Kevin McCarthy called the novel coronavirus the ‘Chinese coronavirus’ — a racist name public health advisers have warned against using.

A number of schools across the country are also canceling athletic events and study abroad programs as the number of COVID-19 cases grows.

Trump criticized Obama in 2014 for golfing when just a few people were being treated for Ebola in the United States.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly dropped more than 2,000 points as investors panic over the economic fallout of the novel coronavirus.

While Trump pushes for tax cuts for businesses amid coronavirus fears, Democrats are focused on protecting the economic security of workers.

Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Paul Gosar were among those notified over the weekend that they had met with the infected individual.

The briefing room had gone dark, after Trump killed off the daily White House briefing a year ago.

‘Jails are, you know, just prime opportunities for something like this to spread,’ Bossier Parish Sheriff Julian Whittington said.

Immigrant detention facilities are known to be overcrowded and unsanitary — but officials don’t appear to have plans to address the problem.

Trump and members of his administration see bright spots for themselves as the world confronts a deadly new coronavirus.

Pompeo is disregarding World Health Organization guidance advising against using geographic locations to name diseases.

There was no Obama-era rule limiting people from developing coronavirus tests as Trump falsely claimed.

‘I don’t know what he was talking about,’ the South Carolina senator said of Trump’s recent lies about the outbreak.

Trump spread harmful misinformation about the coronavirus on Sean Hannity’s show Wednesday night.

The bill provides money to develop vaccines and treatments, among other things.

‘It is pretty extraordinary that we have to have our medicine and health professionals counter-messaging the president,’ Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said.

Asians and Asian Americans across the country are suffering as a result of racist fearmongering, but the White House has so far been silent.

Yes, wash your hands. But experts have more advice to help you protect yourself, your home, and your community.

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said the administration is looking into more cuts in response to the growing COVID-19 outbreak.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper told officers not to take efforts against coronavirus that don’t fit into Trump’s public relations messaging.

The death toll from the novel coronavirus continues to rise, but Trump wants more credit for his response.

Democratic candidates for president say Trump’s incompetence could further fuel the looming public health crisis.

Financial experts warn of a potential recession and some patients previously treated for the COVID-19 disease are still testing positive after being released from quarantine.

The vice president’s handling of the earlier public health crisis has come under renewed scrutiny following Trump’s decision to put him at the head of the coronavirus response.

Trump has claimed without evidence that the virus is not as dangerous as the flu.

The White House chief of staff blamed the media for coronavirus fears and said people should turn off the televison.

Mike Pence has a questionable past with public health.

‘Disruption to everyday life might be severe,’ a CDC vaccine expert said.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Trump’s request ‘long overdue and completely inadequate to the scale of this emergency.’