov. Greg Abbott plans to unveil an executive order with guidelines on how businesses can reopen.  —  Abbott held a press conference Friday to announce a forthcoming executive order that sets guidelines …