The Trump administration says that a newspaper report of 3,000 coronavirus deaths a day was not vetted.

Dr. Fauci's testimony had been requested by the House Appropriations Committee as part of an investigation into the the COVID-19 response. The White House called the request "counter-productive."

The House Judiciary Committee has threatened to subpoena Amazon founder Jeff Bezos if he does not voluntarily address the company possibly misleading Congress in earlier testimony.

Kayleigh McEnany, Trump's fourth press secretary, took her first turn behind the lectern in the cramped confines of the James S. Brady briefing room Friday.

Trump has also attributed the high number of cases in the U.S. to heightened testing. But testing in the U.S. is still not adequate or widespread enough to know who has coronavirus.

Vice President Pence said Tuesday that he was following CDC guidelines in not wearing a face mask during public appearances since he is frequently tested for the coronavirus.

The 2016 Democratic nominee for president endorsed Biden in the November face-off against President Trump during a live stream event on Tuesday.

President Trump has signed the latest economic relief package, this one aimed at small businesses and hospitals.

Georgia is set to open up lots of businesses Friday — despite not meeting the benchmarks to move into phase one of the White House's reopening guidelines.

It is the fourth measure approved by Congress in less than two months to combat the pandemic. This one, totaling $484 billion, will supply fresh funding to a new small business lending program.

The president said he thought the move to re-open businesses like hair salons and tattoo parlors was premature in the face of the continuing coronavirus pandemic.

The biggest item in the $484 billion measure is $322 billion in additional funding for a small-business loan program. The House is set to vote on Thursday, following the Senate's earlier approval.

President Trump seems to be itching for states to reopen — frankly, faster than his own administration's guidelines recommend.

Attorney General William Barr said the Justice Department would consider legal consequences against states that continue to impose strict coronavirus restrictions.

A number of governors have outwardly disagreed with the Trump administration's timeline to re-open state economies, pointing to insufficient COVID-19 testing capabilities.

The president still hopes to see some states begin easing social distancing measures before May 1, but health care authorities warn of a long road to recovery for the United States.

President Trump has released a three-phase outline for states to reopen their economies in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

President Trump has said he believes many states could begin to re-open even before the federal guidelines for social distancing and mitigation expire on May 1.

Trump on Wednesday told reporters the United States appears to be through the worst of the coronavirus pandemic in regards to the number of new cases being diagnosed.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday attempted to soften remarks made earlier this week in which he declared his authority to reopen states' economies "total," superseding even governor's powers.