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Senator Dumped Up to $1.7 Million of Stock After Reassuring Public About Coronavirus Preparedness

Intelligence Chair Richard Burr’s selloff came around the time he was receiving daily briefings on the health threat.

Will Shift to Remote Teaching Be Boon or Bane for Online Learning?

Because of COVID-19, most professors and students suddenly find themselves forced to use technology as they teach and learn. A panel of experts explores whether that will help or hurt attitudes about online education.

Amazon Bans, Then Reinstates, Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’

The retailer is trying to do two contradictory things: Ban hate literature but allow free speech.

The Coronavirus Shows how Backward the United States has Become

by Max Boot

We should not be especially surprised by our failure at pandemic-fighting, because if we are being honest with ourselves, we would have to admit that the United States has long been failing.

Campaign Signals Sanders May Be Open To Exit

New signs emerged of communication between the two camps as some Democrats hoped for a swift end to a bruising primary.

Coronavirus Will Radically Alter the U.S.

As America enters this utterly unfamiliar territory, some experts have turned to history for glimpses of what to expect in the months ahead.

The ‘Chinese Virus’ Is a Test. Don’t Fail It.

by Graeme Wood

Controversies like these are a perfect example of what Steve Bannon, Trump’s former campaign manager, called “flooding the zone with s&%t”—distracting us from what matters with copious flushes of what doesn’t. 

Republicans Like Me Built This Moment. Then We Looked The Other Way.

by Stuart Stevens

Those of us in the Republican Party built this moment. Now the nation must live with those consequences.

Trump Slowly Enlisting More Agencies in ‘Whole of Government’ Response to Virus

Hospital ships stayed in port, veterans hospitals awaited orders and requests for help went unanswered, as much of the government remained on the sidelines.

Amazon Suspends All Warehouse Shipments Except Medical Supplies and ‘High-Demand’ Products

This temporary suspension of shipments by third-party sellers will go through April 5.

Tracking the Coronavirus: How Crowded Asian Cities Tackled an Epidemic

Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong offer successful strategies, at least so far, in battling a pandemic. But they use tactics that the U.S. and Europe may not be able to replicate.

The Coronavirus Is Here to Stay, So What Happens Next?

by Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Susan Ellenberg and Michael Levy

No one knows for sure how long social distancing will have to last to reduce the spread to near zero. But if South Korea and China are appropriate exemplars, we’ll need to stay apart now for at least eight weeks, and maybe more.

Coronavirus Cost to Businesses and Workers: 'It Has All Gone to Hell'

For weeks, forecasters have warned of the coronavirus’s potential to disrupt the American economy. Now the effects are showing up in downtown nightspots and suburban shopping centers from coast to coast.

On the Front Lines of Developing a Test for the Coronavirus

by David Pride

I can think of nothing better than "That Escalated Quickly" to describe what has been going on in the U.S. with the coronavirus outbreak.

Before Trump’s Inauguration, a Warning: ‘The Worst Influenza Pandemic Since 1918'

In a tabletop exercise days before an untested new president took power, officials briefed the incoming administration on a scenario remarkably like the one he faces now.

Coronavirus Vaccine Test Opens with 1st Doses

Even if the research goes well, a vaccine wouldn’t be available for widespread use for 12 to 18 months.

Without Guidance from the Top, Americans have Been Left to Figure out Their Own Coronavirus Solutions

Big and small decisions in the mobilization fell largely to nervous parents, wary pastors, incredulous mayors and harried desk workers who waited in vain for clear guidance from federal authorities.

Did America Misjudge Bernie Sanders? Or Did He Misjudge America?

by Robert Draper

Throughout his insurgent campaign, he remained steadfast in his radical vision—and forced a reckoning for the Democratic Party.

Maryland Orders Bars, Restaurants Closed; Gov. Hogan Expects Number of Coronavirus Cases to 'Dramatically and Rapidly Rise’

Gov. Larry Hogan took the unprecedented step of shutting down all Maryland bars, restaurants, movie theaters and gyms.

Viral Social Media Posts Offer False Coronavirus Tips

Posts are circulating false and misleading tips on social media — in some cases wrongly attributed to Stanford University — about how people can monitor and avoid the coronavirus.