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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.

Biden and Sanders, who are vying for the Democratic presidential nomination, have stopped booking TV ads as coronavirus spreads, instead focusing on a digital approach.

The House aims to quickly pass a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus plan, but one lawmaker's objection could push a vote to as late as Saturday.

A growing number of health experts are saying the United States needs to have a two-week-long or more shelter-in-place or lockdown to try to stop the coronavirus pandemic in its tracks.

"Be in no doubt that I can continue ... to communicate with all my top team, to lead the national fight back against coronavirus," Johnson said in a video posted to social media.

The cruise industry was ground to a halt by the coronavirus pandemic, after a number of outbreaks on ships. Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruises have all suspended operations.

Vice President Mike Pence said that the task force will share "a range of recommendations and additional guidance for going forward" with the next steps in its efforts to blunt the impact of the coronavirus.

Klobuchar, who dropped out of the Democratic presidential primary race in early March, said her husband "was just released & is now recovering at home!"

Federal prosecutors wanted to criminally charge Walmart, the world's biggest retailer, over the company's opioid sales to customers, but top Trump administration law enforcement officials killed that effort, a new bombshell report says.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said record-setting unemployment filing numbers as the coronavirus pandemic grows "right now aren't relevant."

Despite an unprecedented package to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the Senate could be forced to take more action sooner than it hopes.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that people will start getting relief checks within three weeks, as the country reels from the coronavirus pandemic.

With $1,200 expected to go to millions of people already during the coronavirus crisis, Nancy Pelosi wants more money in their pockets.

U.S. lawmakers are finalizing a sweeping new $2 trillion stimulus bill that includes checks for individual Americans. Here's how much you may expect to receive to help offset the coronvirus's pinch on your wallet.