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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.

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!"