Trump's Coronavirus Speech Was a Cry for Help  —  An unnerving revelation struck me as I watched the president* deliver his address to the nation on Wednesday night concerning this country's response to the coronavirus pandemic.  At this point in his woebegone administration* …

Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Says Some Domestic Travel Could Be Curtailed, and Senate Cancels Recess  —  A Brazilian official tested positive days after being with the president and Vice President Mike Pence, as Americans returning from Europe are grappling with the prospect of self-quarantine for 14 days.

Pelosi and Mnuchin race to clinch a deal on coronavirus aid package  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are moving swiftly to try to reach a deal on a massive emergency aid package for Americans affected by the coronavirus, negotiating in dramatic fashion …

A President Unequal to the Moment  —  Crises clarify.  The bigger the crisis, the more the clarity, which is why the incompetence, dishonesty, and sheer callousness of the Trump Presidency have been clearer in recent days than ever before.  As the coronavirus, as of Wednesday an official pandemic …

Tom Hanks Got Sick in Australia, Where Coronavirus Testing Isn't Such a Hassle  —  In the United States, little if anything about the testing has been efficient or convenient.  In Australia, it is free and widely available.  —  SYDNEY, Australia — Tom Hanks had a cold, or so he thought: slight fever, body aches, chills, the usual.

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.

Disneyland Closing in Response to Coronavirus  —  The 65-year-old theme park in Anaheim, Calif., has suspended operations on only three prior occasions.  —  LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Company said on Thursday that it would close the Disneyland resort in Anaheim for the first time since …

CDC tested only 77 people this week; coronavirus testing slow around the nation  —  WASHINGTON — Despite insistent promises from the Trump administration, coronavirus testing in the United States appears to be proceeding with a marked lack of urgency.  An examination of state and federal records …

Fed to Inject $1.5 Trillion in Bid to Prevent ‘Unusual Disruptions’ in Markets  —  Move designed to prevent ominous trading conditions stemming from the coronavirus outbreak  —  The Federal Reserve said it would inject more than $1.5 trillion of temporary liquidity into Wall Street on Thursday …

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 …

Stocks Plunge 10% In Dow's Worst Day Since 1987  —  Benchmarks slide as S&P, Nasdaq join Dow in bear-market territory  —  The U.S. stocks selloff that pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average into a bear market worsened Thursday as the coronavirus pandemic threatened to deeply harm global growth.

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 …

Coalition airstrikes underway against multiple Iranian-backed militia sites in Iraq  —  (CNN)US-led coalition airstrikes are underway against multiple Iranian-backed militia sites in Iraq, according to a US official.  —  The strikes come one day after the US assessed an Iranian-backed group …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

'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 …

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.

Inslee to order all private, public K-12 schools in King, Pierce, Snohomish counties to close through April 24 due to coronavirus concerns  —  Gov. Jay Inslee is planning to announce the closure of all K-12 schools, public and private, in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties for more than a month …

America Is Broken  —  What we are seeing right now is the collapse of civic authority and public trust at what is only the beginning of a protracted crisis.  In the face of an onrushing pandemic, the United States has exhibited a near-total evacuation of responsibility and political leadership …