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The Senate has been under immense pressure to get a deal done with the House and administration as quickly as possible, as cash dries up for some American companies.

Describing himself as a "wartime president", President Donald Trump has vowed the US will achieve "total victory" over the coronavirus.

Senate approves coronavirus bill for sick leave, free testing

Markets plunged Monday as investors fled risky assets amid the mounting economic toll of the coronavirus outbreak, while treasuries surged despite dramatic moves from the Federal Reserve and other central banks

Stocks, oil, gold and bitcoin all took a beating after emergency moves by the US Fed failed to stem virus fears.

Adams’ details about the capacity of roll-out of drive-through and walk-by testing sites, however, contradicted other administration officials.

The medical impact of the new coronavirus is coming into sharper focus as it continues its spread in what is now officially recognized as a pandemic.

Officials recommend in-person events involving 50 people or more be called off for the next eight weeks — twice as long as the 30-day shutdowns that the NBA, NHL and Major League Soccer decided to put into place last week.

Trump said, “I don't take responsibility at all" for the slow rollout of testing.

The flight restrictions on much of Europe were set to start at midnight Friday.

The move comes one day after Dr. Anthony Fauci called U.S. testing "a failing.'

The president announced a travel ban for Europe and three new economic policies.

Health officials have warned, though, that it may not be safe for everyone to fly everywhere.

President must overcome his administration’s misconceptions of the coronavirus crisis and frictions with other political leaders

Trump’s decision to push for a stimulus package represented a departure for the White House, which has insisted that the fundamentals of the economy are solid and that the coronavirus would cause only a short-term blip in growth.

Stocks are cratering as markets close on Monday, with the Dow down close to 7 percent in the largest single-day drop in NYSE history and the S&P and Nasdaq not far behind. Coronavirus and a drop in oil prices are to blame.

The chief justice rebuked the Senate minority leader for saying Gorsuch and Kavanaugh ‘will pay the price’ if they cut back abortion rights.

He was picked for the post last year, but was withdrawn as a candidate over concerns by some on Capitol Hill and in the intelligence community about his qualifications, including fears he would politicize the position.

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'Governments that use the enormous power of law enforcement to punish their enemies and reward their allies are not constitutional republics; they are autocracies'