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By Robert Matson
Posted March 24, 2020 at 5:00am
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., wants to make it easier to claim a tax deduction for charitable contributions.

Five things senators want to attach to the coronavirus stimulus package

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:37am
A health care professional applies a swab at a drive-through coronavirus testing facility for residents who have an order from a provider in Arlington, Va., on Thursday.

Self-swab coronavirus tests face regulatory and logistic issues

By Andrew Siddons
Posted March 23, 2020 at 7:45am
Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow says the aid for hospitals in the GOP’s economic stimulus package falls short.

Democrats want bigger coronavirus appropriation in Senate bill

By Paul M. Krawzak and Jennifer Shutt
Posted March 22, 2020 at 5:15pm
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, in the Rayburn House Office Building on March 12, 2020. Fauci cautioned in a White House press conference Friday that it is too early to make predictions about the effectiveness of a malaria drug to treat COVID-19.

Trump has a good ‘feeling’ about treating COVID-19 with a malaria drug. Fauci says it’s too early to tell

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted March 20, 2020 at 5:34pm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., waits in the Senate subway on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.

Stimulus education plan prompts calls for more direct aid

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted March 20, 2020 at 3:10pm
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, center, is asking that half of a federal aid package under consideration go directly to states to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

States scramble for their fair share of federal pandemic aid

By Jacob Fischler
Posted March 20, 2020 at 5:35am
A health care professional applies a swab at a drive-thru coronavirus testing facility for residents who have an order from a provider on Quincy Street in Arlington, Va.

States, schools work on health worker shortage due to virus

By Sandhya Raman
Posted March 20, 2020 at 5:32am
A drive-thru coronavirus testing site for residents who have symptoms and an order from a health care provider is operating on Quincy Street in Arlington, Va., on March 19, 2020.

FDA walks back Trump claims on COVID-19 drugs

By Andrew Siddons and Emily Kopp
Posted March 19, 2020 at 3:42pm
Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., walks to the Capitol on the morning of Oct. 29, 2019.

McHenry pushes $1B reward for coronavirus vaccine

By Mark Stricherz
Posted March 19, 2020 at 3:07pm