Some critics say companies could have done more
A slow initial response by the Trump administration, its reluctance to order businesses to make gear and an ongoing debate about legal protection for manufacturers in a health crisis contributed to a critical shortage of masks for front-line workers.
Pelosi announces House panel to oversee virus response, setting up clash with Trump
Now that the $2 trillion rescue package for the epidemic is law, oversight of the massive legislation emerges as an early sticking point.
An early morning visitor walks through the Lincoln Memorial on Monday in Washington. (Matt McClain/The Post)
People walk under a hopeful sign on the Anthem's marquee in Southwest Washington. (Michael Robinson Chavez/The Post)
George Warner closes down a food truck in Southeast Washington to comply with the new stay-at-home order. (Michael Robinson Chavez/The Post)
Jordan Jones and Ruby Messier share a hammock at Rock Creek Park. They worked as bartenders before their bar closed. (Matt McClain/The Post)
Seats are covered in plastic and wrapped with police tape at Union Station. (Matt McClain/The Post)
24 hours in the lives upended by the virus in the nation’s capital
The crisis is reaching everyone — first-graders and friars, scientists and sanitation workers, teen models and the mayor. In a city defined by power, the coronavirus has seized control.
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Election 2020The new schedule means the Democratic gathering will be held one week before the Republican convention in North Carolina, rather than in July.
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