Former President Barack Obama said of former Vice President Joe Biden: "Choosing Joe to be my vice president was one of the best decisions I ever made, and he became a close friend." Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
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"When somebody's the president of the United States, the authority is total," President Trump said on Monday. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump said Tuesday that he'll stop funding the World Health Organization "while a review is conducted" of its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
President Trump, center, and Vice President Mike Pence, left, speak speak next to Michigan state Rep. Karen Whitsett at the White House. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. Capitol is viewed as a kite flies at the National Mall in Washington earlier this month. Both the House and Senate delayed their return to Washington and leaders are now saying Congress is not expected to return before May 4. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
President Trump, pictured during an Easter blessing in the Oval Office on Friday, is set to announce a new advisory council to help him decide when and how to reopen the country for business. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich., on Monday. Whitmer says she's listening to "the best medical advice" on when to ease restrictions. Michigan Office of the Governor via AP hide caption
South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem, an ally of President Trump, says she will continue to take a "targeted" approach and not issue a statewide stay-at-home order. City leaders in the state, including the mayor of Sioux Falls, where there has been an outbreak at a meat-processing plant, are begging the state for tighter restrictions. Jabin Botsford/Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. Capitol is seen on March 31. Lobbyists are competing for funds in coronavirus financial aid. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump speaks during a news conference about the coronavirus pandemic in the Rose Garden of the White House on March 13. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
A Month After Emergency Declaration, Trump's Promises Largely Unfulfilled
A person wearing a mask walks past posters encouraging participation in the 2020 census in April in Seattle. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption
In this screengrab taken from Joe Biden's campaign website, Bernie Sanders endorses Biden. Handout/Getty Images hide caption
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks as President Trump listens during the daily briefing of the White House coronavirus task force on Monday. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Former Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his counterparts in Oregon and Washington will coordinate their lifting of COVID-19 shutdowns, a move mirrored by New York and neighboring states in the East. Here, a sign along Interstate 5 in Commerce, Calif., tells people to stay home. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci looks on during the daily briefing on the coronavirus in the White House briefing room on April 1. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., sold $20 million in stock in the weeks building up to the coronavirus pandemic. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
In 2010, Vice President Joe Biden speaks to construction workers at the Brooklyn Bridge, marking a renovation project which was partly funded by money from the 2009 Recovery Act. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo are calling on Congress to approve $500 billion in budget relief for states struggling with the coronavirus. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
A voter in Delray Beach, Fla., is seen during last month's primary election. More voters are expected to request mail-in ballots for the August primary and November general election. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption
A man wearing a mask crosses the street in a quiet Times Square in New York City on April 9. The coronavirus outbreak has exposed racial divisions in the U.S. — as well as geographic ones. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
Former Vice President Joe Biden at a press conference in Wilmington, Del., in mid-March. His bid this week to allow 60-year-olds to get Medicare "reflects the reality," he says, "that, even after the current crisis ends, older Americans are likely to find it difficult to secure jobs." Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
When it comes to the president's grasp of the coronavirus pandemic, more Americans now disapprove 48.9% — than approve — 46.8% — of President Trump's job performance. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption