U.S. stocks plummet and health experts warn against Trump's claims: The latest on coronavirus

U.S. stocks plummet and health experts warn against Trump's claims: The latest on coronavirus-politico: The White House announced Thursday that they had named a coronavirus 'coordinator' to lead response to the health crisis. Ambassador Debbie Birx, who serves as the U.S. government's leader for combatting HIV/AIDS globally, will report to Vice President Mike Pence, the administration's point person for the response. She will also join the White House's coronavirus task force led by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.

Coronavirus gets a Trumpian response

Coronavirus gets a Trumpian response-Politico: President Donald Trump tried to ease Americans’ fears about the potential spread of coronavirus on Wednesday night by putting himself at the center of it all. He cracked wise about his germaphobia, recounted a run-in with a sick friend using a stand-up comedian’s patter, waved around colorful graphs showing America’s superiority on virus containment and listed facts he had just learned about the flu.

Who won, who lost and the biggest takeaways from the South Carolina debate

Who won, who lost and the biggest takeaways from the South Carolina debate-politico: What did we learn in Tuesday’s CBS debate? We asked four POLITICO campaign for their takeaways from the last showdown before the South Carolina primary on Saturday and Super Tuesday just three days after that.

Trump faces ‘black swan’ threat to the economy and reelection

Trump faces ‘black swan’ threat to the economy and reelection-politico: Stock markets tumbled around the world. The number of coronavirus cases mushroomed in advanced nations like Italy, Japan and South Korea. And travel bans expanded as leaders confronted the nightmarish prospect of a spreading virus swallowing their nations.

White House to ask Congress for emergency coronavirus funding

White House to ask Congress for emergency coronavirus funding-politico: The White House will soon ask Congress for emergency funds to fight the coronavirus outbreak, after weeks of hesitation by the administration to press for additional funding, said four individuals with knowledge of the pending request.

Poll: Biden leads Sanders, Steyer in South Carolina

Poll: Biden leads Sanders, Steyer in South Carolina-politico: Joe Biden's once-yawning advantage in South Carolina is now just a narrow lead over Bernie Sanders and Tom Steyer, according to a Winthrop University poll released Thursday. In the poll, Biden is at 24 percent support. He’s followed by Sanders’ 19 percent and Steyer’s 15 percent, the only other candidates in double-digits.

What happened in Vegas? Who won, who lost and takeaways from the Democratic debate

What happened in Vegas? Who won, who lost and takeaways from the Democratic debate-politico: It took less than five minutes for Elizabeth Warren to set the tone for Wednesday’s debate. She leapt into the middle of a Bernie Sanders-Michael Bloomberg tiff over electability to denounce Bloomberg’s treatment of women, stirring waves of applause in the debate hall, and setting off a rollicking two hours when the Democratic presidential candidates finally said what they really think about each other.

Candidates for Appropriations gavel laying groundwork

Candidates for Appropriations gavel laying groundwork-rollcall: The race to succeed House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey is well underway, even though the House Democratic Caucus won’t make a final decision until after the November elections. At this early stage, it’s a three-way contest with Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, Marcy Kaptur of Ohio and Florida’s Debbie Wasserman Schultz actively campaigning, although others haven’t yet ruled out a bid. Minnesota Democrat Betty McCollum says she wants to “wait until after the election and see what the situation in the House is” before deciding if she’ll run to replace Lowey, a New York Democrat.

Mike Bloomberg just made the debate. Can he keep his cool?

Mike Bloomberg just made the debate. Can he keep his cool?-politico: Mike Bloomberg’s free-spending campaign rollout has rocketed him into contention for the Democratic nomination, but he now faces a challenge immune to his fortune. The multi-billionaire qualified early Tuesday for the nationally televised debate in Las Vegas Wednesday night, clocking in at 19 percent in a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, good for second place behind only Sen. Bernie Sanders. But making the debate stage threatens to lay bare one vulnerability Bloomberg's wealth cannot guard against: himself

The Memo: Super Tuesday looms large for Democrats

The Memo: Super Tuesday looms large for Democrats-thehill: Super Tuesday is looming larger than ever for the Democratic presidential candidates, even as the next two states to vote, Nevada and South Carolina, command media focus.

Democrats in Congress brace for long primary fight

Democrats in Congress brace for long primary fight-thehill: After divided presidential results in Iowa and New Hampshire, Democrats in Congress said Wednesday they were bracing for a lengthy primary fight, which some worried could hurt voter enthusiasm in November.

Bernie crashes the gates, Buttigieg cuts the line

Bernie crashes the gates, Buttigieg cuts the line-politico: For much of the past generation, American presidential politics has been dominated by gate-crashers and line-cutters, leaders who didn’t wait their turn, show deference to the established order, follow the traditional rules. Now, in the wake of the New Hampshire primary, the Democratic contest is about to become very interesting with a new experiment: These gate-crashers and line-cutters for the first time will be running against each other, rather than using a conventional politician as foil

Top 10 things to know about Trump’s budget proposal

Top 10 things to know about Trump’s budget proposal-rollcall: Despite his own reelection battle in November, President Donald Trump isn't holding back when it comes to proposing budget cuts that are easy to pillory in 30-second campaign ads, especially when juxtaposed against a bid to renew his 2017 tax cuts, much of which helped the wealthiest Americans.

White House budget would slash domestic programs, foreign aid

White House budget would slash domestic programs, foreign aid-rollcall: President Donald Trump’s $4.8 trillion election year budget seeks to balance painful reductions in domestic and foreign aid programs that are certain to draw scorn from lawmakers, with openings for bipartisan deals on prescription drug pricing and infrastructure.

DNC chair calls for recanvass, 2 claim victory, but still no winner declared in Iowa

DNC chair calls for recanvass, 2 claim victory, but still no winner declared in Iowa-politico: The leader of the Democratic National Committee called for an immediate recanvass of the Iowa caucuses Thursday, dealing another blow to Iowa’s reputation and further extending an already delayed process to tally votes from Monday night.

Like McCain before him, Romney rebukes President Trump

Like McCain before him, Romney rebukes President Trump-rollcall: The greatest rebukes of Donald Trump’s presidency from the Republican side of the aisle have come from the two previous standard-bearers for the GOP. When Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, a freshman senator best known for being the 2012 Republican nominee for president, announced Wednesday on the Senate floor that he would vote to convict Trump of abuse of power, it evoked memories of the time when the late Arizona Sen. John McCain voted in 2017 to thwart the president’s desired repeal of the 2010 health care law.

Five takeaways from Trump's tense State of the Union address

Five takeaways from Trump's tense State of the Union address-thehill: President Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday was overshadowed by the tensions in the chamber between Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and himself, which led to two viral moments sure to be remembered for a long time.

Frustration, questions as delays hamper Iowa caucuses

Frustration, questions as delays hamper Iowa caucuses-thehill: Frustrations mounted late Monday night after the Iowa Democratic Party said it found “inconsistencies” in the reporting of the caucus results and delayed releasing any precinct vote tallies to ensure the integrity of the election.

New FDA chief plans for "the most serious scenarios" of coronavirus outbreak-

New FDA chief plans for “the most serious scenarios” of coronavirus outbreak-politico: New FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn faced a jam-packed agenda: opioids, CBD, vaping, and how to let states safely import drugs. Then the Wuhan coronavirus broke out.