Thursday's Headlines: Trump downplays risk, places Pence in charge of virus outbreak response
First person in U.S. tests positive for coronavirus with no known link to foreign travel; Italy's economy was scary enough. Then came coronavirus.; Trump keeps his coronavirus news conference focused on one high-risk patient: Himself; Foreign markets tumble again as fears of a pandemic grow; Joe Biden meets his make-or-break moment in South Carolina; Pelosi faces a challenge to House majority beyond her control: Bernie Sanders; Bernie Sanders and the authoritarian double standard; Russia and China are taking dangerous approaches to coronavirus; The Supreme Court's 'Janus' decision merits an encore; Yes, Mayor Bloomberg, enough is enough; Democrats are dealing with a generational divide; Five more years of populism would be a disaster for America; Only cauliflower can save us now; Employee kills five, then himself, in shooting at Molson Coors campus, police say; ICE runs facial-recognition searches on millions of Md. drivers, alarming immigration and privacy activists; House passes historic anti-lynching bill after Congress's century of failure; What the return of 'Supernanny' tells us about parenting in 2020
The president's positive message was at odds with statements by top members of his administration in recent days who have warned of an unpredictable virus that could spread into communities and upend Americans' daily lives.
CORONAVIRUS●By Toluse Olorunnipa, Josh Dawsey and Yasmeen Abutaleb ●Read more »
Experts say that's an indication the virus may be spreading domestically. The individual arrived at UC Davis Medical Center on Feb. 19 but was not tested until Sunday, despite an immediate request to the CDC.
By Lenny Bernstein, Laurie McGinley and Lena Sun ●Read more »
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte warned that the economic blow to the country could be "very strong." Flights to Milan have arrived with just a few passengers and Venetian tour guides and resort town hoteliers have reported rafts of cancellations.
The president repeatedly sought to pat himself and his administration on the back, even as the scope and severity of the outbreak is still coming into focus.
The former vice president hopes a strong win in the state will propel him into the Super Tuesday primaries, for which he has little money or organization.
ELECTION 2020●By Matt Viser and Cleve Wootson ●Read more »
Typically a hands-on manager, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suddenly finds herself in the unusual role of bystander as her party's voters choose a presidential nominee.
Maryland defied federal guidelines in 2013 when it created driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants. But in recent years, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have had direct access to the records in what immigrant rights advocates say is a betrayal of trust.
Jo Frost is back, and although we have changed, and she has changed, the central problem is the same: We still want her to stop the crying. But is that really what we should be focusing on?
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