Alaska is the latest state to order residents to stay at home unless absolutely necessary due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus
Trump's irritation over reports of stalled talks drove him to invoke Defense Production ActU.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, left, and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, right, participate in a briefing on the coronavirus pandemic at the White House on March 27, in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Early Friday, aides were hopeful that the talks could get back on track after a disagreement over how much it would cost and how long it would take. And GM announced it and Ventec Life Systems would move forward with production efforts regardless of an agreement with the administration.
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