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Trump says he’ll decide on easing guidelines, not governors

By Darlene Superville, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Trump has pushed to reopen the economy, which has plummeted as businesses have shuttered, leaving millions of people out of work and struggling to obtain basic commodities.

WATCH: Sanders endorses Biden for president during virtual COVID-19 event

By Associated Press

The backing is a crucial development for Joe Biden, who must bridge the Democratic Party's ideological divide to unify voters against President Donald Trump in the fall.

Navy reports first coronavirus death from USS Theodore Roosevelt crew

By Robert Burns, Associated Press

The Navy says a sailor who was hospitalized in intensive care on Guam last week has died of coronavirus-related complications.

WATCH: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp gives coronavirus update

By Candice Norwood

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp holds a news conference to give an update on the state's efforts to fight the novel coronavirus.

WATCH: New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy gives coronavirus update

By Candice Norwood

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy holds a news conference to give an update on the state's efforts to fight the novel coronavirus.

WATCH: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gives coronavirus update

By Candice Norwood

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott holds a news conference to give an update on the state's efforts to fight the novel coronavirus.

WATCH: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio gives coronavirus update

By Candice Norwood

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a news conference to give an update on efforts to fight the novel coronavirus.

Storms sweep South, killing at least 30

By Brynn Anderson, Jay Reeves, Associated Press

Piling fresh misery atop a pandemic, the storms also left more than 1 million homes and businesses without power amid floods and mudslides.

AP FACT CHECK: Trump attacks government watchdogs on false grounds

By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press

In firing one inspector general, sidelining another and assailing a third, President Donald Trump in recent days has put his aversion to agents of federal accountability on stark display in a country consumed by the coronavirus.

Millions of taxpaying immigrants won’t get stimulus checks

By Astrid Galvan, Philip Marcelo, Claudia Torrens, Associated Press

The relief package that Congress approved to help Americans during the coronavirus pandemic has one major exclusion: millions of immigrants who do not have legal status in the U.S. but work here and pay taxes.