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President Donald Trump points to a question as he speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, April 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s coronavirus briefings to get ‘new look’ as focus shifts

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A couple of residents wearing face masks to protect from the coronavirus window shop at a closed clothing store on Main Street in downtown in Bridgeport, Conn, Monday, April 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Lamont to make ‘preliminary’ decisions on reopening soon

By PAT EATON-ROBB and SUSAN HAIGH - Associated Press

The press is still obsessing over President Trump's stray remarks last week about the use of disinfectants during the coronavirus pandemic. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Move over Russiagate: The news media now longs for Lysolgate

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg speaks during a campaign event at The Rustic Restaurant, Thursday, February 27, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

Michael Bloomberg deploys fortune against coronavirus

By Alexandra Jaffe and Jonathan Lemire - Associated Press

This photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich., Friday, April 17, 2020. Whitmer said she hopes to gradually begin reopening the state's economy on May 1 after weeks of a strict stay-at-home order that has crippled businesses and caused more than 1 million unemployed people to seek aid during the coronavirus crisis. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, Pool)

Gretchen Whitmer, Larry Hogan: Poison control, emergency calls up after Trump disinfectant comments

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Deborah Birx: Social distancing ‘will be with us through the summer’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 17, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. After two months of frantic response to the coronavirus pandemic, the White House is planning to shift President Trump’s public focus to the burgeoning efforts aimed at easing the economic devastation. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

White House aiming for Trump pivot from virus to economy

By ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

Outgoing chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers Kevin Hassett talks to reporters outside the White House, Monday, June 3, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Kevin Hassett, White House economic adviser: U.S. facing Great Depression-era unemployment rate

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - This March 16, 2012 file photo shows then New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a bill signing ceremony in the Red Room at the Capitol, in Albany, N.Y. Bloomberg will help create a &quot;tracing army&quot; that will help find people infected with the coronavirus and get them into isolation, Cuomo announced Wednesday, April 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

Bloomberg moves past presidential defeat with virus crusade

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

No, don’t inject disinfectant: Outcry over Trump’s musing

By DEB RIECHMANN and AAMER MADHANI - Associated Press

President Donald Trump steps away from the lectern to allow Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, to speak about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Friday, April 24, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House could alter virus briefings to limit Trump role

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

iFLYTEK vice president Steven Li speaks during an iFLYTEK news conference before CES International, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

MIT cancels China AI firm contract over human rights concerns

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A Tyson Fresh Meats plant stands in Waterloo, Iowa, date not known. On Friday, April 17, 2020, more than a dozen Iowa elected officials asked Tyson to close the pork processing plant because of the spread of the coronavirus among its workforce of nearly 3,000 people. (Jeff Reinitz/The Courier via AP)

Coronavirus a Groundhog Day for the political world

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Don’t inject disinfectants, Lysol warns as Trump raises idea

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens as Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Doctors struggle to stay true to science but not cross Trump

By DEB RIECHMANN and AAMER MADHANI and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

Protesters drive by in a convertible car during a rally calling for an end to California Gov. Gavin Newsom's stay-at-home orders amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Wednesday, April 22, 2020, outside of City Hall in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

White House shifts from raising alarms to reopening country

By ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

A man wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus prays at a temple in Yokohama, near Tokyo Wednesday, April 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Moving past ‘invisible enemy,’ Trump nudges nation to reopen

By ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this April 13, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump listens as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington. The Trump administration and Congress are nearing an agreement as early as Sunday, April 19, on a $400-plus billion aid package to boost a small-business loan program that has run out of money and add funds for hospitals and COVID-19 testing. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Senate approves $483B virus aid deal, sends it to House

By LISA MASCARO and ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y. speaks with reporters outside the Senate chamber, Tuesday, April 21, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congress has reached a tentative agreement with President Donald Trump on a nearly $500 billion coronavirus relief bill. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Senate passes emergency bill for coronavirus relief funds

By Gabriella Muñoz, Gabriella Muñiz and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times