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March 23, 2020

Monmouth poll gives media lower job approval than Trump amid coronavirus crisis

A new poll from Monmouth University shows that Americans are giving the media a lower performance approval than President Trump amid the global coronavirus crisis.

March 22, 2020

Cuomo calls for more NYC streets to be closed off to cars amid coronavirus

As an order requiring most New Yorkers to stay home from work and not gather in groups outside their families took effect Sunday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called to ban more cars from New York City streets to slow the coronavirus pandemic.

March 22, 2020

Ohio, Louisiana issue new statewide coronavirus stay-at-home orders

Lousiana and Ohio became the latest states Sunday to announce they would issue sweeping restrictions urging citizens to stay at home in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus. 

March 20, 2020

Trump begins using powers under Defense Production Act after governors, others apply pressure

Despite pleas from governors, members of Congress and presidential candidates, President Trump initially had resisted using his powers under the Defense Production Act as officials look to ramp up the American medical system's capacity in anticipation of a spike in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

March 19, 2020

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announces statewide coronavirus 'stay at home' order

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday evening announced he's enacting a "statewide order" for its nearly 40 million residents to "stay at home," a wide-reaching order for the most populous state in the country as the coronavirus spreads.

March 18, 2020

Hawaii’s governor asks tourists to stay away for 30 days amid outbreak

Hawaii’s governor issued a series or orders and requests Tuesday as the state, like the rest of the U.S., grapples with the coronavirus outbreak.

March 17, 2020

Trump, Cuomo now buddy-buddy in coronavirus response after 'great talk'

President Trump praised Andrew Cuomo for doing a “really great job” on the coronavirus Tuesday — just a day after slamming the governor on Twitter.

March 16, 2020

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on bid to postpone primary: 'We don't want to send mixed signals'

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine told "The Story" Monday that his request to postpone Ohio's presidential primary to June 2 from Tuesday stemmed from President Trump's public advisory to avoid crowds of ten or more people due to the coronavirus outbreak.

March 13, 2020

CNN's Andrew Gillum found 'inebriated' in Miami Beach hotel room; cops recover meth

Former Democratic candidate for Florida governor, Andrew Gillum, was found "inebriated" early Friday morning in a hotel where meth was also recovered, according to a Miami Beach police report.

March 8, 2020

Passengers aboard cruise ship off California amid coronavirus outbreak to be transferred to military posts for quarantine

American passengers on the Grand Princess, a cruise ship that has been languishing off the coast of Northern California since Thursday because of the coronavirus, will be transferred to military posts in California, Texas and Georgia to be tested and for a mandatory 14-day quarantine, federal health officials said Sunday during a news conference with Gov. Gavin Newsom.