The Justice Department has quietly asked Congress for the ability to ask chief judges to detain people indefinitely without trial during emergencies - part of a push for new powers that comes as the novel coronavirus spreads throughout the United States. Documents reviewed by POLITICO detail the department's requests to lawmakers on a host of topics, including the statute of limitations, asylum and the way court hearings are conducted. POLITICO also reviewed and previously reported on documents seeking the authority to extend deadlines on merger reviews and prosecutions.

Please note that, starting immediately, our editorial team will begin referring to the virus as only COVID-19 when we are writing our own prayers or commentaries.

We decree that only our GOD wears the Crown of Glory and Authority, and we give Him all the praise!

Our Father in Heaven has this coronavirus under control. . . .You are redeemed by the Blood of the Lamb of Almighty God. No weapon formed against you will prosper. You shall condemn it. In the name of Jesus. You are healed by the blood that Jesus shed for you.

At a press briefing on Saturday, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson emphasized the importance of prayer amid the coronavirus outbreak. "I hope that we as a nation can use this as an opportunity to pull together for good," Dr. Carson said during a Coronavirus Task Force briefing on Saturday.

President Trump announced on Monday a set of guidelines that he said Americans should follow to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus -- despite admitting that the pandemic could stretch into July or August.

Yesterday, President Donald John Trump called the nation to honor a National Day of Prayer in the face of the current threat we are all now facing from the Coronavirus.

In response, tens of thousands of you entered into corporate prayer warfare on many, many conference lines -- all ONE VOICE before the King of all kings -- crying out in REPENTANCE and asking for MERCY in our time of need!

In our times of greatest need, Americans have always turned to prayer to help guide us through trials and periods of uncertainty. As we continue to face the unique challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, millions of Americans are unable to gather in their churches,

Saints of God, as we who are watchmen on the wall all know, in this hour there is MUCH to watch and to pray over -- both in our nation and around the world -- as we monitor the spread of the coronavirus.

Investors were encouraged after President Trump backed "very substantial relief" for the areas of the economy hardest hit by the new coronavirus outbreak. He said Tuesday he had a "great meeting" with Senate Republicans, and that "there's a great feeling about doing a lot of things.