White House checks temperatures of reporters before they enter briefing room for press conference with US president, who has been in close contact with infected individuals

White House checks temperatures of reporters before they enter briefing room for press conference with US president who has been in close contact with infected individuals

New restrictions come as British death toll nearly doubles in 24 hours to 21; Trump eyes limits on domestic travel and encourages Americans not to do it unless necessary

Cleveland-area man in his 50s employed by Jewish Education Center of Cleveland and lay leader at Toronto’s Beth Sholom Synagogue diagnosed after returning from DC

President to ask Congress to pass payroll tax relief and other quick measures to calm the fears of financial markets over the impact of the epidemic, will give details Tuesday

Vice president told prime minister that demanding self-imposed isolation specifically for those coming from North America would not go down well in Washington, TV news says

Pro-Israel lobby group has said two people at policy conference tested positive for coronavirus, raising fears Pence and other politicians exposed

Veteran lawmaker Ted Deutch says VP speech at pro-Israel confab sign that Trump team will politicize Jewish state throughout 2020

Absences of Republican president and leading Democrat candidate to replace him underscore increasing threat to viability of a pro-Israel posture that rests on bipartisanship

US vice president touts Trump administration's Israel policies, attacks Democratic presidential frontrunner