Health

House poised to approve new rules allowing members to vote by proxy

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Neither Civil War nor Great Depression or any other national crisis has convinced the House to allow lawmakers to vote by proxy. That's about to change during the coronavirus pandemic.

WATCH: Trump honors ‘hard work, heroism and hope’ in White House Rose Garden

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump is expected to honor "hard work, heroism and hope" in the White House Rose Garden on May 15.

Guatemalan deportees from U.S. test positive for virus

By Associated Press

Guatemala's Foreign Ministry says three Guatemalans deported from the United States this week tested positive for the novel coronavirus upon arrival in their country.

WATCH: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said city will ease social distancing enforcement

By Associated Press

The police will continue to disperse large gatherings that are most likely to present a risk of spreading the coronavirus, de Blasio said.

Obama team left pandemic playbook for Trump administration, officials confirm

By Victoria Knight, Kaiser Health News

Despite Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's claim that the Obama Administration left no game plan for a future pandemic, former Obama officials confirmed the existence of a National Security Council pandemic playbook listing types of infectious disease threats that could…

WATCH LIVE: White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany holds news briefing

By Laura Santhanam

The briefing is sandwiched between two scheduled White House Rose Garden events on the coronavirus pandemic.

WATCH: Trump expresses confidence in ‘warp speed’ vaccine push as studies ramp up

By Lauren Neergaard and Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Trump expressed his confidence in the test from Abbott Laboratories after a preliminary study by New York University researchers reported problems with it.

First COVID-19 case detected in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh

By Julhas Alam, Associated Press

Authorities have reported the first coronavirus case in the crowded camps for Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh. More than 1 million refugees from Myanmar are sheltered in the camps.

FDA investigates COVID-19 test with false negatives

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

The test is used daily at the White House to test President Donald Trump and key members of his staff, including the coronavirus task force.

Officials release edited coronavirus reopening guidance

By Mike Stobbe, Jason Dearen, Associated Press

U.S. health officials have released part of some long-delayed specific guidance that schools, businesses and other organizations can use as states reopen from coronavirus shutdowns.