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Rand Paul says he has recovered from COVID-19 and is volunteering at a hospital

Wearing a smile, a beard and a doctor's smock, Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul posted on his Twitter page Tuesday that he no longer has the coronavirus and is volunteering at a Bowling Green hospital.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 7, 2020

Army holds off on sending new recruits to basic training over coronavirus concerns

WASHINGTON _ The Army will temporarily hold off on sending new recruits to basic training in order to strengthen protective measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus on those bases, the head of Army Training and Doctrine Command said Monday.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 6, 2020

Q&A: Coronavirus stimulus checks are coming soon. Here's who gets money and who doesn't

WASHINGTON _ The stimulus checks coming to taxpayers, probably starting later this week, are expected to help people for a little while.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 6, 2020

Hospitals may run out of money before they can access federal coronavirus relief

WASHINGTON _ Hospitals under financial strain from the coronavirus pandemic are laying off and furloughing employees as they await guidance from Washington on how to access billions of dollars in a federal relief fund.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 1, 2020

COVID-19 is now the third-leading cause of death in the US, doctor says

It only took a month for coronavirus to become the third-leading cause of death in the United States, according to a San Diego doctor and data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 1, 2020

Pentagon sends 540 troops to 'seal off' Mexico border from migrants with coronavirus

WASHINGTON _ The Defense Department is deploying an additional 540 troops to the U.S. border with Mexico to keep migrants potentially infected with the coronavirus from entering the country, the head of U.S. Northern Command said Wednesday.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 1, 2020

Could coronavirus hit again in the fall? Yes, but it would be different, Dr. Fauci says

WASHINGTON _ Coronavirus likely will make another appearance in the fall, a top health expert says, but it would be a completely different situation than the outbreak happening now.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 31, 2020

Criticism of Sen. Burr's stock sales intensifies as he faces Justice Department probe

WASHINGTON _ Florida lawmaker Tuesday escalated his attacks on U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, a fellow Republican, a day after reports that the Justice Department has launched a probe into Burr's stock trades.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 31, 2020

Latinas want to see one of their own as Biden's VP. But they may be at a disadvantage

WASHINGTON _ As Joe Biden begins to formalize a list of potential running mates, it's clear that several African American women will sit prominently at the top.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 25, 2020

Defense industry to make coronavirus masks, ventilators � but will it be fast enough?

WASHINGTON _ The Defense Department has begun signing contracts with defense firms to ramp up production of ventilators and N95 respirator masks in short supply around the country, but the medical equipment may not reach hospitals before coronavirus cases peak in the next few weeks, the Pentagon's head of acquisition…

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 25, 2020