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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday detailed the latest steps officials in the Sunshine State are taking to curb the spread of the Chinese coronavirus and announced a 30-day closure of all bars and nightclubs, effective Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. EST.

Some cities in South Florida are closing polling locations this primary day as a number of workers have refused to appear for duty amid the coronavirus outbreak.

A Democratic Party-aligned super PAC plans to spend $5 million on digital advertising to attack President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak — even as the nation struggles with the growing public health threat.

Anyone who tells you they can foresee what anything will look like in November, much less the presidential election, is delusional. 

Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) said on Monday that the United States should begin forcing China to “pay the burden and the cost incurred” by the U.S. due to the Wuhan coronavirus.

Former Democratic Party presidential candidate Andrew Yang has reached out to the White House to help President Donald Trump as the administration considers a version of Yang’s signature idea: $1,000 checks to all households.

Maryland is postponing its previously scheduled April 28 primary election to June 2 over the growing Chinese coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Larry Hogan announced on Tuesday.

Left-wing rocker Neil Young and his wife, actress and environmentalist Daryl Hannah, stumped for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in the campaign’s “first-ever digital town rally,” urging viewers to go out and vote for “President Bernie Sanders.”

Fact check – CLAIM: The World Health Organization (WHO) offered the U.S. coronavirus tests and we refused them. VERDICT: False. They were never offered to the U.S., and the U.S. typically does not accept WHO tests.

Democrat presidential hopeful Joe Biden picked a Secret Service protective detail this week, which means he is now safe-guarded with some of the very guns he is fighting to prohibit the common man from possessing.

Ohio postponed its March 17 primary at the last minute over mounting coronavirus concerns, Gov. Mike DeWine affirmed Monday night.

Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich is calling on his successor in the state house to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus by cancelling the state’s primary. 

Former Vice President Joe Biden is extending an olive branch to his one time rival, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), as establishment Democrats look to unify the party and bring the nominating contest to an early conclusion.

Tim Morrison, the former senior National Security Council (NSC) official who was a witness in the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment inquiry, published an op-ed Monday in the Washington Post disputing reports that the White House had “dissolved” the pandemic unit.

The local Illinois news station WCIA mistakenly aired Election Day results on Monday, showing former Vice President Joe Biden (D) winning, the day before the state’s Tuesday primary election.

It’s been 92 days since former Vice President Joe Biden released his medical history, but he wasn’t subjected to a cognitive functioning test.

During the Sunday Democrat debate Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden vowed to reverse U.S. status as energy independent.

The DOD has not received requests for facilities, equipment, and personnel, but is looking at options to help deal with coronavirus.

Joe Biden, who supports abortion on demand and same-sex marriage, presents his “Agenda for the Catholic Community” at his campaign website.

Ohio is expected to offer a “curbside” voting option for voters heading to the polls on Tuesday amid fears of the coronavirus.

Officials are cutting and consolidating several polling stations in Arizona’s Maricopa County for the swiftly approaching March 17 primary due to poll workers canceling and a general lack of cleaning supplies, according to local officials.

Catholic League president Bill Donohue has appealed to the House Ethics Committee to reprimand Rep. Rashida Tlaib for her “obscene assault on people of faith.”

Two more congressional staffers, one for Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) and another for Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE), have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, it was confirmed on Sunday.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) tested negative for the novel coronavirus, he announced in a statement on Sunday evening.

Sunday’s Democrat debate between former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was only the second to mention coronavirus directly, though the issue had emerged weeks before it was first discussed by the candidates.

Democrat frontrunner Joe Biden said Sunday he will restart the catch and release of southern migrants into Americans’ workplaces, neighborhoods, and K-12 schools.

During Sunday Democrat debate, Sen. Bernie Sanders repeatedly defended China’s “progress on poverty.” He did not note the astronomical death toll that preceded its alleged success.

During CNN’s coverage of Sunday’s CNN Democratic presidential debate, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated that fellow 2020 Democrat former Vice President Joe Biden is, all of a sudden, “a free-spending socialist.” But “we’ll see how real

Former Vice President Joe Biden claimed on Sunday during CNN’s Democrat presidential debate that the conflict in Darfur, Sudan, was due to climate change.

Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) claimed during the CNN Democrat debate that it is merely a “Republican canard” to say that foreign workers take jobs in the United States from Americans.

During CNN’s coverage of Sunday’s CNN Democratic presidential debate, CNN Political Commentator and former Obama adviser Van Jones stated that 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden’s “pride of his record gets in the way.” And Biden’s refusal

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) suggested during Sunday evening’s CNN debate that we must address the climate change “crisis” with the same urgency as the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.

Sunday, during CNN’s post-Democratic presidential primary debate coverage, network political commentator and former Obama adviser David Axelrod gave former Vice President Joe Biden a victory in the debate, particularly on the coronavirus outbreak.

Fact check – CLAIM: Fracking actually reduces U.S. carbon dioxide emissions, helping fight climate change. VERDICT: True.

Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) said during CNN’s Democrat debate that he will not deport any illegal aliens who test positive for the coronavirus.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) mistakenly referred to the “Ebola” crisis rather than the Chinese coronavirus multiple times during Sunday night’s CNN debate.