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Democratic leaders warned that the bill did too much to bail out companies and not enough to help workers.

Remember when people were all worked up over trillion-dollar government budget deficits? Those might seem like the good old days.

The state governors will retain command of the National Guard, but the Federal Emergency Management Agency will cover all costs of the missions to respond to the virus outbreak, President Trump said during a White House press briefing.

Merkel will be tested regularly over the coming days and will continue to conduct her duties as chancellor from home, her spokesperson said.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has tested positive for coronavirus. He is the first known U.S. senator to test positive.

State governors say their demands for more masks and other medical equipment are not being met, forcing them to compete with each other for critical supplies in the coronavirus pandemic.

The stimulus package under negotiation in the Senate to combat the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic will likely total more than $2 trillion, White House Economic Advisor Larry Kudlow said on Saturday.

Officials at the coronavirus briefing also said that people without proper documentation will be turned away from the U.S.' borders.

President Donald Trump ordered the IRS federal income tax filing extension to help deal with the coronavirus pandemic's economic fallout, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.

Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., purchased stock in a fund invested in health sciences companies five days after attending a briefing on coronavirus.

The Trump Organization is cutting staff and halting reservations amid the coronavirus crisis, The New York Times reported.

President Donald Trump on Friday said he will use the Defense Production Act in response to the deadly coronavirus pandemic. The statute can force American companies to produce materials that are in short supply in the face of the outbreak.

A State Department spokesperson said that the space was "deliberately and professionally disinfected."

Bundlers helping to raise campaign cash for Joe Biden are encouraging potential new donors to contribute now.

Marc Short also suggested that President Trump will probably not consider locking down the counties hardest hit by the coronavirus.

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.

Indiana will move its 2020 primary to June 2 from the originally planned May 2 in response to the deadly coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Friday.

Biden calls for a ban on stock buybacks as Democrats say industries getting relief in a coronavirus bailout bill should not repurchase shares.

Bloomberg scrapped plans to form an independent expenditure group to support the Democrat in the 2020 presidential election against Trump.

Both Burr and Loeffler have received non-public information about the global spread of coronavirus from Executive Branch officials, who have been briefing senators regularly since at least January.