Politics

1. First U.S. military servicemember dies from coronavirus

   The first U.S. military service member has died from the coronavirus, the Pentagon said on Monday, as it reported another sharp hike in the number of infected troops.

   

   

2. U.S. senators urge coronavirus delay to June 1 USMCA trade deal start date

   A bipartisan group of 19 U.S. senators urged the Trump administration to push back the planned June 1 start date for the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact, saying the short lead time would add to pressures on U.S. companies due to the spread of the coronavirus.

   

   

3. Trump says coronavirus guidelines may get tougher; 1 million Americans tested

   U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that federal social distancing guidelines might be toughened and travel restrictions with China and Europe would stay in place as he urged Americans to help fight the coronavirus with tough measures through April.

   

   

4. Six members of U.S. Congress diagnosed with coronavirus

   At least six members of the U.S. Congress have announced that they have contracted the novel coronavirus, and more than 30 others are or were self-quarantining in hopes of limiting the spread of the pandemic.

   

   

5. U.S. Congress eyes next steps in coronavirus response

   Three days after passing a $2.2 trillion package aimed at easing the heavy economic blow of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Congress was looking on Monday at additional steps it might take as the country's death toll approached 3,000.

   

   

6. Trump says guidelines to slow coronavirus spread may get tougher

   U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he may toughen up current guidelines aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus, which has killed more than 2000 Americans.

   

   

7. Doctor recommended no action for U.S.' Pelosi after coronavirus contact

   The U.S. Congress' attending physician recommended U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi take no particular action after she was in contact with Representative Nydia Velazquez, who has been diagnosed with coronavirus infection, Pelosi's spokesman Drew Hammill said on Monday.

   

   

8. U.S. House Democrats chart next coronavirus aid bill

   The U.S. House of Representatives has begun work on a fourth coronavirus bill targeting a slew of crisis issues from short supplies of medical equipment and protective gear to enhanced worker protections, infrastructure needs and additional payments to individuals, Democratic lawmakers said on Monday.

   

   

9. Partisan divide returns in U.S. Congress on coronavirus next steps

   Fresh partisan divisions flared on Sunday on the next steps for the U.S. Congress in dealing with the coronavirus crisis, with the top House of Representatives Republican casting doubt on the need for more economic stimulus legislation while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaled she plans to move forward with it.

   

   

10. U.S. House not expected to meet sooner than April 20, Hoyer says

    The U.S. House of Representatives is not expected to meet again in regular session sooner than Monday April 20, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, a Democrat, advised members on Monday.

    

    

11. Pelosi to discuss worker, patient safety in next coronavirus response bill on Monday

    U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will hold a news conference call at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT) on Monday to discuss the planned fourth coronavirus response bill, focusing on how to meet worker and patient safety needs, according to her office.

    

    

12. Trump brags about high TV viewership of coronavirus briefings

    U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday bragged about the millions of people tuning in to view his daily press briefings on the coronavirus pandemic, saying on Twitter that his average ratings matched a season finale of "The Bachelor."

    

    

13. New York's Cuomo postpones primary election as coronavirus cases keep growing

    New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday he was postponing the state's April 28 presidential primary to June 23 as its number of coronavirus cases climbed to 52,318 and deaths to 728.

    

    

14. With eye on election, Trump in high-stakes balancing act over coronavirus response

    President Donald Trump offered a preview of his re-election campaign playbook last year when he visited the building site of a multi-billion-dollar cracking unit in western Pennsylvania, hailed as one of the largest construction projects in the country.

    

    

15. U.S. House will have panel overseeing coronavirus aid law expenditures: Pelosi

    U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday the House will set up a panel to oversee expenditures under the $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief law.

    

    

16. Historic $2.2 trillion coronavirus bill passes U.S. House, becomes law

    The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a $2.2 trillion aid package - the largest in history - to help cope with the economic downturn inflicted by the intensifying coronavirus pandemic, and President Donald Trump quickly signed it into law.

    

    

17. Factbox: What's in the $2.2 trillion U.S. coronavirus rescue package

    The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved an unprecedented $2.2 trillion stimulus package to alleviate the economic devastation of the coronavirus pandemic and sent it to President Donald Trump to sign into law.

    

    

18. Factbox: 'Mr. No': Meet the U.S. congressman who requested a formal vote to delay the coronavirus bill

    U.S. Representative Thomas Massie enraged President Donald Trump and leaders of Congress by trying to delay a planned Friday voice vote on a $2.2 trillion coronavirus economic rescue plan, drawing calls from the White House to throw him out of the Republican Party.

    

    

19. Coronavirus aid deal is no panacea for coming U.S. state budget woes

    A massive federal spending bill aimed at deflecting the economic harm caused by the spreading coronavirus does not address the billions of tax dollars U.S. states stand to lose as major parts of the nation have shut down.

    

    

20. Coronavirus emerges as major threat to U.S. election process

    U.S. election officials looking to construct a safe voting system in a worsening coronavirus pandemic are confronting a grim reality: there may not be enough time, money or political will to make it happen by the November election.