Mar 13 Trump declares national emergency, Pelosi announces aid deal By Andrew Taylor, Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump says the emergency will open up nearly $50 billion for state and local governments to respond to the outbreak. Continue reading
Mar 13 WATCH: Trump declares national emergency over coronavirus By Associated Press President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is declaring the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, as Washington struggles with providing Americans with relief and officials race to slow the spread of the outbreak. Continue reading
Mar 12 WATCH: Trump and Irish prime minister address coronavirus outbreak concerns By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump and Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar found themselves in an awkward moment: How do you a greet a fellow world leader in the midst of a global viral pandemic?… Continue reading
Mar 12 AP fact check: Trump is wrong about insurers covering coronavirus By Calvin Woodward, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Trump's misstatement on health insurance was one of a number of claims in his prime-time address that were at odds with the facts. Continue reading
Mar 12 WATCH: Biden, Sanders offer contrasts to Trump during outbreak By Bill Barrow, Randall Chase, Associated Press Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are to deliver separate addresses on the coronavirus, less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump spoke to the nation from the Oval Office. Continue reading
Mar 12 What you need to know about Trump's novel coronavirus response By Yamiche Alcindor On the same day the World Health Organization declared novel coronavirus a pandemic, President Donald Trump laid out his plans to combat COVID-19 in an Oval Office address. Here's what we know. Continue reading
Mar 11 Trump announces U.S. suspending all travel from Europe to combat virus By Molly Finnegan President Donald Trump said in an address to the nation on Wednesday that the United States will suspend all travel from Europe to the U.S. for the next 30 days, effective at midnight. Continue reading
Mar 11 Congress acts to limit Trump on military action in Iran By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Defying a veto threat, Congress has approved a bipartisan measure to limit President Donald Trump's authority to launch military operations against Iran. Continue reading
Mar 11 WATCH: Trump's address to nation on U.S. novel coronavirus measures Taking dramatic action, President Donald Trump announced he is sharply restricting passenger travel from 26 European nations to the U.S. and moving to ease the economic cost of a viral pandemic that is roiling global financial markets and disrupting the… Continue reading
Mar 11 House can have Mueller probe grand jury testimony, court rules By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department must give Congress secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, giving the House a significant win in a separation-of-powers clash with the Trump administration. Continue reading