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Coronavirus Special Report: Evening update, 3/18

Chairs for reporters are set up for social distancing measures ahead of a news conference in the Senate Studio in the Capitol in Washington.
Chairs for reporters are set up for social distancing measures ahead of a news conference in the Senate Studio in the Capitol in Washington. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

The president called himself a wartime president, and the Senate passed a second stimulus bill. It now turns to a $1 trillion economic stimulus plan put forward by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. We’ll break down what’s in the new plan, and what the government is and isn’t doing to help hospitals and first responders.

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