The coronavirus is now officially a pandemic. President Trump orders a month-long travel ban to the US from Europe. Americans snap to attention as big events get cancelled. 1/25 Congress's in-house doctor tells Capitol Hill staffers that he expects 70-150 million people in the
Biden closes in on the Democratic nomination with primary wins in Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi and Idaho. 1/19 Coronavirus cases pass 115,000 worldwide, including at least 1,000 in the US. 2/19 "In most cases, symptoms are mild, and young people are at very low risk."
Last week Trump told aides he's afraid that journalists will try to purposefully contract coronavirus to give it to him on Air Force One. 1/20 “None of us want to be Chicken Little, but there is too much consistent data to not begin to rattle the cage
China’s cases of Covid-19 are finally declining, which suggests the virus may have peaked there (for now). 1/22 An editor at CNBC Business News suggests giving every American the coronavirus—meaning about 11 million deaths—to calm the markets. 2/22 What the fight against Ebola can
Donald Trump has a plan for nothing. So why did voters reject the candidate who has a plan for everything? 1/20 “I was told when I first got into this, there are two lanes,” Warren said. “I thought it was possible that wasn’t the case, and there was
Just days after the US and Taliban announce a peace deal, “Afghanistan is once more embroiled in deadly violence.” 1/19 Iran has fuel for a bomb again, though evidence suggests it’s mainly to pressure Trump and Europe. 2/19 California declares a coronavirus state of emergency. 3/19
In the biggest day of voting in the primary season, Joe Biden posts victories in nine states, maybe 10, in a rout that has no comparison in the history of party primaries. 1/22 Mike Bloomberg, who spent $500 million in advertising, only won in American Samoa. 2/22 Alexandra
Four more people in the Seattle area have died after contracting the coronavirus, bringing the total of US deaths associated with COVID-19 to six. 1/26 A World Health Organization expert explains why China's COVID-19 cases are now declining: "The faster you can find the
Around 84,000 people in at least 56 countries have now been infected with the coronavirus, and about 2,900 have died, suggesting a global pandemic is inevitable. 1/22 Whether or not the global economy tips into a recession depends on the coronavirus’s spread, and how governments manage
A whistleblower says the Dept. of Health and Human Services sent more than a dozen workers—without protective gear or proper training—to receive American evacuees from Wuhan. 1/20 "It's clear that the virus is spreading undetected in the United States—but how broadly it'
