Ten minutes at the teleprompter: Inside Trump's failed attempt to calm coronavirus fears  —  In the most scripted of presidential settings, a prime-time televised address to the nation, President Trump decided to ad-lib — and his errors triggered a market meltdown, panicked travelers overseas …

Sick People Across the U.S. Say They Are Being Denied the Coronavirus Test  —  In a U.S. health care system that is already difficult to navigate, some patients describe Kafkaesque quests for tests.  —  BOSTON — First came the tickle in the throat.  Then, a hacking cough.

Trump Voters Wanted to Blow up the System.  Well, Here We Go.  —  Julia Ioffe on how hollowing out the government has endangered America.  —  None of this is surprising, just as there was nothing even remotely unexpected about President Trump's Oval Office address on Wednesday night.

Ohio health official estimates 100,000 people in state have coronavirus  —  A top health official in Ohio estimated on Thursday that more than 100,000 people in the state currently have coronavirus, a shockingly high number that underscores the limited testing so far.

Coronavirus Crisis Tests Trump's Unusual Governing Style  —  The president's improvisations add to the challenges his administration faces in coordinating a response  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump's rare prime-time speech Wednesday was designed to reassure the nation about his administration's response …

Statement Regarding Treasury Reserve Management Purchases and Repurchase Operations  —  The Open Market Trading Desk (the Desk) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has released a new monthly schedule of Treasury securities operations and has updated the current monthly schedule of repurchase agreement (repo) operations.

White House Knew Coronavirus Would Be A ‘Major Threat’ — But Response Fell Short  —  Politico reporter Dan Diamond says infighting at the Department of Health and Human Services and the need to flatter Trump impeded the response to the coronavirus.  —  TERRY GROSS, HOST:  —  This is FRESH AIR.

EXCLUSIVE: Karlie Kloss's dad helps Jared with coronavirus ‘research’ … Jared Kushner has a lot on his plate.  The White House senior adviser was tasked this week with conducting research into the coronavirus to help Trump decide whether to declare a national emergency.

EXCLUSIVE: White House Officials Allege Speaker Pelosi Pushed To Include Hyde Amendment Loophole Into Coronavirus Stimulus Plan  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought to include a potential way to guarantee federal funding for abortion into the coronavirus economic stimulus plan, according to multiple senior White House officials.

THE BIDEN PLAN TO COMBAT CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AND PREPARE FOR FUTURE GLOBAL HEALTH THREATS  —  For more information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the coronavirus, please visit here.  —  The American people deserve an urgent, robust, and professional response …

Coronavirus burial pits so vast they're visible from space … Two days after Iran declared its first cases of the novel coronavirus — in what would become one of the largest outbreaks of the illness outside of China — evidence of unusual activity appeared at a cemetery near where the infections emerged.

Chelsea Manning ordered released from jail  —  Chelsea Manning will be released from jail after a federal judge determined that her testimony was no longer necessary against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.  —  The grand jury investigating the anti-secrecy group is no longer active …

Joe Biden appoints Jen O'Malley Dillon as new campaign manager  —  Former vice president Joe Biden has named Jen O'Malley Dillon as his new campaign manager, a major shake-up that comes just as the party's leading candidate plans a major organizational expansion to prepare for the general election …

Italy's Health Care System Groans Under Coronavirus — a Warning to the World  —  In less than three weeks, the virus has overloaded hospitals in northern Italy, offering a glimpse of what countries face if they cannot slow the contagion.  —  ROME — The mayor of one town complained …

Presidential scholar demands Trump's resignation: ‘No normal person’ would react to coronavirus like this  —  A presidential scholar is demanding that President Donald Trump step down after he has proven himself completely unable to handle the coronavirus crisis that's now gripping the United States.

How Fox News misled viewers about the coronavirus  —  New York (CNN Business)As the coronavirus pandemic gripped the country over the last several weeks, television viewers — especially those supportive of President Donald Trump —  had one place they could go to for some sense of solace: Fox News.

CORONAVIRUS RESOURCES  —  Symptoms Travel warnings Ask a question Live updates More coverage  —  Despite assurances from Governor Charlie Baker and top state health officials, Massachusetts doctors say a severe shortage of tests for Covid-19 is hindering efforts to control the local coronavirus outbreak.

GOP Lawmaker Who Voted Against Paid Sick Leave in Florida Takes Paid Leave From Congress  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., decided to self-quarantine this week after coming in contact with an individual who tested positive for a novel coronavirus, which causes the disease Covid-19 …

U.S. strikes back at militia group after 2 American troops killed in Iraq  —  U.S. and coalition aircraft conducted retaliatory airstrikes on Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia group locations in Iraq on Thursday after two U.S. troops were killed in a rocket attack a day earlier, the Defense Department announced.

Mr. President, Shut Up About Coronavirus  —  Trump can't stop himself from spreading misinformation.  So the first way to slow this pandemic is for him to just stop talking about it.  —  Doug Mills/Getty Images  —  As a self-designated, one-man task force assigned to smother …

Acting Intelligence Chief Freezes Hiring and Looks to Cut Office  —  Some intelligence officers feared that a review of the office's staff and mission was politically motivated.  Senior officials denied the charge.  —  WASHINGTON — The acting director of national intelligence imposed …

'I'm a hand-shaker': Many older Americans are playing down the coronavirus threat while others opt for safety  —  As experts plead for social distancing, some seniors continue to get together for movies, Zumba and concerts  —  At her home in The Villages, a sprawling central Florida retirement community …

How the Coronavirus Changed the 2020 Campaign  —  The three major presidential candidates have quickly pivoted to try to shape a new political discourse, as they face a real-time test of leadership in a national crisis.  —  WASHINGTON — For the past year, the Democratic presidential candidates debated …