Author: Courtney Subramanian and David Jackson, USA TODAY

Trump issues new guidelines to states on Thursday aimed at easing social restrictions and reopening parts of the country.

Trump threatened to invoke his authority to adjourn Congress to confirm nominations he said are needed to deal with the coronavirus crisis.

“He’s not watching – he’s working,” White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said. Trump is in fact in the Oval Office, which is not outfitted with TVs