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Members of the Maryland National Guard help run a temporary COVID-19 testing site in the parking lot of FedEx Field on March 31.

These National Guard members also serve in Congress. Now they’re fighting COVID-19

By Paul V. Fontelo
Posted April 4, 2020 at 8:00am
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on Feb. 26, 2020.

Government plans to pay hospitals for COVID-19 care for uninsured

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted April 3, 2020 at 8:01pm
The AFL-CIO building in Washington, D.C.

Mental health workers seek protections during COVID-19 crisis

By Sandhya Raman
Posted April 3, 2020 at 5:45pm
The George Washington University Hospital emergency entrance in Washington is pictured on March 16, 2020.

Immigration policies may delay help from foreign medical grads

By Camila DeChalus
Posted April 3, 2020 at 4:05pm
The capital's Metro system announced drastic service cuts as ridership and revenue fell because of the coronavirus.

CBO: Second coronavirus aid package will cost $192 billion

By David Lerman
Posted April 2, 2020 at 7:39pm
The Capitol dome reflects on an ambulance parked outside of the Capitol on Monday, March 30, 2020.

FDA loosens blood donation restrictions in wake of COVID-19

By Emily Kopp and Sandhya Raman
Posted April 2, 2020 at 6:10pm
A man prepares for a swab at a drive-thru coronavirus testing site for residents who have symptoms and an order from a health care provider in Arlington, Va., on Thursday, March 19, 2020.

Less than 10 percent of the N95 masks requested have been received by 5 states

By Emily Kopp
Posted April 2, 2020 at 5:24pm
The Air Force’s Air Mobility Command transportedof 13 pallets containing 500,000 COVID-19 testing swabs aboard a C-17 Globemaster III from Italy to Memphis, Tenn., in mid-March.

Tech, retailers join Pentagon’s AI unit to help with COVID-19 logistics

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted April 2, 2020 at 6:30am
A drive-thru coronavirus testing site for residents who have symptoms and an order from a health care provider in Arlington, Va., on March 19, 2020. Americans facing tough financial situations may create a surge of people enrolling in Medicaid due to high unemployment.

Medicaid enrollment will likely increase because of COVID-19, experts say

By Sandhya Raman
Posted April 2, 2020 at 5:07am
Then-Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., listens during the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in 2018. DeSantis, now Florida governor, issued a stay-at-home order for the state amid the coronavirus pandemic.

After delay, Florida Gov. DeSantis issues stay-at-home order

By Jacob Fischler
Posted April 1, 2020 at 6:38pm