The Senate approved an enormous $2 trillion economic stimulus package aimed at shoring up a US economy being battered by the impact of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and COVID-19 pandemic, but at least two senators see the potential for a need for Congress to pass additional stimulus bills.

Former vice president Joe Biden really needs to raise his profile and demonstrate some leadership in this time of the coronavirus outbreak and COVID-19 pandemic, according to the head of the Democratic Party in Nebraska.

The stimulus package plan, announced by Senate Republicans, aims to provide financial security for citizens during the pandemic, in a time of shutdowns, job losses, and isolation.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has put out a marker, that Senate Democrats expect any economic rescue plan to include funds to provide full salaries for up to six months to all Americans who lose their jobs, as part of a multi-part plan.

So, Tulsi Gabbard has finally suspended her moribund presidental campaign. What comes next for her?

The COVID-19 outbreak has spread rapidly across the world, forcing many to self-isolate and practice social distancing.

So far in the United States, around 30,000 coronavirus tests have been conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health laboratories.

Facing off in his first head-to-head debate, candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination Joe Biden vowed that, should he become the party's nominee, he will name a woman as his running mate.

A Democratic congresswoman is calling on the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to commute the sentences of some federal inmates as part of its response to relieve the potential for the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic to infect prison populations.

Speaking about the coronavirus pandemic on CNN, Senator and Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders warned about the potential severity of the pandemic.