Top congressional and White House officials emerged from grueling negotiations at the Capitol over the $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package saying they expected to reach a deal Tuesday.

Vice President Mike Pence said he and his wife, Karen, would be getting tested for coronavirus after a member of his staff tested positive.

A member of Vice President Mike Pence’s staff has tested positive for the coronavirus, Pence’s office said Friday night. The staffer’s name and exact position were not released, but Pence’s press secretary, Katie Miller, said, “Neither President Trump nor Vice President Pence had close contact with the individual. “Further contact tracing is being conducted in accordance with CDC guidelines,” Miller...

President Donald Trump likened the fight against the coronavirus to waging a war during a Coronavirus Task Force press conference on Wednesday. The task force provided updates on the pandemic response efforts, including the president’s invocation of the Defense Production Act to address the shortage of medical supplies as well as the closure of the Canadian and Mexican borders....

President Donald Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force gave updates on the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, urging people to heed the CDC guidelines for at least 15 days and act with an abundance of caution. Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin later announced an IRS tax deferral for those who owe taxes.

The government is asking construction companies to donate their inventory of N95 face masks to local hospitals – and to stop ordering new masks – as the country works to supply hospitals with equipment during the coronavirus pandemic.

Vice President Pence announced on Saturday that the travel restrictions from Europe will be expanded to include the U.K. and Ireland, effect Monday night at midnight. Americans abroad will still be able to return to the United States and are encouraged to return home and self-quarantine.

Vice President Mike Pence said major health insurance companies have joined Medicaid and Medicare in agreeing to waive co-pays and cover the cost of treatment related to COVID-19.

Vice President Mike Pence told reporters on Monday that he has not been tested for the coronavirus and is unsure if President Donald Trump has been tested despite their exposure to an infected person at CPAC last week.

President Donald Trump spoke at a press conference on Monday alongside Vice President Mike Pence and the administration’s Coronavirus Task Force. Trump announced “dramatic” economic measures would be proposed to Congressional leadership on Tuesday. In the United States, the coronavirus has infected more than 600 people and killed more than 26.

Official: White House overruled health officials on recommendation concerning commercial air travel.

The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, explains social distancing and how it can help slow the spread of coronavirus in elderly and immunocompromised patients.

Vice President Mike Pence, played by Jimmy Fallon, releases a PSA about the coronavirus to calm everyone’s fears about the outbreak.

Vice President Mike Pence addressed the media with the administration’s Coronavirus Task Force to provide updates on the Grand Princess cruise ship off the coast of California.

A day after Vice President Mike Pence assured Americans that lab tests for coronavirus would be covered by private and government health insurance, that promise appears to be less than airtight. The bottom line: Medicare, Medicaid, and “Obamacare” insurance plans will cover the tests, officials said Thursday. Major insurers also said they will cover such tests. But people with employer-provided insurance should check...

Vice President Mike Pence and the Coronavirus Task Force gave updates on Wednesday about U.S. containment efforts as the number of domestic cases is expected to grow.

Health officials in Washington state said Sunday night that a second person had died from the coronavirus and researchers said it may have been circulating for weeks undetected in the greater Seattle area.

Vice President Mike Pence is trying to help calm a jittery public and shaken financial markets in his new role as chief of the government’s response to the coronavirus.