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President Donald Trump is poised to roll back ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards and raise the ceiling on damaging fossil fuel emissions for years to come, gutting one of the United States' biggest efforts against climate change.

Millions of people are expected to lose their private health insurance as coronavirus' economic toll sweeps through the nation.

Days earlier, Trump suggested he would treat governors differently if they weren't "appreciative" of his efforts to contain the coronavirus in their states.

Congress passed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief plan last week, but a dire economic and health situation could force further action.

Meadows will succeed Mick Mulvaney, who had served as acting chief of staff since December 2018 along with being OMB director.

The Department of Justice is investigating stock transactions made by at least one lawmaker earlier this year before the market's steep, coronavirus-driven declines, CNN reported.

Erik Santos of Georgia is charged with conspiring to defraud federal and private health-care benefit programs "by submitting fraudulent testing claims" for coronavius and genetic cancer screenings.

Joe Biden's podcast about the coronavirus response comes as President Trump uses government briefings to get his message across.

Officials within Biden's organization have discussed bringing in a new group of regional fundraising advisors, including former aides to Sen. Kamala Harris' and Pete Buttigieg's campaigns.

The divergent approaches are evidence that not even a global pandemic can bridge the gaping political divisions of the Trump era. The fierce tribalism that has characterized debates over immigration, taxes and health care is now coloring policy-making during a coronavirus outbreak that threatens countless lives and local economies across nation.

Democrats cheered the addition of an inspector general as a victory, but Trump said the watchdog needs his permission to make reports to Congress.

Trump has promised to sign the bill quickly, as widespread layoffs hit workers and hospitals ask for more resources to fight the coronavirus.

Farm trade groups are lobbying the Trump administration to provide financial aid for farmers enduring price drops amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Trump said that Pence "calls all the governors" about the coronavirus. "And I say, 'Mike, don't call the governor of Washington.'"

Coronavirus could inflict emotional trauma on an unprecedented scale that could leave millions wrestling with psychological disorders and dash hopes for a swift recovery.

President Donald Trump has ordered General Motors to make ventilators under the Defense Production Act hours after criticizing the company for not acting quickly enough to produce the supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Of the 652 cases, 343 are active-duty military, 135 are civilians, 111 dependents and 63 contractors. These figures include 37 recoveries and 2 deaths across the entire department.

Vice President Mike Pence said that the fundamentals of the U.S. economy remain strong despite the coronavirus pandemic that has tanked markets and led to unprecedented layoffs of millions.

Labor unions played an instrumental role in getting a contentious coronavirus aid bill that protects their jobs through the end of September.

President Trump suggested he would invoke the Defense Production Act to force companies to produce needed equipment like ventilators.