“He's Definitely Melting Down Over This”: Trump, Germaphobe in Chief, Struggles to Control the Covid-19 Story  —  Publicly, he sees it as yet another ("Fake News") media war; privately, he worries about virus-carrying journalists on Air Force One.  But cancel his rallies?  “I'm not going to do it,” he says.

Republican mayor drops Donald Trump for Joe Biden in key swing state of Michigan  —  With Tuesday's Democratic primaries hours away, former Vice President Joe Biden has found an unexpected supporter in Sterling Heights, Michigan Mayor Michael Taylor, a Republican.

The Trump Administration Is Stalling an Intel Report That Warns the U.S. Isn't Ready for a Global Pandemic  —  An annual intelligence report that has been postponed without explanation by President Donald Trump's administration warns that the U.S. remains unprepared for a global pandemic …

The Dangerous Delays in U.S. Coronavirus Testing Continue  —  Nearly two weeks after the new coronavirus was first found to be spreading among Americans, the United States remains dangerously limited in its capacity to test people for the illness, an ongoing investigation from The Atlantic has found.

'My phone's been blowing up': CPAC attendees rip the group's virus messaging  —  A CPAC attendee infected with coronavirus attended multiple days of the conference on a gold-level VIP ticket as well as a Friday night Shabbat dinner associated with the event, according to people familiar with the situation.

Democrats vote: What the polls show for Biden and Sanders in Michigan, other states  —  The former vice president has been on the move since winning big on Super Tuesday last week.  —  Democratic voters in six states will make their choices for president known Tuesday, when more than 350 delegates are at stake.

Economy Faces ‘Tornado-Like Headwind’ as Financial Markets Spiral  —  Crashing financial markets are increasing the risk of a vicious cycle that could usher in a recession.  —  The fast-spreading coronavirus and a plunge in oil prices set off a chain reaction in financial markets on Monday …

Three reasons Joe Biden will never be president  —  Joe Biden was sworn into the United States Senate on January 3, 1973.  He remained in the Senate until January 15, 2009 — a span of 36 years.  If history is any guide, that alone is a disqualifier in Biden's quest for the White House.

It's now or never for the U.S. if it hopes to keep coronavirus from burning out of control  —  This column has been updated.  —  Tom Bossert served as homeland security adviser to President Trump from 2017 to 2018.  —  The first phase of the coronavirus outbreak was a domestic challenge …

Release Detail  —  March 9, 2020 - Biden Crushes Sanders In Democratic Race, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; More Disapprove Of Trump's Response To Coronavirus  —  In the wake of Super Tuesday and as the Democratic contest has narrowed to essentially a two-person race …

Gohmert returns to Congress despite possible coronavirus exposure after physician recommendation  —  Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) returned to Congress Monday, despite potentially being exposed to the coronavirus, saying he was advised by a Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …

Trump talks down virus as his properties face possible hit  —  NEW YORK (AP) — One of President Donald Trump's first impulses in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus in China was to suggest it was a buying opportunity in the U.S. stock market.  —  Even as the global peril of the virus …

‘Never Trump’ Republicans Will Support Biden, not Sanders  —  Right-of-center voters are open to voting for a moderate Democrat.  They have been helping one in the primaries.  —  Ms. Longwell is the director of Defending Democracy Together.  —  As more data emerge to explain former Vice …

Shame of the Senate  —  Senator Chuck Schumer's attack on Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh at the Supreme Court last week unleashed a national firestorm.  He was not speaking on the fly, but from a prepared speech, when he shouted, “I want to tell you, Gorsuch!  I want to tell you, Kavanaugh!

Securities and Exchange Commission asks D.C. employees to work from home after coronavirus scare  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday asked employees at its DC headquarters to stay away from the office due to a coronavirus scare, becoming the first major federal employer to turn telework due spreading virus.

How the Trump Campaign Took Over the G.O.P.  —  The president's campaign manager and his allies commandeered Republican voter data and fund-raising engines, consolidating power — and profiting — in ways never before possible.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's campaign manager and a circle …

The UK Government Has Reacted With “Incredulity” And “Genuine Disbelief” At Trump's Handling Of Coronavirus  —  “Our COVID-19 counter-disinformation unit would need twice the manpower if we included him in our monitoring.”  —  UK government ministers and officials have privately reacted with …

Seattle's Patient Zero Spread Coronavirus Despite Ebola-Style Lockdown  —  The man who would become Patient Zero for the new coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. appeared to do everything right.  He arrived Jan. 19 at an urgent-care clinic in a suburb north of Seattle with a slightly elevated temperature …

Long voter waits in Ann Arbor, East Lansing on eve of Michigan primary  —  East Lansing — College students flooding city clerk's offices in Ann Arbor and East Lansing for absentee ballots and same-day registration were creating wait times of 30 minutes to an hour on the eve of Michigan's presidential primary election.

As the Economy Weakens, the Case for Bernie Grows Stronger  —  Over the past week, Bernie Sanders's odds of winning the Democratic primary have collapsed — even as the case for his nomination has become sturdier than ever before.  —  After hitting a high of nearly 70 percent following the Nevada caucuses …

Caught fabricating evidence, convicted Baltimore police officer remains on force 2½ years later  —  More than 2½ years ago, defense attorneys released Baltimore Police body-camera footage showing Officer Richard Pinheiro Jr. placing drugs in a vacant lot and then acting as if he'd just discovered them.

Coronavirus gets real for an aging Senate  —  They traverse the country every week by plane, appear at events with hundreds of people and shake countless hands.  They work in a sprawling complex with a constant influx of tourists.  And two-thirds of them are over the age of 60.

We Are Watching the Probable Demise of Trump's Reelection in Real Time  —  President Trump's political career has consisted of a series of self-generated crises that he has improbably survived, from insinuating that John McCain was a coward for having been captured during the war …

Why Kamala Harris waited for Warren to exit the race before endorsing Biden  —  Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) flew to Alabama on Saturday to join up with the Faith and Politics Institute's annual Civil Rights Pilgrimage led by Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.).  On Sunday, the former presidential candidate had something to say.