California, Oregon & Washington Announce Western States Pact  —  West Coast states agree region will move toward reopening based on health outcomes  —  SACRAMENTO — Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced an agreement …

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Has Never Spoken to Joe Biden.  Here's What She Would Say.  —  In an interview, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez said she intended to support the presumptive Democratic nominee, but the “process of coming together should be uncomfortable for everyone involved.”

Conservative groups mobilize and push White House to try and reopen economy despite coronavirus pandemic  —  New coalition is lobbying Trump administration, GOP lawmakers to try and ease stay-at-home restrictions as unemployment rate climbs  —  Multiple leading conservative advocacy groups plan …

A Month After Emergency Declaration, Trump's Promises Largely Unfulfilled04:32  —  One month ago today, President Trump declared a national emergency.  —  In a Rose Garden address, flanked by leaders from giant retailers and medical testing companies, he promised a mobilization of public …

Poll: Mainers trust state government more than feds on coronavirus response  —  Click here for the latest coronavirus news, which the BDN has made free for the public.  You can support our critical reporting on the coronavirus by purchasing a digital subscription or donating directly to the newsroom.

White House advisor to 60 Minutes: Show me your pandemic story  —  White House trade advisor Peter Navarro challenged 60 Minutes to show him our past reporting on pandemics.  —  The term “personal protective equipment,” known as PPE, has quickly become a fixture in the American lexicon.

U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham Statement on 2020 Census Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19  —  APRIL 13, 2020 — The 2020 Census is underway and more households across America are responding every day.

Trump's latest rage-fest is one of his most absurd and dangerous yet  —  President Trump is expected to move this week to curb U.S. funding for the World Health Organization, after raging at the WHO for accepting China's initial downplaying of coronavirus.  It's clear the WHO will be a fat target …

We're looking like ‘Flori-duh’ again, Gov. DeSantis.  Any idea how that happened?  —  You know what Florida really needs right now?  —  A governor.  —  But in Ron DeSantis, Florida, at this most challenging time of the coronavirus, has a hesitant leader who continues to split the baby …

Donald Trump Fights Again To Stop Unseen ‘Apprentice’ Footage From Being Released; Seeks New Court Appeal  —  EXCLUSIVE: In the middle of playing wartime President against the coronavirus pandemic and facing a rocky re-election, Donald Trump took to the courts again today to make sure …

Live updates: Sailor from USS Theodore Roosevelt dies of coronavirus complications; China reports its largest number of new cases in six weeks  —  The Washington Post is providing this story for free so that all readers have access to this important information about the coronavirus.

Erik Prince Offered Lethal Services to Sanctioned Russian Mercenary Firm Wagner  —  Erik Prince, founder of the private security firm Blackwater and a Trump administration adviser, has sought in recent months to provide military services to a sanctioned Russian mercenary firm in at least …

Timeline of the Coronavirus Pandemic and U.S. Response  —  What follows is a comprehensive timeline of major U.S. policy events related to the novel coronavirus pandemic.  We've focused on the U.S. government's preparation for a pandemic, tracking warning signals of COVID-19 …

Poll Worker at Chicago Voting Site Dies of Coronavirus, Election Officials Say  —  A poll worker who was stationed at a Chicago voting site on election day died from the coronavirus, the Chicago Board of Elections said Monday.  —  The person was a city employee who was working the March 17 election …

Why Biden's Polling Lead vs. Trump Isn't as Solid as It Looks  —  Consider two important measurement differences: battleground states versus other states, and registered voters versus likely voters.  —  President Trump and Joe Biden begin the general election campaign locked …

What went wrong with the media's coronavirus coverage?  —  President Trump speaks during a news conference with members of his Coronavirus Task Force on March 19.  Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images  —  And can we do better?  —  The coronavirus pandemic has crippled America.

February 2020  —  And every feeling Within me responds To the dismal knell; Shadows are trailing, My heart is bewailing And tolling within Like a funeral bell.  —  February 2020.  I doubt it will ever have the historical resonance, the immediacy of recognition, of either August 1914 or September 1939.

South Korea reports more recovered coronavirus patients testing positive again  —  SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported on Monday that at least 116 people initially cleared of the new coronavirus had tested positive again, although officials suggested they would soon look …

THE PANDEMIC'S FIRST WAVE  —  Behind every data point on a curve or chart is a name and story of the earliest victims  —  It began one day in late February, with two people in King County, Wash.  —  Elsewhere, life in the United States was still relatively normal: economy humming, kids in school, games on, stores open, streets busy.

For Immediate Release  —  The Court will hear oral arguments by telephone conference on May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13 in a limited number of previously postponed cases.  The following cases will be assigned argument dates after the Clerk's Office has confirmed the availability of counsel:

Cuomo stresses regional restart in talks with other states  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says any economic restart has to be approached as a regional issue, adding that he has been in talks with governors from five other northeastern states about developing such a plan.

Jon Huntsman's campaign hustles to qualify for ballot as signature deadline nears  —  Jon Huntsman plunged into Utah's gubernatorial race as an obvious front-runner, quickly ascending to a top spot in the polls and settling comfortably there.  —  However, as the primary season heats up …

The Worst Governor in America  —  Gretchen Whitmer imposes insane policies on Michigan.  —  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (YouTube screenshot)  —  One word keeps recurring in online discussions of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's latest orders to fight the state's raging COVID-19 outbreak: “Insanity.”

Trump campaign sues TV station over Democratic super PAC ad  —  President Trump's reelection campaign on Monday filed a defamation lawsuit against a Wisconsin television station for running an ad cut by the liberal super PAC Priorities USA alleging the president called the coronavirus a “hoax.”